Diplomats expelled as Iraq crisis deepens
The State Department ordered 36 Iraqi Embassy staff to leave and restricted 19 remaining envoys after Iraq's order to close the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait. Ambassador Mohamed Al Mashat stays. 72 hour exit window given. Additional travel restrictions and visa controls imposed.
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Man torches Iraqi flag in York protest rally
York residents stage a demonstration calling themselves Patriots in Support of American Actions in the Middle East. John Pieleck, 26, burned an Iraqi flag while a small crowd cheered, distributing fliers for future rallies on the square.
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