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One Small Step for Justice in Iraq

By possum

The U.S-Iraqi a href=http://wiredispatch.com/news/?id=468909security agreement/a set to take effect in January will for the first time bring U.S. troops under the rule of law. nbsp;Warrants will be a href=http://wire.antiwar.com/2008/12/16/us-worried-about-need-for-warrants-in-iraq/required/a before searches of Iraqi property.blockquoteFor nearly six years, American troops have been free under a U.N. mandate to search any home and detain anyone deemed a security risk./blockquote br / blockquoteThe security pact states that as of Jan. 1, American troops may not search homes or make arrests without warrants "except in the case of active combat operations."/blockquoteA variety of concerns have been raised by American troops on the ground.blockquoteTo get a warrant in Mahmoudiya, troops will have to appeal to four Iraqi judicial investigators in the town, unless the Iraqi army brigade happens to have a warrant for the same individual./blockquoteJustice and fair play to provide human rights to one and all does take time and energy. nbsp;The Iraqis are demanding they be given measures of sovereignty in their own nation. nbsp;The outcome is not yet clear, but changes are on the horizon. pPeace.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NionRssFeed?a=bwVGO"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NionRssFeed?i=bwVGO" border="0"/img/a /div

Full post as published by Never In Our Names on December 17, 2008 (boomark / email).