[lbo-talk] Tin Man May Declare "Martial Law"

[mike larkin]

That sound you hear is the insurgents laughing
themselves silly.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In one of the deadliest days in
months here, two car bombs killed 41 Iraqis and
injured at least 142, prompting the interior minister
to announce the government could declare martial law
if violence continues on this scale....

Following the day's violence, Falah al-Naqib promised
that his Interior Ministry, responsible for policing
and security, is doing its best to defuse the
situation by increasing its task force in the streets,
as are other government agencies. He acknowledged the
attacks are becoming more deadly and random day by day
and are sowing fear among ordinary Iraqis.

"If I see more measures such as the one [Thursday], we
will take every measure, including martial law," Mr.
Naqib said. "This is the security of our country and
the lives of our people."

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB108745202420539834,00.html

		
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