Here's the link from ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=3977702&page=1
I heard on one of the other networks who reported this story that there are 5 or 6 or more other claims of this happening by other American women.
What should the American government do about this?
Is it possible that the U.S. government has no jurisdiction in protecting U.S. citizens employed for overseas work?
2007-12-12 07:30:49 · 11 answers · asked by Kelly B 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Our embassy in Iraq had to rescue this woman from KBR. They were holding her in a shipping container under armed guard!
2007-12-12 07:31:52 · update #1
Kiker: These guys are Americans KBR employees not Iraqis!
2007-12-12 07:51:02 · update #2
garyb161: If you knew anything about me you'd know that I am an Idealist and oppose corruption from every political position!
This includes many many people from both major political parties!
Capitalism and nepotism and evil run amok!
When this was allowed to happen and in fact orchestrated by our government nothing bad that comes from it could or should be surprising! Opening up the flood gates of greed and depravity that comes from Capitalism unchecked and unregulated!
2007-12-12 07:58:15 · update #3
Yes. It is terrible. They tried to bury the story which they did, until now. Haliburton employees may have been granted immunity just as Black water had.
2007-12-12 07:35:41 · answer #1 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 10⤊ 3⤋
It's a criminal matter that falls under the jurisdiction of the government of Iraq.
Put into perspective:you are in Mexico and break a law,you fall under Mexican jurisdiction even though you are a U.S.citizen.State department will intervene to insure you are being treated no worse than a typical Mexican prisoner,nothing else.
2007-12-12 15:38:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is terrible. I think it shows that we need to have US laws apply to all contractors in Iraq. Of course, that means that US law would also apply to the security contractors such as Blackwater too, and that is probably the hang up. In other words, the US government could have jurisdiction if it wanted to. I think it also shows that when people are put in a situation where no laws apply, they will become lawless. This happened on the US frontier, and Iraq has been turned into a type of frontier society for US contractors as well as Iraqis.
2007-12-12 15:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what exactly the laws say about this but something should be done, this is a sick story.
It maybe that these guys can only be tried by Iraqi courts and if that is the case I don't think much will happen. Hopefully they can be tried in American Courts and they the harshest punishment available
2007-12-12 15:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by Tip 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
This is an abomination to Humanity. The mere presence of these dogs rightly justifies the use of extreme and violent force. I suggest we all join forces into an International Vigilante Justice Coalition. Then, while these guys are sleeping in their homes, we storm in and wipe them and their families out. Completely rid the world of their seed. See, its really just that simple. Make them an example, and the rest will fall into line.
What bothers me the most is that there isn't just a religion that supports this behavior, but it is tied to the cultural history of the region. You cannot erase the thousands of years this mentality has had on an entire culture. Its just thoroughly disgusting. They are dogs. Simple, stupid animals that are prone to eating their own s**t. We should have just nuked the place and started over.
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i know...i was being a smart @$$...
apparently no one got that...cause everyone seems to point fingers at the iraqis as being barbarians, and then look at what happens here...
so no one got the sarcasm...its all good...you got it now...
2007-12-12 15:45:48 · answer #5 · answered by Kiker 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Wonder if the DNC will ask Moveon.orgs George Soro's (Stock Holder in Haliberton and DNC financier) to step down or will the Democratic candidate's return his money for now he is connected to the most hated organization......oops forgot...
2007-12-12 15:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by garyb1616 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, this was just sick. The girl had to sweet talk a guard to get a phone, to call her dad, to call their R-Congressman, to get her out of the crate.
I hope there is a Hell, if for nothing more than the people who perpetrated and tried to cover this up.
2007-12-12 15:36:11 · answer #7 · answered by pip 7 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Yeah ...what a shame. But no one should be fooled that this is a one time incident. It happens probably weekly.
2007-12-12 15:40:43 · answer #8 · answered by Tranzdekk 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First I have heard of it...
And of course, always a cover-up.
Maybe that is why many in the rest of the world don't cotton towards "US-style of democracy"
2007-12-12 15:36:28 · answer #9 · answered by outcrop 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Sadly right now we can't do anything. The political situation is very delicate and unstable and something like this would just trigger another outrage among americans and well more bombs will be dropped if that happened.
2007-12-12 15:36:02 · answer #10 · answered by Adeptus Astartes 5 · 0⤊ 8⤋