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| US attorney general makes surprise Iraq visit |
| 2005-07-04 |
| BAGHDAD - US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales made a heavily guarded surprise visit to Iraq on Sunday, praising the governmentâs commitment to democracy in the face of sustained deadly attacks by insurgents. Gonzales, on his first trip to Iraq, said he chose the weekend of the US Independence Day holiday to show support for US troops and Iraqâs nascent government. âWe are doing a lot to promote democracy and the rule of law,â Gonzales said aboard an Air Force plane en route to the Middle East. Gonzales was meeting with US soldiers, Justice Department officials working in Iraq and his counterparts in the Iraqi government. A handful of senior department officials accompanied Gonzales, including Max Wood, the US attorney in Macon, Georgia, who is beginning a posting as the senior US law-enforcement official in Iraq. More than 400 Justice Department employees and contractors are working to train Iraqi judges, prosecutors, police and prison guards. A separate unit is working with the Iraqi tribunal preparing to try Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi officials. Some five-dozen FBI agents and analysts are also on assignment in Iraq investigating roadside bombings and other attacks against US-led coalition forces. Gonzales said the work sends a strong message that the United States is determined to find those responsible for the attacks, even in difficult conditions. âIf that follow-up work is not done, you canât promote the rule of law in that environment,â he said. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #10 :) |
| Posted by: Spelet Chaiter4591 2005-07-04 22:31 |
| #9 and does his razor (cordless, of course, lol) make a buzzzzing sound? |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-04 12:23 |
| #8 does a hairless black bear shave in the woods? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-04 11:34 |
| #7 Yeah, over-reaction, but the little fella tried to slip in under the troll-line yesterday too. Hairless black bears? LOL! Been around couple undred years now, the Ocala NF is in...... FLorida! Yes, they're nudist bears. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-04 11:28 |
| #6 HumZ is just hoping to paint Gonzales with the Vicente Fox racist brush. He obviously thinks he's a clever fuckwit... Nah, just a plain old run-of-the-mill boring fuckwit. Gonzales is doing his job - something fuckwits don't comprehend. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-04 11:20 |
| #5 Fear not Mr. Ship there are anti-HumZ helpers close by. |
| Posted by: Oso Negro 2005-07-04 11:11 |
| #4 Get your cartoon characters straight, loser. If we are Speedy, then your implication would be that we are being chased by Sylvester the "Greengo Poosygato," who is the main chaser of Speedy. The Greengo Poosygato spends his entire career trying various methods of mouse catching, but all would eventually fail. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-04 08:46 |
| #3 ? Hummm? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-04 07:08 |
| #2 Feeling like a little racist twat this morning |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-04 07:08 |
| #1 Troops, when it goes boom, say "Ariba Ariba Andale Andale" and run like mice! |
| Posted by: HumZ 2005-07-04 04:47 |