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U.S. returns sovereignty to Iraq, those who keep killing Iraqi alliesare illegal combattants or the domestic breed of Islamic bandits who needto get their ***** kicked as well LOL |
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.handover/index.html
U.S. returns sovereignty to Iraq
Surprise ceremony comes two days early
Monday, June 28, 2004 Posted: 1508 GMT (2308 HKT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Members of Iraq's interim government took an oath
of office Monday just hours after the United States returned the
nation's sovereignty, two days ahead of schedule.
Led by Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, each member of the new
government placed a hand on the Koran and promised to serve with
sincerity and impartiality. Iraqi flags lined the wall behind them.
Allawi called national unity "a sacred duty" and called for the
international community, including Arab nations, "to work together to
handle problems in the area in a civilized manner."
"We will not forget who stood by and against us," Allawi said at the
swearing in ceremony, a clear warning to insurgents trying to topple the
government.
But, he said, "the transformation from dictatorship to civil society" is
"a major task" likely to take many years. (Full story)
At a NATO summit in Turkey on Monday, President Bush said it was a day
of "great hope for Iraqis."
"After decades of brutal rule by a terror regime, the Iraqi people have
their country back," Bush said. The handover "begins a new phase in
Iraq's progress toward full democracy."
The official handover ceremony took place earlier in the day.
At 10:26 a.m. (2:26 a.m. ET), Paul Bremer, calling himself the
"ex-administrator" of the Coalition Provisional Authority, gave the
leather-bound transfer document to Allawi.
The power transfer came two days before the June 30 deadline previously
announced by the U.S.-led coalition.
Some Iraqis dismissed the event as meaningless as long as U.S. troops
occupy the nation and some said the handover was a step in the right
direction. (Full story)
The preparations for the possibility of an early transfer were started a
week ago, according to a senior U.S. official. (Full story)
The low-key transfer ceremony happened inside the Coalition Provisional
Authority's "Green Zone" headquarters in Baghdad.
Coalition Administrator Paul Bremer -- now the former administrator --
read his letter contained in the transfer document:
"As recognized in U.N. Security Council resolution 1546, the Coalition
Provisional Authority will cease to exist on June 28th, at which point
the occupation will end and the Iraqi interim government will assume and
exercise full sovereign authority on behalf of the Iraqi people. I
welcome Iraq's steps to take its rightful place of equality and honor
among the free nations of the world. Sincerely, L. Paul Bremer,
ex-administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority."
Bremer handed the transfer document to the head of the Iraqi Supreme
Court, who then gave it to President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar. Allawi and
the deputy prime minister also attended.
"This is a historic and happy day for us in Iraq," al-Yawar said. "It is
a day that all Iraqis have been looking forward to. This is the day that
we take our country back into the international community.
"We want a free and democratic Iraq, and we want a country that is a
source of peace and stability for the whole world."
The interim Iraqi leaders expressed thanks to the coalition officials
and troops, saying their sacrifices would not be in vain.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed the early handover, saying it
was an attempt to "seize the initiative" over insurgents, his spokesman
said. "We obviously welcome it because it's their decision and it's them
taking control," the spokesman said. "What's important now is that the
Iraqi people can see Iraqi leaders taking charge in Baghdad." (Full story)
In Baghdad prior to his departure, Bremer -- dressed in a business suit
but wearing tan combat boots -- said he was proud to have been able to
return sovereignty. He said he was confident the new government was
ready to meet the challenges ahead.
Bremer boarded a helicopter less than an hour later to begin his trip
out of Iraq after 14 months as the administrator, according to coalition
military spokesman Mark Kimmett. Within two hours, he was out of the
country.
Meanwhile, the handover appeared to advance the fate of captured Iraqi
leader Saddam Hussein. Iraqi authorities will take custody of Saddam and
11 senior members of his regime "over the next few days," according to a
statement issued Monday by Salem Chalabi, executive director of the
Iraqi Special Tribunal.
Before Chalabi's announcement, a senior White House official told
reporters in Istanbul, Turkey, that the transfer of Saddam and the
others had been "the intent from the outset," but he could not "speak to
specific days or hours of when that transfer will happen."
'Every day matters'
Asked by reporters attending the handover ceremony about why the event
was stepped up by two days, an Iraqi official said Prime Minister Allawi
requested it because "every day matters" and they were ready to crack
down on violence.
The decision to speed up the ceremony came Monday morning as Iraqi
Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari met with coalition leaders gathered in
Istanbul for the NATO summit.
Zebari told reporters in Istanbul that the early transfer of sovereignty
is "a sign we are ready for the job."
"We are ready to take up our responsibility even before June 30th," he said.
The handover comes as insurgents continue their attacks, with car
bombings still taking many lives and more hostages being seized.
The Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera broadcast a videotape
Sunday of a man who it said an Iraqi resistance group identified as a
captured U.S. Marine.
A coalition spokesman in Baghdad confirmed that a Marine has been
missing in Iraq since June 20, but stopped short of saying he might be a
hostage.
The Pentagon and the coalition spokesman identified the missing Marine
as Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, but
the Pentagon said it could not confirm that he was the man shown in the
video.
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30 Jun 2004 06:56:19 AM |
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:13:31 GMT, Jean Guernon
<jguernon@globetrotter.net> wrote:
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.handover/index.html
U.S. returns sovereignty to Iraq
Surprise ceremony comes two days early
Monday, June 28, 2004 Posted: 1508 GMT (2308 HKT)
About time. Now Butcher Bush will come running to the UN for support
to rebuild, in the mean time he takes aim at his next victim, Iran.
"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged
to stick with possibilities:truth isin't"
Mark Twain
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