Iraq Set to Use Martial Law in Terror Fight: "The interim Iraqi government last night looked increasingly prepared to impose martial law on sections of the country as coalition and Iraqi forces fought fierce battles with armed insurgents loyal to the radical Shia cleric Muqtada Sadr. "
What does martial law mean in a country that is under occupation, where US troops are not subject to the law, where people can be imprisoned for months without civil rights, and where tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and wounded without any recourse to justice? It is meaningless in itself. But it shows how completely impotent the "interim government" is, highlights the sham of the US handover of "power" and "sovereignty".
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