The use of these mercenaries in military capacities in foreign countries has presented serious legal questions that places those involved on pretty shaky ground, in my opinion.””
“Legal questions” — the lawyers have all the answers right? Any one of these “mercenaries” I would rather have as a colleague than any 50 shysters passing as legal experts. We have one of the most corrupt judicial systems ever devised which continues to bring on the ruination of our country, imho.
Under whose legal jurisdiction does a Blackwater employee operate when he is working in Iraq?
A Blackwater employee working in Iraq certainly isn't subject to the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice. Is he subject to the civilian laws of the United States of America? The laws of Iraq (whatever they may be)? Is he subject to any legal oversight at all?