President George W. Bush receives confirmation of Iraqi sovereignty, then wrote, “Let Freedom Reign!,” during the opening session of the NATO Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 28, 2004.
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."
The early move cuts into their milestone body counts you know before November 2nd. They must be spitting nails about now.
President George W. Bush receives confirmation of Iraqi sovereignty, then wrote, “Let Freedom Reign!,” during the opening session of the NATO Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 28, 2004.
I'm also late to this "party" although I've been watching the news since this morning. What wonderful news to wake up to! I love the video of Bush getting the message. The look on Blair's face is also priceless!
Thak you FNC for your outstanding coverage!
God bless President Bush, PM Blair, the soldiers, and all the Iraqis who are doing their part to make and keep Iraq free. Thank you Jesus!!
Somehow this struck me as hilariously funny. Good one.
Red
T'other way around, Churchill's "V" for victory was clever because it just reversed a gesture everyone already knew :)
Red
That's a keeper. Thank you.
That is because to work against terrorists(criminals) who want that country for their base, you must keep your plans secret. Each secret plan this administration has had, has worked, and worked beyond expectations. Time for the decriers to shut up. They are losing face, and don't even know it.
Whitehouse.org
It'll be all over the place soon. One more piece of great history.
oops whitehouse.gov
That's whitehouse.gov
If only it were true...
The U.S. civil administrator in Iraq (news - web sites) Paul Bremer (R) Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (C) and the country's most senior judge Midhat Mahmoud (L) read a legal document during the handover of sovereignty ceremony June 28, 2004 in Baghdad. The United States transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government on Monday, formally ending the controversial 14-month occupation two days earlier than expected. REUTERS/Saeed Khan/Pool 
U.S. administrator Paul Bremer (C) flanked by Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (3rd L) and Bremer's deputy David Richmond (2nd R) and Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar (R), hands a letter to Iraq's most senior judge Midhat Mahmoud (2nd L) sealing the transfer of powers during a ceremony in the capital Baghdad June 28, 2004. The United States transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government on Monday, formally ending the controversial 14-month occupation two days earlier than expected. REUTERS/Ali Jasim 
Former Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi (L) is squeezed aside as well-wishers congratulate President Ghazi al-Yawar (2nd L, at rear) after a swearing-in ceremony in the capital Baghdad June 28, 2004. The United States handed sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government two days earlier than expected Monday, aiming to forestall guerrilla attacks with a secretive ceremony formally ending 14 months of occupation. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber
U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer, left, shakes hands with Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar, with Bremer's deputy David Richmond, center, during a ceremony marking the transfer of authority to Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday June 28, 2004. (AP Photo/Ali Jasim/Pool) 
Iraqi people at a barber shop watch TV showing a ceremony transfering national sovereignty to Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday June 28, 2004.(AP Photo/Samir Mizban)
U.S. Administrator L. Paul Bremer bids farewell as he boards an Air Force plane at Baghdad International Airport for his flight out of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Monday, June 28, 2004. Earlier Bremer attended a ceremony officially transfering sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government. He was flying to an undisclosed location. (AP Photo/Pauline Lubens/Pool)
U.S. Administrator L. Paul Bremer bids farewell to Iraq as he boards an Air Force plane at Baghdad International Airport for his flight out of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 28, 2004. Earlier Bremer attended a ceremony officially transfering sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government. He was flying to an undisclosed location. (AP Photo/Pauline Lubens/Pool)
BUMP!
- - to help chase all the threads about that fat pig and his propaganda film off my computer screen.
BUMP!
bttt
Man, I can't remember a day in recent history when the lib/dems were angrier and more hateful than today. I guess they all swallowed hard on the Moore propaganda this weekend. Such foolish ninnies....
That needs to be preserved somewhere... thank you.
You can guess who the partisan press interviews when they want to find out about satisfaction with current living conditions in Iraq. Those who had a disproportionate amount of the goodies under Saddam are not doing as well these days. Those who used to have electricity 2 hours a day are probably very happy.
I just want to second others who are saying that note from Condi should go straight into the Smithsonian, or be put on display in the Library of Congress.
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