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IRAQ HANDOVER 'TODAY' (Sovereignty Transfered in surprise move!) Congratulations IRAQ!
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| 6/28/2004
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.
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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."
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: handover; iraq; iraqasovereignnation; iraqisovereignty; republicofiraq; sovereignnation; sovereignty; strategery; transferofpower; wot
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To: dc-zoo
Yes, and CNN. They're doing some coverage of American Idol. No mention of this event. The producers must have gone home and let the third string decide on reporting important issues. Very disappointing.
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:42:15 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
To: Southack
That's going to upset some terrorists...I'm sure they had some plans to "welcome" the hand over.
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:42:19 PM PDT
by
highlander_UW
(Evil doesn't want to leave you alone. It wants to draw you in and force you into complicity. - Keyes)
To: kayak; Southack; Eagle Eye; All
So you're confirming this? Not confirming it. We weren't told anything specific except that we should be prepared for a bumpy night and to stay on heightened security.
We have not been told anything official about this handover, but there is clearly something going on 'round here.
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:43:07 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(This dog bite me)
To: cyborg
To: Southack
That Zebari must have a big pair.
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:43:35 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(It may take at least 1,000,000 deaths on US soil to bring America to a true war footing....sadly.)
To: JLS
I dont think Bush's trip to Turkey and this announcements timing are accidental....
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:43:38 PM PDT
by
DoctorZIn
(Until they are Free, "We shall all be Iranians!")
To: Southack; McGavin999; freedom44; nuconvert; sionnsar; AdmSmith; dixiechick2000; onyx; Pro-Bush; ...
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:43:54 PM PDT
by
F14 Pilot
(John ''Fedayeen" sKerry - the Mullahs' regime candidate)
To: McGavin999
Kerry and Dems must "talk down" every bit of progress. As always, good news for America (and George Bush) is bad news for the Demonrats and Ted Kennedy.
188
posted on
06/27/2004 11:43:59 PM PDT
by
luvbach1
(Leftists don't acknowledge that Reagan won the cold war because they rooted for the other side.)
To: Mockingbird For Short
I predict FOX will break in with the news by 12:00 PDT...I gues they are not a WorldWide network. They haven't said "boo" yet. Totally Clueless in Cleveland.
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:44:21 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
To: bonfire
Bed at a decent time...wshat's that? LOL
To: DoctorZIn
nor were the kidnapping of Turks by accident either.
191
posted on
06/27/2004 11:44:45 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(It may take at least 1,000,000 deaths on US soil to bring America to a true war footing....sadly.)
To: Allegra
Our prayers are with you. Please be careful.
To: dc-zoo
I've seen it on CNN which site I despise.
To: nopardons
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:45:32 PM PDT
by
cyborg
To: Admin Moderator; Allegra
dittos...what time is it there?
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:46:12 PM PDT
by
woofie
( Ya gotta know who ya is and who ya aint ...cause if ya dont know who ya aint ,ya aint who ya is.)
To: Allegra
Dulcie the clinton crotch crunching Calico!
We have a dog that growls, barks and her fur stands up at the mention of clinton!
Please take extra extra care over there!
196
posted on
06/27/2004 11:46:24 PM PDT
by
BigWaveBetty
(You're not the boss of me.)
To: All
Some smart ass on CNN just bashed Bush! What a prick
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:46:28 PM PDT
by
afraid
To: COEXERJ145
Fox weather lady is cool blonde. Aren't they all on Fox?
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:47:02 PM PDT
by
luvbach1
(Leftists don't acknowledge that Reagan won the cold war because they rooted for the other side.)
To: balk
nothing on cnn.com yet... (they are asleep, dreaming of teleprompters saying "June 30th, a historic day for the nation of Iraq")FNC is in a coma. CNN's been talking about this for 10 minutes. FNC is talking about Neil Sadaka as an American Idol. Duhhhh.
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:47:03 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
To: woofie
And it's tomorrow (to you) in Australia...
does this mean the handover's already taken place? Boy, am I confused! ;-)
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posted on
06/27/2004 11:47:37 PM PDT
by
KangarooJacqui
("Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.")
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