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."
"Iraq is now a sovereign country..." (Fox News)
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Excellent!
It sure is.
And what really is fantastic is the moral way the Bush admin handles their business: Honest and true to wards friends and allies, but no compunction about fooling those who are never truthful.
This is a good day. Smooth move by President Bush and PM Blair. I hope that Blair and Bush will get to go to Baghdad before they leave Turkey.
This is really awesome. I bet this was Bush and Blair's idea. Very clever.
it's everywhere, fox, drudge...score one for the good guys! everyone pray for the hostages that these cowards are holding!
I expect they are there right now and it will be announced soon....
Gosh, that thread has become a 'cannot display page'!
Now wouldn't that be something? LOL!
If he was, they'll wait til he's left the country before announcing it, I'd say.
I wish I could stand to go to DU. It must be a scream right now. LOL! But I always need to take a shower after going there, it makes me feel all scummy.
Aren't DUers giving it a negative spin? I'm not interested enough to wade into the foul muck of DU.
I think DU is farked.
First Gulf War, right? Damn, I wish I had to hand, the description P.J O'Rourke wrote about hitching a ride on a New Zealand Air Force bird and viewing that from above...
So instead of derailing the terrorists thereby saving several lives, we pushed up the transfer up just to rob Moore of all the press. Morons can't even live in the real world. Moore's movie just became more BS, if that's possible.
They are deeply saddened...
Looks like DU just crashed.
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Whats a DUer (Im new here)
"DU looks like it is down."
How fitting.
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