Iraq declares state of emergency

[muriel_volestrangler]

Iraq's government has declared a 60-day state of emergency in response to the escalation of violence by militants.

Official spokesman Thaer Naqib said the emergency would cover the whole of Iraq except Kurdish-run areas in the north.

He said the move came in response to mass killings and destruction of the country's infrastructure carried out by "criminals and terrorists".

He said the violence was part of a plot to derail the Iraqi government's progress towards January's elections.

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

Yeah, I know this has been linked to in another thread, but I think the state of emergency (which will continue to within a few weeks of the election) deserves its own thread.

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. So, does that mean that things are not going well for Bush?

It really is difficult to determine when all you have is the U.S. media to inform you.

[soothsayer]

2. So they're just noticing this now?

Seriously. I guess they must have been reading US newspapers or something all this time if they thought things were going well until now.

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x966624

( headline changed)