IRAQI SUNNIS BLOW UP SHIITE SHRINE AND IRAN BLAMES ISRAEL

SUNNI TERRORISTS IN IRAQ HAVE APPARENTLY BLOWN UP A SACRED SHIITE SHRINE IN A BID TO PITCH THE COUNTRY INTO CIVIL WAR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IRAN BLAMES....ISRAEL.

Blast at Shiite Shrine Sets Off Sectarian Fury in Iraq - Robert F. Worth
A powerful bomb at the Askariya Shrine in Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad, shattered the golden dome at one of Iraq's most revered Shiite shrines on Wednesday, setting off a day of sectarian fury in which mobs formed across Iraq to chant for revenge. Shiite militia members flooded the streets of Baghdad, firing rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns at Sunni mosques. (New York Times)

Iran: U.S., Israel Destroyed Iraqi Shrine - Nasser Karimi
Iranian President Ahmadinejad blamed the U.S. and Israel on Thursday for the destruction of a Shiite shrine's golden dome in Iraq. "You have to know that such an act will not save you from the anger of Muslim nations," he said. (AP/Washington Post)