keywords: mahdi cemetery memorial graves iraq
text: Damage at Shi #146;ite cemetery stirs up complex feelings in Najaf  NAJAF, Iraq -- Throughout the battle that smashed crypts, splintered memorial plaques, and scattered unexploded bombs across the Valley of Peace cemetery in Najaf, US troops painted the decision of the Mahdi Army rebels to fight among the graves as a sign of disrespect for the religion they say they defend.