Iraq Power Transfer Comes Two Days Early

NPR | By Alex Chadwick,

Emily Harris

Published June 28, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

NPR's Emily Harris, reporting from Baghdad, talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about Monday's transfer of sovereignty in Iraq. The transfer took place two days ahead of schedule, during a small and heavily guarded ceremony in the city's "green zone."

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