New rules for Iraq security firms

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

The US Pentagon and state department have agreed on procedures which they say will improve oversight of private security contractors operating in Iraq.

The move gives US military commanders a greater role in co-ordinating the movements of private security staff guarding US diplomats and the military.

The deal also sets new standards for inquiries into alleged rule breaches.
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The new agreement says contractors will be accountable for criminal acts under US law, which correspondents say partly clarifies what happens if a contractor breaks the law.





Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7130147.stm

[horse_traderxx]

1. New rules for Iraq security firms

The new rules seem inadequate to me. Where are the rules for punishing the security firms for the murders that they have already commited?

[yurbud]

2. NEW RULE: you can only kill five random civilians a day

[Spazito]

3. Yep, with this PS to the private mercenary companies

PS Don't worry, these are just words on a god damned piece of paper, they mean nothing and are only to calm down the sheep who have the attention span of gnat.

[rockybelt]

6. Sounds like

you remember little georgie boy saying "stop confronting me with the constitution. It's only a goddamned piece of paper."

[Spazito]

7. LOL, you are correct!

We know how much that "piece of paper" as well as those other pieces of paper called treaties mean to the bush cabal so we can extrapolate from that how much any other "pieces of paper" mean.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Why US laws? It should be Iraqi laws!! Wouldn't have a problem

with Iraqi's executing any of the mercenaries killing their people.

[ManiacJoe]

8. Simple. The USA can only change the US laws.

If the Iraqi government wants to try them in Iraq for crimes in Iraq, they need to update their own laws to allow for it.

[rockybelt]

5. Partly clarifies

means that nothing has changed. "Partly clarifies" leaves intentional loopholes for this scum to climb through.
It's just another appeasement move that means nothing.

[Rex]

9. So now they can't force military forces to stand down?

Well that is some progress, I guess.