This is what we have now. Prosecutions based on political persuasion. Doesn't sound like the America my father fought for back in the "Great War"... sure as hell doesn't.
All Charges in Blackwater Case Are Dismissed - NYTimes.com:
"Citing repeated government missteps, U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed a case that had been steeped in international politics. The shooting in busy Nisoor Square left 17 Iraqis dead and inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad. The Iraqi government wanted the guards to face trial in Iraq and officials there said they would closely watch how the U.S. judicial system handled the case."
Key line:
"He dismissed the government's explanations as ''contradictory, unbelievable and lacking in credibility.''
Well, yeah. Now that the elections done and the 'right' guy was elected.
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