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2005-08-10 Iraq-Jordan

When shooting stops, troops turn detective

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Posted by Mamadou Tandja 2005-08-10 11:30|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Should the victims investigate?

Some Iraqi defense attorneys question whether the victims of a crime can fairly investigate it.

"It's unnatural within the principles of law," defense attorney Shahla Naif al-Alalousi says. "I don't know of a court in the world that would accept such interpretation of the law."

Hey! We can go home now! Let their lefties run it! Take A Terrorist Home time!

Every silver lining has a cloud™

Posted by Bobby 2005-08-10 16:10|| 2005-08-10 16:10|| Front Page Top

#2 This is nuts. If the police catch him, it's a police matter and a civilian trial. If the soldiers catch him, it ought to be a military tribunal. So let an Iraqi cop and judge observe. They can call AI if they think it's getting out of hand. Checks and balances, but no free rides. That's only in advanced countires!

I mean, Iraqi defense lawyers need jobs, too. Who pays for them, I wonder? Pro Bono? Pro Terroristo?

Posted by Bobby 2005-08-10 16:14|| 2005-08-10 16:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Was reading Michael Yon's most recent dispatch... it seems that if our forces catch a bad guy they CAN'T give them to the Iraqi police... even when the Iraqi police chief really, REALLY wants to break the guy down and pull all the info out.

So why would our guys give terrs over to an Iraqi court? It would seem that would be what should happen if their police have custody.

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