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Iraq to end contractor 'immunity'

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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-25-07 05:04 PM
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Iraq to end contractor 'immunity'
Source: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

The Iraqi interior ministry has said it has drafted legislation regulating private security companies following a shooting allegedly involving a US firm.

The new code would require contractors to be subject to Iraqi law and to be monitored by the Iraqi government.

The draft is being considered by the consultative State Shura Council before being passed to parliament for debate.

The circumstances of the shooting two weeks ago, in which 11 Iraqis died, are being investigated by a US-Iraqi panel.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7012853.stm

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   Let's see how many seconds THIS lasts...  derby378   Sep-25-07 05:18 PM   #1 
   THIS is demcoracy on the march...  Elrond HubbardDU Moderator   Sep-25-07 06:53 PM   #2 
 
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1. Let's see how many seconds THIS lasts...
:shrug:

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Danger Mouse DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-25-07 06:53 PM
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2. THIS is demcoracy on the march...
and i bet Bush hates it, hates it, hates it!

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