An Iraqi policeman stands guard as Sunni Muslims offer Friday prayers in Baghdad (AP).
Mosque Bombing Begets More Violence Story aired: Friday, February 24, 2006
In Iraq, this week has been marked by some of the worst violence between Sunnis and Shiites since the U.S. invasion.
At least 130 people, mostly Sunni Arabs, have been killed in retaliation for Wednesday's bombing of one of the most sacred sites for the Shiite Muslims, the Al-Askariya Mosque in Samarra.
On Friday, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq warned that the future of the country is at stake. A rare day-time curfew seems to be helping keep a lid on more attacks.
Guests:
Scholar on Shiite history at Columbia University, Hamid Dabashi
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