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spotbird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 01:57 PM
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Iraq declares martial law
IRAQ'S interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi declared martial law today and said a US-led military offensive against the rebel-held city of Fallujah could not be delayed much longer.

Insurgents have intensified violence in Iraq to show their muscle before the US offensive on Fallujah begins, and police said gunmen killed 23 policemen in three attacks today.

*skip*

Moments after the announcement, a car bomb exploded near the house of Iraqi Finance Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in central Baghdad's Karrada district, killing two people.


*more*

Ain't democracy grand?

http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,11318719%255E1702,00.html
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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 01:58 PM
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1. Freedom is truly on the march.
Way to go, Chimpy.
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cubsfan forever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:01 PM
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4. Yup, Chicken George, way to win friends and influence allies!
You MORON!

Professor 2
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 01:58 PM
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2. since they don't have any law anyway, what difference does calling
it "martial" make?
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livinbella Donating Member (477 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:06 PM
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8. They are getting us used to the term
We will see martial law in this country before
bush is thru with us.
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:34 PM
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12. These are the powers it gives the Prime Minister
Prime Minister has power* to:

Impose a curfew for a short, defined period in areas facing serious security threats

Restrict the freedom of movement, assembly and use of weapons by Iraqis or foreigners suspected of crimes

Cordon off and search an area if its inhabitants are suspected of possessing weapons

Freeze the assets of those accused of insurgency

*Under the National Safety Law passed in July

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3990141.stm


Some of which might come in useful for hindering his opponents in the run-up to the election.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:00 PM
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3. Damn! They are ahead of us!
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Triana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:01 PM
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5. We're next...(n/t)
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:01 PM
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6. I'm just SHOCKED!
How can such a thing happen in a free democracy like Iraq?
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AndyP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:06 PM
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7. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!
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mhr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:21 PM
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9. Insurgents Protecting Their Country From Enemies Domestic and Foreign
When we will do the same?

From the US Declaration Of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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hadrons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:21 PM
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10. I feel like Allawi is running the campaign Bush/Rove really wanted to run
martial law and sealing off areas you don't like with the Army
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:36 PM
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13. Allawi is just being a good puppet, and....
...following orders from the Reichmasters in the bush* administration.
bush* and fellow mass murderers need a COMPLETE MEDIA BLACKOUT before they begin the massacre.
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are_we_united_yet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:30 PM
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11. Clintons fault!
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:45 PM
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14. Duplicate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=967027&mesg_id=967027
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