"He compared the decree to the USA Patriot Act,..."

[eek]

The first indication of Allawi's approach came on Wednesday when his government unveiled details of a national security decree that grants the prime minister "extraordinary authorities" to declare curfews, tap telephones, seize assets, restrict civic associations and assume direct command of security forces in areas deemed to be emergency zones, giving him effective command of Iraqi military operations. In those places, police and military forces would have the freedom to search and detain people without judicial approval.

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He compared the decree to the USA Patriot Act, which was enacted after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and increased the authority of law enforcement agencies to conduct surveillance of terrorism suspects and charge them with crimes. "Similar laws have been enacted in a number of countries," Amin said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35439-2004Jul7.html

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[prodigal_green]

1. out of the mouths of puppets...

When I heard that yesterday, I thought, "that should be played loudly and often."

[Old and In the Way]

2. Sorta backsliding into exactly the ruling tactics of Saddam......

too bad for him, he didn't have his government pass a Patriot Act, modeled after ours.

[tom_paine]

3. Sure Imperial Freedomstan(Iraq) is a model for the Future Imperial Amerika

Make no mistake about it.

Unless the Busheviks are stopped.