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."
U.S. administrator in Iraq (news - web sites) Paul Bremer (R) Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (C) and the country's most senior judge Midhat Mahmoud (L) smile while holding a legal document during the handover of sovereignty ceremony June 28, 2004 in Baghdad. The United States transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government on Monday, formally ending the controversial 14-month occupation two days earlier than expected. (Pool/Reuters)
Earlier Fox showed the moment when Rumsfeld handed the note with the news to the President---big smiles from Rumsfeld, the President, Powell and Blair.
I especially loved the handshake between Bush and Blair ;^)
Great post!
Did you see the photo's of Bush and Blair at the Summit... talk about the cat eating the canary smiles?
That is sooo cool!!!
Dare we say "Mission Accomplished"?
Dr Rice mentioned on one of her interviews yesterday that President Bush would not be attending the handover, because he did not want the occasion to be about the US, or him, but to be Iraq's day of celebration.
SMIRK away! It feels great!
I wonder if Michael Moore will be going over there to make a new movie???
Maybe the President should wear his flight suit to the upcoming news conference?! ;-)
And I do wonder about the big network people and their carefully crafted plans to run stories on Wednesday. Hahah.."curses, foiled again." LOL!
Nope, you heard it. Both the reporter AND the guy on the phone said it; and they said it just like it had been in our vocabulary forever!
Interesting comment from a guest at Fox & Friends.. They kept it a secret..Whoever was in on this...can be trusted with secrets.
Gteat idea! Kerry's bycyle outfit vs our LEADER in action!
Brilliant!!!
Now that's the one I'd like to see......Rumsfeld!
This takes Michael Moore out of the news too! It's that angel in the whirlwind all over again!
Major Bob , just sunk the Dem's talking point of sending in more US troops, he insists this would be just the WRONG thing to do.
This is too cool!
All part of the VRWC, don't ya know ; )
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