New Immunity Law

**CHUQ** · Agitator Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 3

Iraqis are doing what they must.

CBS) The government of Iraq has notified private security firms their immunity from Iraqi law is about to end, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.

The title of a letter sent by the interior ministry - and obtained exclusively CBS News - says it all: “Removing the legal immunity.” Until now, security firms like Blackwater have operated under a grant of immunity issued in 2004 by the then-top American in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer.

But the draft of a new law says “all immunities … shall be cancelled.

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**Tumbleweed** · Admin Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 4

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Until now, security firms like Blackwater have operated under a grant of immunity issued in 2004 by the then-top American in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer.

That's kind of odd. We give them immunity in a country we had just put the Iraqi's in charge of. Way to cover your ass there Bush.

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I think it was a program put into play by the Provisional govt of Bremmer and it was not considered when the country was handed over to the Iraqis, it kinda fell thru the cracks, if you will.

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Bremmer seems to have had his hand in a lot of failed policies.

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Hopefully this means there won't be TOO many more incidents like blackwater's horridness again.

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Tumbleweed wrote:

Bremmer seems to have had his hand in a lot of failed policies.

And all those billins disappeared on his shift. he said smilingly.

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Kizzume wrote:

Hopefully this means there won't be TOO many more incidents like blackwater's horridness again.

Unfortunately, this "cowboy" attittude will follow them wherever they go.