Bremer Imposes His Will (edicts to Iraq's Legal Code)!!!

[AnnitaR]

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=100774

BREMER IMPOSES HIS WILL: Before flying off into the sunset, Bremer "issued a raft of edicts revising Iraq's legal code." The new rules – which will be difficult, if not impossible, to overturn – will "restrict the power of the interim government, and impose U.S.-crafted rules for the country's democratic transition." Controversially, Bremer empowered an appointed electoral commission to "eliminate political parties or candidates." Another last minute edict gave "U.S. and other Western civilian contractors immunity from Iraqi law while performing their jobs in Iraq" – a provision that outraged many Iraqis because it "allows foreigners to act with impunity even after the occupation." Bremer also capped the tax rate at 15 percent, amended an industrial-design law to protect microchip designs, and stipulated the use of car horns be permitted in "emergency conditions only."

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:wtf:

Yet they expect anybody to believe that Iraqis are now masters of their own fates?

The contractors can act with impunity??? I'm so fucking pissed off right now! Did they even mention this on the so-called news tonight?

[pinniped]

1. The idiot forgot to order all Iraqi and foreigners currently living...

in Iraq not to harm the occupiers or thousands of contractors. The idiot's pen is mighty powerful. Example, idiot signed warrants declaring a newspaper illegal.

Who the hell does he think he is?

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Another last minute edict gave "U.S. and other Western civilian contractors immunity from Iraqi law while performing their jobs in Iraq"
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I watched a few minutes of the news and saw no mention of the powerful edicts imposed by the viceroy idiot.

[shraby]

2. How long do you think these edicts

will stand? Bremer is gone and anyone else can be marginalized rather quickly. The resistance will keep our army busy. Remains to be seen what the upshot will be and I don't think it will take long for the upshot to appear.

[AnnitaR]

3. These edicts will stand.

It says in the article "The new rules – which will be difficult, if not impossible, to overturn".

I'm sure they made sure of that before Bremer skulked out of the country on the Night Bus!

[pinniped]

4. Definitely not long if at all.

Maybe viceroy Bummer will return to Iraq after it is learned they aren't following his powerful rules. All the idiot has to do is walk among the crowd and tell them it's for their own good.

[MisterP]

8. that's Proconsul Negroponte's job

and his thousand-strong "Embassy." Death squads all around!

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. The immunity edict was issued on Saturday

"On Saturday, Bremer signed an edict that gave U.S. and other Western civilian contractors immunity from Iraqi law while performing their jobs in Iraq. The idea outrages many Iraqis who said the law allows foreigners to act with impunity even after the occupation."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/28/iraq/main626412.shtml

While it's noted in several articles on news websites, I think you're right that the news of the 'handover' being early has covered it up very nicely for the admin.

[Paranoid_Portlander]

5. Bremer: "The occupation has ended."

That is a direct quote, which Bremer put in writing on one of the transfer-of-power documents. Sorry, I don't know which one.

[Paranoid_Portlander]

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[seabeyond]

7. restrict the power of the interim government..................HUH??????

i thought this was independence day,.......

well go figure

[Paranoid_Portlander]

9. Kick for the entire thread. n/t

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