Posted on 06/27/2004 10:50:49 PM PDT by Southack
Edited on 06/27/2004 11:30:47 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Update:
IRAQ HANDOVER 'TODAY'
The handover of power in Iraq is to be brought forward to today.
A formal announcement will be made later today, Tony Blair said.
The informal announcement was made by Iraq's foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari.
The handover of power to an interim Iraqi government was supposed to take place on June 30.
Mr Zebari said the deteriorating security situation in the country was one of the reasons why the date had been brought forward.
"We will challenge these elements in Iraq, the anti-democratic elements, by even bringing the handover of sovereignty before June 30 as a sign we are ready for it," he said.
He added: "We have made some very good progress in terms of the new security council (in Iraq) and the return of sovereignty to the Iraqi people to take away the level of occupation we have suffered a great deal from.
"There are many Iraqis who are standing up to the challenge. We are here to seek more help and assistance, training and equipment."
I'll join you in wondering about Kerry's pink ties!
In Anger, Ordinary Iraqis Are Joining the Insurgency
Must read this!
And the beat goes on....
Iraq violence continues as coalition restores sovereignty
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/92533/1/.html
BAGHDAD, Iraq : Violence continued to rock Iraq and militants threatened to behead a captured US Marine as the US-led coalition restored sovereignty to Iraq, two days earlier than expected.
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Scooped by FR again. What else is new?
BTTT
Blair: The newest Democracies can tell us what it is like to gain freedom and remind us what Democracy means.
[Those who were born into free societies don't always understand how lucky they are.]
Here's another one from Iraqi Bloggers Central:
Monday, June 28, 2004
Congratulations!
Congratulations and thanks to all the Iraqi Bloggers for all the months of debate central to the future of democracy in Iraq!!
Thanks to Paul Bremer for 14 months of tireless service to the American and Iraqi people. You have my utmost respect and only the enemies of democracy will cast stones at your service.
Today is a wonderful day for me and all my friends in Iraq. Congratulations! Live long and prosper!
hee hee hee the left's gonna go nuts
Great! Fry Saddam now.
Long after Iraq has held free elections and Saddam is molding in his grave and the US military is gone the NY Times et al will be trying to figure out "What was Bush's PLAN?
Yeehaw! Thanks for the ping!
Thanks! I discovered these folks a couple of months ago and am hooked
Here's a couple of mine
The Religious Policeman
A Saudi man's diary of life in the "Magic Kingdom", where the Religious Police ensure that everything remains as it was in the Middle Ages.
http://muttawa.blogspot.com/
Mahmood's Den (Kuwait)
http://www.mahmood.tv/
Hello From the land of the Pharaohs Egypt
http://bigpharaoh.blogspot.com/
(I MUST share this)
Saturday, June 26, 2004
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Thank God we're not the only people with nuts among us
A lot have been said about the river of conspiracy theories that runs through the Arab/Muslim world. Even some of our most celebrated intellectuals resort to unrealistic and too often funny conclusions when they do not want to face a reality. A huge number of educated Arabs actually believed the rumor that 4000 Jews did not report to work in the World Trade Center on September 11. You get the idea.
After reading some of Michael Moore's comments, I felt relived that we are not the only people with nuts among us. From what I read about his latest documentary film, I discovered that it really resembled a lot of the fake and emotionally hype stories I read in our media and especially in our cheap tabloids.
However, there is something very troubling about Michael Moore. Our conspiracy theorists and la-la-land inhabitants do not hate their country and they don't go around the world bashing it in front of a foreign audience. I am not sure if I am being fair by using the word "hate". May be Michael Moore doesn't hate the USA but just hates its system or whatever you want to call it. But I find it a bit difficult to use another word when I read that he actually thinks that the terrorists who bomb police stations and oil pipelines in Iraq resemble a "revolution" that "will win." I find it equally troubling that he uttered those far from the truth words to a foreign audience.
// posted by GM @ 5:33 AM
There was a plan? Not according to tubby Teddy.
Let the sinators stay home and mind their constituents.
Monday, June 28, 2004
To whom who concern.
Great moments ,great time ,here in Iraq , The transfer of power to Iraq sovereignty has been completed 2 days in advance ,this was ,a great news for the Iraqis .
From this moment we started to celebrate ,and people ,all over here conciliation each other ,this is a great moments ,I resaved calls from all over the world greeting me for this happy moments .
Thank you Mr. . primmer ,for being great president for Iraq all this time, Thank you for great job you did for Iraq ,we will never forget you , you will be always in our minds and harts.
Thank you united state of America for your great Job you done here .
Thank you coalitions forces for you brave work and supporting good.
Thank you all Brave mans ,who lost there life here ,your bloods will be the river of hope for us .
Thank you all good friends out there ,thank you for being with us all the way , minute by minute ,day by day ,living our sadness and happiness ,standing beside us ,encouraging us
Supporting us ,worry about us ,we always felt that you are there beside us ,with us .
Thank you all brave Iraqis who stand out there to fight for better future and freedom.
I will go now to celebrate with all people for this happy moments ,it has been long time since we celebrate .
Bye for now .
ROTFL! I will definitely have to check out that blog more in depth later, when I hopefully have more time.
Monday, June 28, 2004
To whom who concern.
Great moments ,great time ,here in Iraq , The transfer of power to Iraq sovereignty has been completed 2 days in advance ,this was ,a great news for the Iraqis .
From this moment we started to celebrate ,and people ,all over here conciliation each other ,this is a great moments ,I resaved calls from all over the world greeting me for this happy moments .
Thank you Mr. . primmer ,for being great president for Iraq all this time, Thank you for great job you did for Iraq ,we will never forget you , you will be always in our minds and harts.
Thank you united state of America for your great Job you done here .
Thank you coalitions forces for you brave work and supporting good.
Thank you all Brave mans ,who lost there life here ,your bloods will be the river of hope for us .
Thank you all good friends out there ,thank you for being with us all the way , minute by minute ,day by day ,living our sadness and happiness ,standing beside us ,encouraging us
Supporting us ,worry about us ,we always felt that you are there beside us ,with us .
Thank you all brave Iraqis who stand out there to fight for better future and freedom.
I will go now to celebrate with all people for this happy moments ,it has been long time since we celebrate .
Bye for now .
Bremer is already out of the country. My guess is that they're expecting (or were) some serious fireworks on the 30th. Looks like a smart move...I'm sure the military is braced for the fireworks.
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