Moqtada's Call To Arms Falls On Deaf Ears

An attempt by radical shiite cleric the Moqtada Al Sadr to organize a mass protest against what he calls the American "invaders" today backfired when less than a couple of dozen iraqi's bothered to show up. When interviewed, Abdul Ahmed, 33, one of the few who was there said
"I came by mistake, I got mixed up with carnival day, we like the Americans." Another said "Before the Americans came here it was boring, nothing much ever happened, now every day brings fresh excitement, we want them to stay." A spokesman for the Moqtada Al Sadr said
"He is too embarrassed to comment, we believe he has gone into hiding 'till this thing blows over."
Note: The above picture appears to show more people than were actually there. This is due to unusual lighting effects.