U.S. worried about need for warrants in Iraq
By Kim Gamel - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Dec 16, 2008 16:55:21 EST
MAHMOUDIYA, Iraq — U.S. soldiers preparing for raids study maps, examine photos of wanted men and check their weapons. Starting next month, they’ll have to go see a judge.
For nearly six years, American troops have been free under a U.N. mandate to search any home and detain anyone deemed a security risk.
All that changes next month, when the mandate expires and a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement takes effect. From then on, troops must obtain Iraqi warrants for searches and arrests — and U.S. officers say the requirement is one of the biggest headaches in complying with the new rules.
“It takes away the option of saying, ‘Hey, this guy just came into town and we want him and we want him now,”‘ said Capt. Tom Smith, a company commander on his second tour in Iraq. “For some of us who were here before, it feels a bit slow.”
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A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
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damn, almost like Iraq is a free country now...
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Now that the lawyers/politicians are in control, expect a downward spiral......
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Re: U.S. worried about need for warrants in Iraq
Sounds to me like it's time to leave. The US military should NEVER have to ask permission to capture a suspected bad guy OR search his hideout. Warrants are for cops and soldiers and marines are not cops. Besides, they are still so corrupt over there that I wouldn't trust the "judge" to not call the person that he just issued a warrant for to give him a little heads up. Nope, I believe that if this is the case it is time to pick up our toys and get ready for the next mission in some other sandbox...right next door more likely than not.