I have never seen any level that these scums won't sink to, never. And it's just a real reflection on both republican, and religious "moral values" that these scums still have the "strong" support of so many republicans even in the latest polling.
I guess murder for fun now interferes with "national security". Disgusting.
"The White House said it was willing to work with Congress to achieve greater accountability for contractors but it had “grave concerns” about the new House bill, which it said would overburden the F.B.I. and the Defense Department and interfere with crucial “national security activities and operations.”
Bill Applies U.S. Laws to Contractors
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 — With the armed security force Blackwater USA and other private contractors in Iraq facing tighter scrutiny, the House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would bring all United States government contractors in the Iraq war zone under the jurisdiction of American criminal law. The measure would require the F.B.I. to investigate any allegations of wrongdoing.
The bill was approved 389 to 30, despite strong opposition from the White House. It came as lawmakers and human rights groups are using a Sept. 16 shooting by Blackwater personnel in Baghdad to highlight the many contractors operating in Iraq who have apparently been unaccountable to American military or civilian laws and outside the reach of the Iraqi judicial system.
The State Department, which had been leading the investigation into the shooting, said Thursday that a team of F.B.I. agents sent to Baghdad in recent days had taken over the inquiry. No charges have been filed in the case, and Justice Department officials have said it is unclear whether American law applies.
Even if enacted, the House bill would have no retroactive authority over past conduct by Blackwater or other contractors.
Federal law enforcement officials said the team of about 10 F.B.I. special agents had been sent to Baghdad at the request of the State Department to oversee the Blackwater investigation. One official, who like others who discussed the investigation spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about it publicly, described their assignment as a fact-finding mission to determine whether any of the Blackwater employees had engaged in activity in violation of American laws.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/w...int&adxnnlx=1191592850-xblBUNgTWWO9Dp8IGQuCWg
I guess murder for fun now interferes with "national security". Disgusting.
"The White House said it was willing to work with Congress to achieve greater accountability for contractors but it had “grave concerns” about the new House bill, which it said would overburden the F.B.I. and the Defense Department and interfere with crucial “national security activities and operations.”
Bill Applies U.S. Laws to Contractors
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 — With the armed security force Blackwater USA and other private contractors in Iraq facing tighter scrutiny, the House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would bring all United States government contractors in the Iraq war zone under the jurisdiction of American criminal law. The measure would require the F.B.I. to investigate any allegations of wrongdoing.
The bill was approved 389 to 30, despite strong opposition from the White House. It came as lawmakers and human rights groups are using a Sept. 16 shooting by Blackwater personnel in Baghdad to highlight the many contractors operating in Iraq who have apparently been unaccountable to American military or civilian laws and outside the reach of the Iraqi judicial system.
The State Department, which had been leading the investigation into the shooting, said Thursday that a team of F.B.I. agents sent to Baghdad in recent days had taken over the inquiry. No charges have been filed in the case, and Justice Department officials have said it is unclear whether American law applies.
Even if enacted, the House bill would have no retroactive authority over past conduct by Blackwater or other contractors.
Federal law enforcement officials said the team of about 10 F.B.I. special agents had been sent to Baghdad at the request of the State Department to oversee the Blackwater investigation. One official, who like others who discussed the investigation spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about it publicly, described their assignment as a fact-finding mission to determine whether any of the Blackwater employees had engaged in activity in violation of American laws.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/w...int&adxnnlx=1191592850-xblBUNgTWWO9Dp8IGQuCWg
