colin_powell_us_firm_on_control_of_iraq May252004 25 May, 2004, 22:58 GMT 23:58 UK US firm on control of Iraq troops US Secretary of State Colin Powell has insisted that US forces in Iraq will remain under American control after the 30 June handover of sovereignty. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3748183.stm 040525 ... pontification fuck off 040525 ... May262004 U.S. Emphasizes Intent to Transfer Full Power to Iraqis -- With Limits 21 minutes ago WASHINGTON — The White House scrambled Tuesday to reassure skeptics that the U.S. planned to transfer full sovereignty to Iraqis on June 30, even as the Bush administration publicly disagreed with its closest ally about whether a new Iraqi government could block U.S. military operations. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/20040526/ts_latimes/usemphasizesintenttotransferfullpowertoiraqiswithlimits&cid=2026&ncid=1480 040526 what's it to you? who go blather from