Iraqis Celebrate Asian Cup Win


	Iraqis Celebrate Asian Cup Win

zizzy

7-29-2007 7:46 PM

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asian cup, baghdad, football, iraq, kurd, saudi arabia, shite, soccer sunni

zizzy says:

Hooray for Iraq, the people have something to celebrate. Shia, Sunni and Kurd come together in cooperation for a common goal.

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7-29-2007 8:25 PM

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Hooray for Iraq, the people have something to celebrate. Shia, Sunni and Kurd come together in cooperation for a common goal.

Exactly right. From small beginnings??

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Correspondents say Iraq’s progress has temporarily united the divided country.
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The team includes Sunni and Shia Muslims, as well as Kurds.
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Thousands of Iraqis, who had been following the match in Indonesia on television, rushed into the streets of the capital and other cities to celebrate.
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