Iraq: The Big Manipulation
Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Regime Change in Iraq a Sham

Sovereignty: Now the games really begin
The overt United States occupation phase of Iraq came to a close on June 28, but its stealthy phase is still continuing. The holding of the transfer of sovereignty ceremony two days earlier than its original deadline of June 30, and the decision to keep it short and simple, were in recognition of the extremely precarious security situation that prevails in Iraq.

Exit Emperor Bremer

Tuck Tail and Run

For Bush, a chance to change headlines

Iraqis have lived this lie before
On April 28 1920, Britain was awarded a mandate over Iraq by the League of Nations to legitimise its occupation of the country. The problems proved enormous. The British administration in Baghdad was short of funds, and had to face the resentment of the majority of Iraqis against foreign rule, which boiled over that year into a national uprising. In the aftermath, the British high commissioner had to come up with a solution to reduce the British loss of lives.

A cut-and-run transition

Iraq: The Big Manipulation

Bremer Leaves, His Puppets Remain

The Pitiful Restoration of "Sovereignty"
Pitiful is the word that comes to mind. Here we were, handing "full sovereignty" to the people of Iraq ? "full", of course, providing we forget the 160,000 foreign soldiers whom the Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, has apparently asked to stay in Iraq, "full" providing we forget the 3,000 US diplomats in Baghdad who will constitute the largest US embassy in the world--without even telling the Iraqi people that we had changed the date.

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The president is a liar

Ministers attacked for Iraq WMD response



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