Bremer signed "revised Order 17":
Henk Ruyssenaars
Bremer signed "revised Order 17":
Tue Jun 29, 2004 12:23
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Bremer signed "revised Order 17": granting immunity from
prosecution to all foreign troops and contractors in Iraq !

(THE ARROGANCE ! WHO THE HELL DOES HE THINK HE IS ? / HR)

THE IRAQI EMPEROR's NEW CLOTHES ARE WOVEN OUT OF 'A LOT OF HOT AIR'.


"U.S. State Department will play the dominant role in Iraq"

Washington-AP -- With Iraqi sovereignty restored, the State Department says
it'll now take the lead in shaping U-S policy on Iraq. Deputy Secretary of State
Richard Armitage tells National Public Radio that until now, the Pentagon was
the lead player.

But he says with John Negroponte departing imminently for Baghdad to take
over as U-S ambassador, the State Department "will be the dominant voice."

The U-S-led coalition transferred control of Iraq to an interim
Iraqi government today, two days earlier than expected.

U-S plans call for an American Embassy that probably will be the largest in the
world,with some one thousand Americans assisted by hundreds of Iraqis.

[ 2004 Associated Press - URL.: http://tinyurl.com/2p7sp ]

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FOREIGN PRESS FOUNDATION - THE NETHERLANDS

If, the US & it's "Coalition of the Killing" - had had everything under control, this
farcical 'handover' of a non-existing 'sovereignty' would not have taken place.

The caption with the picture - in the article below - says it all: convicted crook,
embezzler and WMD-faking Chalabi, kisses the next CIA-Prime Minister.

Picture text - with article below: "Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi, left, is congratulated
by long-time exile Ahmad Chalabi". [http://tinyurl.com/2qh64 ]

Further quote from the article which makes a heavy point: "Allawi also reportedly
agreed to one of Bremer's final acts as administrator of the now disbanded U.S.-
run Coalition Provisional Authority: the granting of immunity from
prosecution to foreign troops and contractors in Iraq.

Bremer signed "revised Order 17" on Sunday to ensure that foreign military
and contractors would be exempt from Iraqi legal action after the handover
of limited powers to the Iraqis." [endquote]

And of course - like always - one has one look at all the sites and sources
which have exactly the same AP, UPI, Reuters, AFP etc 'stories', and than
you go for correspondents etc in countries which may think different, like in
this case some more info from the Toronta Star: http://tinyurl.com/2qh64

And sure as hell: Negroponte is a criminal. And with or without his crookery,
the whole thing in Iraq has already fallen apart.

The Case Against John Negroponte

Negroponte arrived in Iraq and the mainstream
media describe the Emperor's new clothes...

One might think the average journalist uses Internet too:

http://tinyurl.com/2swyo so why publish all the lies ?

But; morons never look any further...http://tinyurl.com/ys5rq

Negroponte is a criminal - http://tinyurl.com/2wzhz

It's inhumane what they do.

Henk Ruyssenaars - former correspondent in Latin America.

FOREIGN PRESS FOUNDATION
http://tinyurl.com/2rvub
Editor : Henk Ruyssenaars
http://tinyurl.com/2we43
The Netherlands
fpf@chello.nl

The Dutch author worked for 4 decades for international media as foreign correspondent,
of which 10 years - also during Gulf War I - in the Arab World and the Middle East.

Seeing that every bullet and every bomb breeds more terrorism !

Evil triumphs when good men, women and most journalists remain silent:

The coming US-coup in Venezuela: http://www.vheadline.com/

Help the troops come home: we need them to fight our 'governments'.

http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/
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Iraq free: Hold the dancing
Little joy in streets as sovereignty returns ahead of schedule New PM offers hope, but a wary populace
waits to see resuts.

MITCH POTTER
MIDDLE EAST BUREAU
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1088460610470&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724&tacodalogin=no

BAGHDAD—It is unwise to dance in streets prone to exploding.

So it should come as no surprise that at the very moment Iraq received its writ of sovereignty yesterday morning, the usually gridlocked capital city lay eerily empty.

Difficult as it may be for Iraqis to believe that their 15-month occupation ended yesterday in the simple stroke of a pen but no movement of troops, it is more difficult still to believe the event will pass without another devastating wave of terror bombings in Baghdad.

