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IRAQ HANDOVER 'TODAY' (Sovereignty Transfered in surprise move!) Congratulations IRAQ!
Sky News ^ | 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. [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."


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: handover; iraq; iraqasovereignnation; iraqisovereignty; republicofiraq; sovereignnation; sovereignty; strategery; transferofpower; wot
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To: NautiNurse
I knew it started with an A. :-) hahaha!

Oh no, lost contact with Greg Palkot.

342 posted on 06/28/2004 12:19:39 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty (You're not the boss of me.)
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Dan, Peter, & Tom are going to wake up to this news and soil themselves. It's really going to screw up the plans they had for Wednesday.


343 posted on 06/28/2004 12:20:19 AM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Michael Moore is to movies as Dr. Josef Mengele was to medicine.)
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To: txflake

Fireworks would be nice. FNC just said that this was like being on hand,here,in 1776. :-)


344 posted on 06/28/2004 12:20:23 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: Mockingbird For Short

Now, NATO forces will go into Iraq and help us out there for the next few years. DEMS - SUCK ON THAT FOR A WHILE!


345 posted on 06/28/2004 12:21:08 AM PDT by Groutrig (The U. S. A. is a Republic, not a Democracy)
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To: GOPyouth

Yes indeed! Best of luck to the new Iraqi government! May God speed their reconstruction.


346 posted on 06/28/2004 12:21:13 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty (You're not the boss of me.)
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To: BigWaveBetty
Never,not ever and I've know you for YEARS!

Poor you,you have my sympathies.

347 posted on 06/28/2004 12:21:23 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: Keith in Iowa

Deeply Saddened.

348 posted on 06/28/2004 12:21:46 AM PDT by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
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To: Southack

Great Idea! I can't understand why we waited this long. Let's make the insurgents look like they're fighting the Iraqis (not us), which in fact they are.


349 posted on 06/28/2004 12:21:59 AM PDT by carl in alaska (Suddenly the raven on Scalia's desk stirred and spoke. Quoth the raven..."NeverGore")
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To: Keith in Iowa
Dan, Peter, & Tom are going to wake up to this news and soil themselves. It's really going to screw up the plans they had for Wednesday.

Worth repeating!

350 posted on 06/28/2004 12:22:03 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Missing Iraqi botulinum toxin? Look at John Kerry's face)
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To: Mockingbird For Short

"I wonder if Saddam's prison guard just woke him up"

I trust Saddam was being properly deprived of his sleep...


351 posted on 06/28/2004 12:22:10 AM PDT by balk (Martin's goin' down!)
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To: nopardons
What a cool thought!
352 posted on 06/28/2004 12:22:23 AM PDT by Mockingbird For Short ("Quaere verum": Seek the Truth)
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To: BigWaveBetty

I didn't like the part where Greg Palkot gave the exact time Paul Bremer was flying out of Bagdad Airport. Not a smart thing to do.


353 posted on 06/28/2004 12:23:04 AM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: Mockingbird For Short

Isn't it? Put a BIG smile on my face. :-)


354 posted on 06/28/2004 12:23:34 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: HarryCaul

I dunno, this Allawi cat has this Kissinger 'just F try it' look about him... I so wish these people the best. I think things will go smoother once us bleeding hearts get out of the way :)


355 posted on 06/28/2004 12:23:56 AM PDT by txhurl
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To: Southack
Oh yeah I see it now on CNN in the small print ("Iraqi sovereignty...10:26AM Baghdad time...small ceremony...") under a video of some cops tackling and beating on a black man.

I almost missed the news because every time I look at the screen, those cops are beating on that same guy.

356 posted on 06/28/2004 12:24:06 AM PDT by Graymatter
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To: nopardons

The quicker they make Saddam pay for his crimes the better


357 posted on 06/28/2004 12:24:07 AM PDT by MJY1288 (Our Troops swear to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, LOOKOUT DEMS)
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To: dc-zoo

I dunno. Bremer has proven his ability to short cut a given timetable ;-)


358 posted on 06/28/2004 12:24:34 AM PDT by HarryCaul
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To: txflake

Yep and now that the country is officially their own, they're gonna need them, cuz they are in the fight of their lives for their futures & the futures of their children.


359 posted on 06/28/2004 12:24:38 AM PDT by GoLightly
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To: xp38
in Howard Cosell voice....Down goes DU!!!

*snicker* Can't think of a better site to crash and burn.

360 posted on 06/28/2004 12:25:20 AM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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