[. . .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.
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.
Convicted murderer, turn him over to Kuwait pronto. Even a murderer is protected, crazy.
What part of "sentenced to death" was not understood?
Looks like a prime candidate for assassination if you ask me.