Comments on: Are Iraq Contractors Subject to U.S. Law?

By: Video: Will Blackwater be Brought to Justice?

Video: Will Blackwater be Brought to Justice? — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:15:05 +0000

[...] shooting, including a medical student and his mother who were out running errands. Then, I read Daphne Eviatar’s recent piece in The Washington Independent and realized Blackwater’s defense is stronger than I originally [...]

By: Hawaiianstyle

Hawaiianstyle — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:35:50 +0000

Pam,

You are right. Any citizen implicitly agrees to follow the laws of a foreign country it he voluntarily enters it. Blackwater is living in the Bush world of preemptive war (a rose by any other name is still terrorism).

In the past when a foreign country detained a US national we petitioned for extradition through the embassy etc. In today's world Bush may have shot his mercs in the foot by creating his illegal enemy combatant philosophy, and his actions here in the US. Using his EC rationale he can imprison ANY one including US citizens indefinitely without habeas corpus, etc. (Fortunately the Supreme Court is starting to reject this totally unconstitutional fiction.)

As to Bush and justice they are a fiction. His justice department was by his actions and desires simply a bully outfit at the command of Rove and Bush.

By: Hawaiian style

Hawaiian style — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:35:50 +0000

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By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:31:24 +0000

You have got to be kidding me. These are American Citizens. Since when no matter where you are, does an American citizen not need to obey the law of their country or at the very least the law of the country they are currently inhabiting??? Sure the government will let these Rambo wanna be's off, BUT…

We have two border patrol officers that will rot in their cells if Bush get's his way. Where is the justice in that????

By: Hawaiian style

Hawaiian style — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:31:04 +0000

You are equating US troops with mercs that want to be free of any oversight.

But more than that you are making unfounded assumptions about the writers here.

Make room in your lexicon for other opinions, for a loyal opposition, its the American Way.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:54:21 +0000

So we should have allowed the Vietnamese Government to try Americans for alleged offenses committed there? Lt Calley? Mi Lai? Many others????

Wasn't there…….but it was a war………as this is.

No Soldier, Sailor , Airman or Marine should ever be deserted by his country for political expediency. If they have jurisdiction….try them….if not… exonerate them!

Moving on

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By: 12/28-Views from the Heartland: Sunday Morning Edition « American Heartland Bar and Grill

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:09:20 +0000

[...] Are Iraq Contractors Subject to US Law? – Daphne Eviatar/Washington Independent [...]

By: Hawaiian style

Hawaiian style — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:02:55 +0000

Where were you during Tet?

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:03:59 +0000

Your response says that.

If you had, you wouldn't pose the question.

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