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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: GoLightly

I know.


661 posted on 06/28/2004 2:16:15 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: BigWaveBetty

Good night BigWaveBetty :) Think I will catch a few ZZZzzz's too. Exciting night, first the earthquake in IL and now this! woo woo!


662 posted on 06/28/2004 2:16:38 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (John Kerry: An old creep, with gray hair, trying to look like he's 30 years old.)
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To: Howlin
Actually, these should be the headlines today:

BUSH BIG GAMBLE PAYS OFF AS "NEW IRAQ" RISES FROM ASHES

KERRY CANCELS MAYORS CONFERENCE SPEECH FOR FEAR OF CROSSING PICKET LINE

663 posted on 06/28/2004 2:16:50 AM PDT by Timeout ("We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around." Ronald Reagan, first inaugural)
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To: Timeout
KERRY CANCELS MAYORS CONFERENCE SPEECH FOR FEAR OF CROSSING PICKET LINE

FLIP FLOP FLIP-FLOPS AGAIN!

664 posted on 06/28/2004 2:18:03 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (John Kerry: An old creep, with gray hair, trying to look like he's 30 years old.)
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To: Southack

This news is a great victory in the War on Terror. Terrorism has suffered a great defeat today thanks to perseverance of President Bush, our troops, the coalition and the Iraqi patriots. Today is a great day for us the freedom-lovers.


665 posted on 06/28/2004 2:19:17 AM PDT by Reader of news
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To: nightowl

Brokaw, Jennings & Rather is in Iraq already. They probably had a heads up.
****

Yes, but their big live shot was ruined by the ceremony being done while America slept. LOLOLOL!


666 posted on 06/28/2004 2:20:03 AM PDT by maica
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To: Timeout

Or

KERRY STILL CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER TO CROSS PICKET LINE OR NOT!


667 posted on 06/28/2004 2:20:09 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Dubya's fan

You said it.


668 posted on 06/28/2004 2:21:38 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: maica

Not only that, but I think Brokaw & Rather sent peons to it, cuz they figured it was only going to be a backgrounder.


669 posted on 06/28/2004 2:21:39 AM PDT by GoLightly
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To: GoLightly
Funny thing. We both just happened to be awake. We both just happen to know that we sometimes get 'em here. Mr. Tart just happened to have experienced this before (I was commuting at the time), so we knew what was going on. Otherwise, we wouldn't have known what was going on, or even noticed it!
670 posted on 06/28/2004 2:22:06 AM PDT by Watery Tart (Chant to achieve total grammatical nirvana: “Whooooooooom”)
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To: GoLightly; BigWaveBetty; onyx; Amelia

Really? Honest? Don't tease me!!


671 posted on 06/28/2004 2:22:40 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin; BigSkyFreeper

OOPS, I was probably wrong. That google search ALSO
had info in it about the turkish hostages. It now seems
that it was one of THEM that said he was a muslim.

So I dont know if the marine was a muslim.


672 posted on 06/28/2004 2:22:40 AM PDT by Future Useless Eater (FreedomLoving_Engineer)
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To: FL_engineer

Ali is a dead giveaway, isn't it?


673 posted on 06/28/2004 2:23:15 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: GoLightly

>>but I think Brokaw & Rather sent peons to it, cuz they figured it was only going to be a backgrounder.

Well THAT would REALLY be sweet!


674 posted on 06/28/2004 2:24:12 AM PDT by Future Useless Eater (FreedomLoving_Engineer)
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To: Watery Tart

I'm starting to wonder if I felt "thunder" earlier tonight. I know it was raining earlier, but don't ask me what time it started or stopped. lol


675 posted on 06/28/2004 2:24:21 AM PDT by GoLightly
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To: Howlin

He cancelled it. Announced Saturday night. "Senator Kerry will NEVER cross a picket line", said the campaign.


676 posted on 06/28/2004 2:24:26 AM PDT by Timeout ("We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around." Ronald Reagan, first inaugural)
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To: Timeout

Look: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1161501/posts


677 posted on 06/28/2004 2:25:00 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin

Here's some more details on the kidnapped U.S. Marine. Not only is he a devout Muslim who joined the military after 9/11, but he may have deserted the military on June 21. Here's a story on it:

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/206996p-178586c.html


678 posted on 06/28/2004 2:25:26 AM PDT by NYCVirago
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To: Timeout

It's gonna be Gephardt.


679 posted on 06/28/2004 2:25:28 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
Well, I find it hard to believe they'd behead one of their own.

The Islamist are quite evil.

The Whabbists are the most evil of the Muslim "religion" and most of them are in Saudi Arabia.

Saddam is a Whabbist.

All the different sects of Islam prey on the others. They have no moral compunction to NOT behead anyone that does not adhere to their beliefs.

Heck, look at their antiquated laws...Women are shot in the back of the head for being raped...Others have their tongues cut out and their hands cut off, and their fingers too...(a video of Saddam's regime doing that is available on the net).

They are Barbaric, period.

680 posted on 06/28/2004 2:25:37 AM PDT by Syncro
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