Monday, October 13, 2008

Iraqi Archbishop: Christians Face 'Liquidation'

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20081011/iraqi-archbishop-christians-face-liquidation.htm

[The Christian Post] 13 Oct 2008--The most senior Catholic cleric in Iraq warned that Christians in his country face “liquidation” if the Iraqi government and the U.S. military do not step-up protection for religious minorities in Iraq.

“We are the target of a campaign of liquidation, a campaign of violence,” said Chaldean Archbishop Louis Sako, reported Agence France-Presse on Friday. “The objective is political.”

Sako’s comment comes after police reported earlier this week that seven Christians have been killed in separate attacks this month. Police found bullet-riddled bodies of seven Christians in October, with the latest body of a Christian day laborer found on Wednesday.

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