tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237442663358807195.post-22095313376448788512008-07-05T09:25:00.000-04:002008-07-05T09:26:13.118-04:002008-07-05T09:26:13.118-04:00Large crowds of Shiites on Friday denounced the security pact Baghdad is negotiating with Washington for a long-term US military presence in violence-wracked Iraq.<br /><br />In Baghdad's Sadr City, the bastion of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, Shiite men, women and children shouted anti-American slogans as they demonstrated against the security deal after the weekly Friday prayers.Moderatornoreply@blogger.com