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Baath Guerrillas Call For 3 Day Strike

Juan Cole 11/01/2003

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Baath Guerrillas Call for 3-day Strike

Sunni Arab nationalists passed around fliers Friday warning government employees, shopkeepers and bus and cab drivers to stay home over the weekend. “Anyone who does not take this seriously will be responsible for his life and his possessions.”

http://wvgazette.com/

section/News/2003103126

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