Iraq declares state of emergency

Iraq's government has declared a 60-day state of emergency in response to the escalation of violence by militants.
Official spokesman Thaer Naqib said the emergency would cover the whole of Iraq except Kurdish-run areas in the north.

He said the move came in response to mass killings and destruction of the country's infrastructure carried out by "criminals and terrorists".

He said the violence was part of a plot to derail the Iraqi government's progress towards January's elections.

In the latest violence, Iraqi insurgents stormed a police station in the western province of al-Anbar, disarmed 21 officers and shot them dead.

More...

Is this what George Bush meant by "MIssion Accomplished?"