Iraq bill proposes anti-terror death penalty

[ECH1969]

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's parliament debated a sweeping anti-terror draft law which proposes the death penalty for perpetrators of terrorist acts, their accomplices or anybody else involved, lawmakers said.

The proposed law, discussed in a closed session of parliament, stipulates eight offences that could qualify as terrorist acts punishable by death.

These include "violence... vandalism against public buildings... forming armed gangs... and using explosives to kill people," according to a copy obtained by AFP.

Possible offences also include "acts of sowing sectarian sedition or civil war through arming citizens or mobilising them to carry arms against each other".

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050905/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestjustice

[Mika]

1. So, BushCrimeInc could be charged and hung in Iraq if this passes? n/t

[Charlie Brown]

2. What???!!!!!

Vandalism? "Acts of sowing sectarian sedition?" They want to kill other Iraqis who they label as enemies. We've crated another police state.

[Catchawave]

3. Since when did insurgents become law abiding citizens?

I bet they're having a good laugh too.

[unrepuke]

4. This should dissuade those suicide bombers! Like Nathan Hale said

on the scaffold; "Brother, this is SURE gonna be a lesson to ME!"

:7