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Article: Saddam Sells in Gaza Strip, West Bank
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- March 22, 2003
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Dateline: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip
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In the Gaza Strip, Saddam sells.
Palestinians crammed Tareq Abu Daya's shop on Saturday to buy Iraqi
flags, glossy pictures of Saddam Hussein, T-shirts and American flags
to set ablaze at a demonstration against the U.S.-led strike in Iraq.
"This is the only thing I can do to show my support to this man (Saddam)
and his nation," said Marwan Musallam, a 35-year-old taxi driver who
bought two small Iraqi flags at Abu Daya's shop. "Saddam is the only
Arab leader to support the Palestinians."
The Iraqi leader is popular in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, partly
because of the more than $35 million he has ...