So they hunkered down indoors and they watched as the man many here now love to hate, U.S. administrator Paul Bremer, quietly ceded sovereignty in a secret ceremony so security-conscious it came a full 48 hours sooner than advertised.

When the first television pictures of the dramatic moment emerged an hour later, they were followed by footage perhaps even more visceral: that of Bremer climbing aboard a Hercules C-130 transport plane and leaving the country. Presumably forever.

Iraqis had little time to process what had transpired before the next — and arguably the most powerful — stream of historic images beamed down: the sight of Iraq's interim leadership one by one placing their hands on the Qur'an to take the oath of government.

This, too, was a secret ceremony, but it came replete with a televised inaugural speech from interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi that stirred something the bruised and wary Iraqi soul hasn't had much of in a very long time — hope.

Allawi spoke forcefully for unity and reconciliation, calling on former Baathists, disbanded army troops, Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds and Christians to merge in the name of a secure, just and multi-ethnic Iraq. He thanked all the right people, offering a hand of peace and prosperous future relations to the U.S.-led coalition, his Middle Eastern neighbours and the leading Shiite religious scholars of Najaf and Karbala, without whose sponsorship he is unlikely to survive, politically.

Most of all, Allawi illuminated a long-term vision of an Iraq most Iraqis dare not dream of in days such as these. The agenda begins with jobs, a competent national army and a fully revived oil sector. But it ends with Iraq, robust and free, taking its rightful place among the family of nations.

"Iraq cannot remain outside history ... Iraq cannot remain isolated ... the future of Iraq is not on the margins," Allawi announced.

As if in answer, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan — en route to inspect the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Darfur, Sudan — issued a statement welcoming "Iraq back into the family of independent and sovereign nations."

Coming two days early, the official transition was intended to thwart expected attacks by insurgents. But Baghdadis remain on high anxiety, fearing both a new campaign of bombings and the fate of five foreign nationals being held hostage, including U.S. Marine Wassef Ali Hassoun. Militants claimed to have beheaded another U.S. hostage, army Pfc. Keith Maupin, yesterday.

Hours after the transfer of sovereignty, at least four strong explosions shook the heart of the Iraqi capital. The cause of the blasts was unknown but it appeared they occurred on the western side of the Tigris river where the U.S.-controlled Green Zone is located.

Long before the transition to nominal independence came to pass, many Iraqis had already signalled their skepticism toward the emerging government. A constituency for the new council, populated heavily by returning Iraqi exiles, Allawi included, does not yet exist. Trust must still be earned.

But on the streets of the upscale Mansour district yesterday, many Iraqis responded to the call to nationhood with a guarded enthusiasm that surprised even them.

"It's a very important day for us. We deserve our country more than the Americans," said hairdresser Mohammed Walid, 26. "But we want the words to be followed by deeds. There has to be something we can touch."

Like the rest of the normally bustling commercial district, Walid's hair salon was bereft of customers.

Next door, Osama Mohammed Said, 38, was reopening his tiny computer shop for the first time since before the war, 15 months ago.

"I'm ready to give this a chance because the new government represents all the factions, not just one family or tribe," he said.

"But it is a change for the better. They may not have much power, but they can use what power they do have to pressure the United States to correct some of the mistakes that have caused us suffering for 15 months."

Ghussun al-Awssi, 34, who runs a beauty shop on the Mansour strip, offered contradictory views of the day.

"We are not dancing in the streets. But inside our hearts, we feel very happy," she said. "But still, it is a mask. I believe the real power will be in America's hands another five years at least. Even so, this is a big step toward our future."

It is the new government's apparent determination to aggressively hunt down those responsible for continuing insurgency and terror attacks that Iraqis respond to most. Allawi, who has received repeated assassination threats, renewed his vow yesterday to work aggressively to "crush" the fledgling regime's militant enemies.

Allawi also reportedly agreed to one of Bremer's final acts as administrator of the now disbanded U.S.-run Coalition Provisional Authority: the granting of immunity from prosecution to foreign troops and contractors in Iraq. Bremer signed "revised Order 17" on Sunday to ensure that foreign military and contractors would be exempt from Iraqi legal action after the handover of limited powers to the Iraqis.

Ousted dictator Saddam Hussein will appear before an Iraq judge in the "next few days" to face charges related to his 23 years in power, but he will remain in U.S. custody.
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