Guardian: Iraq PM given sweeping powers
Iraq's new prime minister, Ayad Allawi, was yesterday given sweeping powers to counter insurgents, including the right to declare a state of emergency and impose nationwide curfews.
The comprehensive package of measures will also allow him to appoint military governors to take charge of cities or provinces, close the country's borders, seize the assets of suspects and monitor their phone calls and emails.
The national security law, which was passed unanimously by the cabinet, was unveiled by ministers in the heavily guarded "green zone" in central Baghdad as masked fighters battled Iraqi police and US troops less than a mile away.
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