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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: Wormwood
"Rush-to-War" / "Bush is a Liar" Kennedy having hart attack
361 posted on 06/28/2004 12:25:25 AM PDT by Groutrig (The U. S. A. is a Republic, not a Democracy)
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To: MJY1288

Hope Saddam is ready to meet his maker. Soon.


362 posted on 06/28/2004 12:25:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
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Drudge must really be proud of his dopey "Kerry Divorce records" non-story.

Iraqi sovereignty is still relegated to the small print while Kerry's fugly punim gets the splash.

363 posted on 06/28/2004 12:25:39 AM PDT by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
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To: MJY1288

Agreed.But just getting SAddam in front of a judge,on T.V.,shown all over the world,with the judge reading out ALL of his crimes,is going to be fantastic!


364 posted on 06/28/2004 12:25:45 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: Groutrig

It's a quagmire. Another Vietnam.


365 posted on 06/28/2004 12:26:07 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Wormwood

#348. my subtitle would have been:

"Deeply Saddened LOSER!!!!"!!!!


:-)


D2

:-)


366 posted on 06/28/2004 12:26:18 AM PDT by Defender2 (Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
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To: DoctorZIn

They live in a tiny little world all their own.


367 posted on 06/28/2004 12:26:25 AM PDT by GoLightly
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To: nopardons
This move by Bush was a masterpiece in every way. The scumbag Democrats will be jumping up and down and hollering like stuck pigs. It is a glorious day!

The most amazing part about this was the secrecy. How this didn't leak out is beyond me, but I suspect that it happened something along the order of, "Okay, let's get all the parties together and rehearse the official handover of control. Everybody here? Okay. What the heck, let's just do it for real."

368 posted on 06/28/2004 12:27:04 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: nopardons

Yes..... it should be quite a scene :-)


369 posted on 06/28/2004 12:27:07 AM PDT by MJY1288 (Our Troops swear to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, LOOKOUT DEMS)
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To: nopardons
He pays no attention to politics but this war he didn't like. He dislikes GWB a lot.

How great would it be to be the guy who gets to tell Saddam, Hey Saddam, Iraq is a sovereign country and YOU'RE NOT INVITED!

370 posted on 06/28/2004 12:27:31 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty (You're not the boss of me.)
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To: GoLightly

Pretty darn cool to be up and witnessing this!


371 posted on 06/28/2004 12:27:49 AM PDT by bonfire
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To: Jim Robinson

I wonder if he will beg for his life ?


372 posted on 06/28/2004 12:28:09 AM PDT by MJY1288 (Our Troops swear to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, LOOKOUT DEMS)
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To: Jim Robinson; MJY1288; Southack; wardaddy

And FR had it what? 40 minutes before anybody else?

MJY- what are YOU doing up? You get up at 5 to go to work, don't you? Have you been to sleep yet?

Me neither, assuming your answer is "No"!!!


373 posted on 06/28/2004 12:28:33 AM PDT by TruthNtegrity (We must all work hard to insure Pres. Bush's re-election by a landslide!)
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To: nopardons

Yes.. I'm sure bringing Saddam before the Iraqi judge will be must see tv and carried live worldwide.


374 posted on 06/28/2004 12:28:41 AM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: dc-zoo

Maybe that's why he "lost contact"?


375 posted on 06/28/2004 12:28:49 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty (You're not the boss of me.)
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To: Lancey Howard

LOL! You just may be right!


376 posted on 06/28/2004 12:29:34 AM PDT by bonfire
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To: nopardons

I blame George Bush for this.


377 posted on 06/28/2004 12:29:42 AM PDT by Texasforever (When Kerry was asked what kind of tree he would like to be he answered…. Al Gore.)
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To: Lancey Howard
How this didn't leak out is beyond me

When they recently showed that huddle with GWB, Rummie, and Powell ending in chuckles, I suspected they had heard the news just hit our airwaves.

378 posted on 06/28/2004 12:30:04 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Missing Iraqi botulinum toxin? Look at John Kerry's face)
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To: dc-zoo

I'LL HAVE NO TV FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER!!! OH CRAP!!!


379 posted on 06/28/2004 12:30:17 AM PDT by bonfire
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To: bonfire

LOL, I went to bed early and woke up to the news :-)


380 posted on 06/28/2004 12:30:19 AM PDT by MJY1288 (Our Troops swear to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, LOOKOUT DEMS)
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