The Iraqi government has reportedly canceled a U.S.-imposed law granting immunity to private security contractors operating inside Iraq. Contractors have been immune from prosecution since former Bush administration proconsul Paul Bremer handed down the law shortly before leaving Iraq in June 2004. The Iraqi Cabinet’s decision follows last month’s killing of 17 Iraqi civilians by Blackwater guards in Baghdad.
Iraq Revokes U.S.-Imposed Contractor Immunity
HeadlineOct 25, 2007