tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post1844996950959782635..comments2023-11-03T06:36:27.305-04:00Comments on Phronesisaical: Noncombatant Immunity, Blackwater, and the State Departmenthelmuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-71118981796973844182007-10-01T21:52:00.000-04:002007-10-01T21:52:00.000-04:00Oh, I don't doubt that, woody. I'm sure that, in l...Oh, I don't doubt that, woody. I'm sure that, in legal terms, the administration can find all sorts of acrobatic moves to avoid legal sanction. But it will remain the case that the US government openly employs murderers if they do nothing about Blackwater. There's no way around this. And ultimately it will matter by further eroding any legitimacy the US has remaining regarding Iraq. Regardless of how strong one's military is, legitimacy matters.helmuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-13084727393784890542007-10-01T21:35:00.000-04:002007-10-01T21:35:00.000-04:00Helmut: Sehr Interessant!I am just about certain t...Helmut: Sehr Interessant!<BR/>I am just about certain that no USer, soldat or merc, will ever be convicted of murder for any killing of any Iraqi in Iraq.Woody (Tokin Librul/Rogue Scholar/ Helluvafella!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205896988142798901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-45110438679771681042007-09-30T19:59:00.000-04:002007-09-30T19:59:00.000-04:00Hi Helmut, very interesting and thoughtful post, t...Hi Helmut, very interesting and thoughtful post, thanks. I thought you'd want to see this one:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ndsuspectrum.com/opinion/07Fall/08_Aug/9_28_07_opinion_rip.html<BR/><BR/>he makes some points about habeas corpus that I've rarely seen elsewhere--- directly related to the issue of war crimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com