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."
The US military will continue to guard Saddam.
Me neither, we will watch over him until and during the trial.
If the Iraquis are going to guard him, we will be there too.
Count on it.
That's what Fox is just saying. I knew that report was BS.
No way we're letting Saddam out of our sight.
I hope they miss the big "turnover" too....You and I, makes two evil Republicans!
Now Katie Colonic can tell us all why the handover is a bad thing.
Right. I just don't think we will let them guard him.
Man, I just LOVE that fact...
President Bush should take this as an opportunity to make a prime-time Oval Office address when he returns from overseas.
IIRC he has not given an address from the Oval Office since he announced that hostilities had begun in Iraq over a year ago.
He needs to use the bully pulpit of the presidency to get the message out, because the MSM sure won't.
I know this is petty...but, I love that neither Rather nor Brokaw are part of this---and, they're there!
He's the designated naysayer, sounds like.
He's asking about the legal system, etc.? Gosh, he needs to get a clue: they've just had the rug pulled out from under them news-wise and he thinks Bush doesn't have a PLAN???????
I betcha they were expecting their DNC talking points on Wednesday. Looks like the partisan media will have to "wing it"!
Is that the Iraqi flag?
It's all a stroke of GENIUS! Caught the partisan media off their guard. Score one for the White House, Bremer, and Senor.
Yes, it is.
The brand new one, yup.
LOL!
I thought I heard they scrapped that flag idea...but I'm not sure.
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