Blocking police at checkpoints, Iraqis revel in people power

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BAGHDAD (AFP) - 'I'm sorry, I can't let you through without orders,' said the Iraqi civilian manning the makeshift checkpoint, smirking at the befuddled policeman he had waved down in the capital Baghdad.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BAGHDAD -"I'm sorry, I can't let you through without orders," said the Iraqi civilian manning the makeshift checkpoint, smirking at the befuddled policeman he had waved down in the capital Baghdad.

The tuk-tuk came to a screeching halt in front of the truck, blocking its exit as young Iraqi men pressured officers to reopen the road to Tahrir. Most official administrations have been shut in large cities, with large banners also proclaiming the newfound authority:"Closed by order of the people!" In Diwaniyah, 200km south of Baghdad, the government's provincial headquarters has literally become a dump.

"We are declaring a curfew on all government employees and vehicles, and the closing of all party headquarters!" he declared, as people cheered all around him. They have remained camped in the square, setting up tents and occupying an 18-storey building long known as"the Turkish restaurant". Now it is called, among other names,"Revolution Mountain."

 

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