Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

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
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 681-700701-720721-740 ... 1,141-1,156 next last
To: Watery Tart

CSpan's been down for me all day today. :(

I get the weather after you're all done with it, but I wasn't paying too, too much attention to how long it was going on, when it stopped, etc... With all of the storms we've had, I could have felt the "thunder" without paying any attention to it, so might have felt my very first earthquake without even knowing it. lol


701 posted on 06/28/2004 2:36:39 AM PDT by GoLightly
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 692 | View Replies]

To: Timeout

Just when you think it can't get any better :)


702 posted on 06/28/2004 2:36:56 AM PDT by hmmmmm
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 700 | View Replies]

To: Howlin

Zwahari what's his name was caught!!


703 posted on 06/28/2004 2:37:28 AM PDT by GoLightly
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 694 | View Replies]

Ambassador Bremer deserves a ticker tape parade in every city in the USA.

Thank you, Paul Bremer for your incredible courage and leadership under unimaginable circumstances!


704 posted on 06/28/2004 2:37:39 AM PDT by Timeout ("We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around." Ronald Reagan, first inaugural)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 700 | View Replies]

To: Timeout

YES!!!


705 posted on 06/28/2004 2:37:45 AM PDT by GoLightly
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 695 | View Replies]

To: Howlin

Amazing, ain't it!!!


706 posted on 06/28/2004 2:39:06 AM PDT by GoLightly
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 698 | View Replies]

To: maica
I spent some time this weekend reviewing my September 2001 tapes and recommend anyone who has some to do the same.

That's what got me started on taping all these things. For the first month after the attacks, our VCR recorded 24/7. Been taping things relevant to the war on terror ever since.
I agree with your recommendation. Reviewing the events of Sept. 11th should be done, especially by anyone who forgets the pure hatred and evil we're up against.

My tapes may be useful for something one day, maybe not. But between them, and all the threads I've saved over the past couple of years, this era in history is something I plan to keep. :-)

707 posted on 06/28/2004 2:39:49 AM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 683 | View Replies]

To: GoLightly

LOL!

Well, I see the sky lightening up, so it's time for this Vampire FReeper to hit the hay!

Maybe all this good news is tuckering me out!


708 posted on 06/28/2004 2:40:40 AM PDT by Watery Tart (Chant to achieve total grammatical nirvana: “Whooooooooom”)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 701 | View Replies]

To: Watery Tart

I'm starting to think about putting on another pot of coffee. lol


709 posted on 06/28/2004 2:42:08 AM PDT by GoLightly
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 708 | View Replies]

To: GoLightly

I just woke up to the news! And Zarqawi captured!

Amazing!


710 posted on 06/28/2004 2:44:25 AM PDT by Judith Anne (Just another Bush-bot biddy drinking that Republican KoolAid)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 709 | View Replies]

To: Howlin

It was reported last night that Kerry will skip the Mayors' Conference appearance. What a wuss! W is facing danger in Ireland and Turkey, Kerry can't handle Boston!


711 posted on 06/28/2004 2:45:28 AM PDT by maica
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 574 | View Replies]

To: maica

LOL.......what a girlie man!

What if he were president????


712 posted on 06/28/2004 2:46:33 AM PDT by Howlin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 711 | View Replies]

To: Timeout
in honor of doing things early today I guess.

I wish I had gone to bed earlier last night......LOL.

713 posted on 06/28/2004 2:47:48 AM PDT by Howlin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 700 | View Replies]

To: Judith Anne

I swear, I heard it. Crud, now FOX says they're denying it, it might have been the wrong guy.


714 posted on 06/28/2004 2:47:58 AM PDT by GoLightly
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 710 | View Replies]

To: GoLightly

Won't be long, though. Maybe not this time, but very soon...


715 posted on 06/28/2004 2:49:46 AM PDT by Judith Anne (Just another Bush-bot biddy drinking that Republican KoolAid)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 714 | View Replies]

To: Judith Anne

I know, but I could already taste it. lol


716 posted on 06/28/2004 2:51:07 AM PDT by GoLightly
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 715 | View Replies]

To: Timeout

Now they unconfirmed it. I'm getting too old for this kind of rollercoaster.


717 posted on 06/28/2004 2:52:10 AM PDT by GoLightly
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 695 | View Replies]

To: Howlin

Me, too. I stayed up reading when I shoulda known Bush would pull a rabbit out of the hat.


(I thought maybe he was going to use the proximity of Turkey to "sneak" into Baghdad again!)


718 posted on 06/28/2004 2:53:35 AM PDT by Timeout ("We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around." Ronald Reagan, first inaugural)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 713 | View Replies]

To: maica
It was reported last night that Kerry will skip the Mayors' Conference appearance. What a wuss! W is facing danger in Ireland and Turkey, Kerry can't handle Boston!

I can't believe I missed that! And Friday or Saturday, someone from the firefighters' union (which already endorsed him) sort of offered him an out: he said that if Kerry showed and marched with the picketers for a while and talked with them, they'd be willing to cut him slack for crossing the picket line afterwards.

719 posted on 06/28/2004 2:53:36 AM PDT by maryz
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 711 | View Replies]

HISTORIC DAY - IRAQ HANDOVER PHOTOS: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1161507/posts

IRAQ A SOVEREIGN STATE: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1161482/posts

U.S. military says checking reports that insurgent leader Zarqawi was captured in Iraq: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1161501/posts

ZARQAWI IN CUSTODY! [Update: Now in doubt]: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1161505/posts


720 posted on 06/28/2004 2:53:45 AM PDT by theophilusscribe ("America is too great for small dreams." —Ronald Wilson Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 714 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 681-700701-720721-740 ... 1,141-1,156 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson