Posted on 02/05/2007 8:07:49 PM PST by pitinkie
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A man sentenced to death in Kuwait for the 1983 bombings of the U.S. and French embassies now sits in Iraq's parliament as a member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ruling coalition, according to U.S. military intelligence. Jamal Jafaar Mohammed's seat in parliament gives him immunity from prosecution. Washington says he supports Shiite insurgents and acts as an Iranian agent in Iraq. U.S. military intelligence in Iraq has approached al-Maliki's government with the allegations against Jamal Jafaar Mohammed, whom it says assists Iranian special forces in Iraq as "a conduit for weapons and political influence." A Kuwaiti court sentenced Jamal Jafaar Mohammed to death in 1984 in the car bombings of the U.S. and French embassies the previous December. Five people died in the attacks and 86 were wounded. He had fled the country before the trial.
A U.S. Embassy spokesman said officials are actively pursuing Jamal Jafaar Mohammed's case with Iraqi officials.
"We don't want parliament to be a shelter for outlaws and wanted people," al-Maliki told CNN. "This is the government's view, but the parliament is responsible. I don't think parliament will accept having people like [him] or others currently in the parliament." Al-Maliki's political party, Dawa, claimed responsibility for the Kuwait bombings at the time but now disavows them. The Iranian-backed Shiite Muslim party was forced into exile under former dictator Saddam Hussein, who was executed in December.
The prime minister says the situation is embarrassing -- not only to his government but to a U.S. administration that holds up Iraq's government as a democratic model for the region. Top U.S. officials, including President Bush, have accused Iran of meddling in Iraq by fomenting sectarian violence and providing arms to illegal militias.
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[. . .Mohammed's seat in parliament gives him immunity from prosecution. . .]
He is not immune to the assassin's bullet.
The US needs to start killing Sadrist, SCIRI, and other Iranian terrorists in parliment.
Time to bring in the UNIT or something similar. Take this dude OUT!
Seriously... we have these people, we have these divisions that can take care of this (quietly, or at least untraceable)... just not the guts to use them.
We need Jack! Or his Dad!
I don't see anything embarrassing about this.
At least, it isn't embarrassing until the Iraqi parliament fails too eject him from his seat and deport him to Kuwait for his trial, and hopefully his execution.
It is the general tolerance of Muslims of abhorrent behavior that taints their claims of moderation and claims of a desire for peace and unity. Turning over this thug to the Kuwaiti officials for prosecution would be a big step in setting the tone for similar cases in the future. Failure to do so would invalidate the entire reason we are supporting the democratic government in Iraq, since we're doing so because we are hoping that the democratic process will result in an governmental entity that will repudiate terrorism and Islamic oppression of non-Muslims and more moderate Muslims. If the Parliament in Iraq sets the precedent that protects terrorists with warrants for terror crimes in neighboring countries with credible and stable governments, then there is no real repudiation of terrorism or Islamic extremism, and in 25 years we'll be dealing with another Iran as the terrorists encroach upon and take over the parliament.
But I have hope that the Iraqis will prevail, and that they will choose Life over Death, and in time that their nation will serve as the catalyst for bringing peace to the region.
I wonder if we have something similar to the Phoenix Program operating in Iraq. If not, it's time we brought it out and polished it up. By all means, let's kill this putrid waste of flesh and then deny the hell out of it.
That is my question. Since when did we start to refuse to go after our assinins in a war zone??? Put any other nation in our position in Iraq and would this man now be alive? No. Bush is 100% rhetoric and 100% a slave to foggy bottom's political correctness in Iraq.
Can you imagine that a prominent legislator or senator was actually a murderer. Never happen in the US. (Unless you are from Massachusetts.)
or say an accomplice from Arkansas/cide.....
Convicted murderer, turn him over to Kuwait pronto. Even a murderer is protected, crazy.
"He is not immune to the assassin's bullet."
Exactly...One of the problems WE created was in allowing Iraq to become soverign so quickly. As a soverign nation, we are forbidden from executing duly elected officials.
We should declare that all outlaws of Iraq, even if elected, will be targets of our justice. That should be a stated official policy and if it requires a "Presidential Finding" then get it done.
And, kill the terrorists!
What part of "sentenced to death" was not understood?
I wish we would read that he was killed by us!
Yeah, because I'm sure this would be breaking news to Iraq's parliament and its MPs. They don't care. Iraq was at war with Kuwait at the time.
Looks like a prime candidate for assassination if you ask me.
I think Iraqis would be surprised to hear about this war with Kuwait in 1983. Especially since Kuwait was backing Iraq against Iran at the time.
It sure might help.
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