ARTHEL NEVILLE, CNN ANCHOR: And right now, let's head to Iraq, where huge demonstrations are under way today. Thousands of people are marching in the streets to say no to war and to show their support for President Saddam Hussein. Our Rym Brahimi is standing by in Baghdad with more. Hello, Rym.</s>RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Arthel. Indeed, thousands of people in the streets of Baghdad, but also in the streets of various other cities throughout Iraq. Now, they range from high school kids to members of the Ba'ath ruling party, men and women, a lot of them, you spoke to -- I spoke to some of them, and they all said, We're here to say no to war and yes to peace. But of course, Arthel, these are opportunities for the ruling Ba'ath Party to make a big show of support for President Saddam Hussein.</s>NEVILLE: You know, and Rym, getting back to the protests, I mean, do the people of -- the people of Iraq, do they really have a choice? I mean, they're out they're saying, of course, no to peace, but they're also showing support for President Saddam Hussein. Is there a choice?</s>BRAHIMI: Well, these demonstrations, Arthel, as you can tell, maybe, are very, very well orchestrated, very well organized. People are actually bussed in from various neighborhoods, from schools, to attend demonstrations in different areas or neighborhoods in Baghdad and around. Now, there is, obviously, a feeling that people definitely</s>NEVILLE: OK. Rym Brahimi, live from Baghdad, thank you very much. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Thousands March in Iraq in Support of Saddam Hussein