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."
Hope Saddam is ready to meet his maker. Soon.
Iraqi sovereignty is still relegated to the small print while Kerry's fugly punim gets the splash.
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!
It's a quagmire. Another Vietnam.
#348. my subtitle would have been:
"Deeply Saddened LOSER!!!!"!!!!
:-)
D2
:-)
They live in a tiny little world all their own.
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."
Yes..... it should be quite a scene :-)
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!
Pretty darn cool to be up and witnessing this!
I wonder if he will beg for his life ?
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"!!!
Yes.. I'm sure bringing Saddam before the Iraqi judge will be must see tv and carried live worldwide.
Maybe that's why he "lost contact"?
LOL! You just may be right!
I blame George Bush for this.
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.
I'LL HAVE NO TV FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER!!! OH CRAP!!!
LOL, I went to bed early and woke up to the news :-)
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