Hi, Del.
I wish it were so, but there are parts of this that are outright fabrications. Do a little math:
There were demonstrations "in as many as 8" cities. And
"In Baghdad, the scene of the largest demonstration, an estimated 5,000 Iraqis...."
If I still remember my times tables w/o a calculator, 8 cities (max) times 5,000 (the LARGEST) gives a maximum participation level of 40,000. So what is the possible basis for the absurd claim "Although the CPA estimated participation at 15,000 to 20,000 people, Iraqi police and media sources cited numbers ranging from 100,000 to 1 million?"
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