Immunity for Iraqi Oil Dealings Raises Alarm

[Syrinx]

An executive order signed by President Bush more than two months ago is raising concerns that U.S. oil companies may have been handed blanket immunity from lawsuits and criminal prosecution in connection with the sale of Iraqi oil.

The Bush administration said Wednesday that the immunity wouldn't be nearly so broad.

But lawyers for various advocacy organizations said the two-page executive order seemed to completely shield oil companies from liability — even if it could be proved that they had committed human rights violations, bribed officials or caused great environmental damage in the course of their Iraqi-related business.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-order7aug07,1,3452639.story?coll=la-home-todays-times

[Skittles]

1. perhaps

Bush Inc needs explaining on what "blanket immunity" is? I doubt it.

[Mel]

3. naw he needs

to be Impeached period!

I don't know about the rest of you but I'm sick of it!

It's time for another protest we need to be waiting at the WH when he gets back from the pig farm!

[cprise]

8. The media-industrial complex will never impeach their Resident

They made him, after all.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

2. The right wing is so corrupt

The right wing is so corrupt that even the sheeple who vote for them see nothing wrong with this.

[alaine]

4. Amen. They sure aren't practicing the same

Christianity that I was taught growing up. Their version, to me, is unbelievably profane. Sad that the old-fashioned kind of Christians don't want to know what is being justified with this new-fangled fundamentalism.

[The Sushi Bandit]

5. Why am I not suprised?

and he made out the check to "Cash"

[0007]

6. Honor, Dignity, Integrity in the name of Brotherhood

er, I mean oil has brought junior to the only job he ever had.

Ya don't think for one minute that junior would sic John Ascroft on the OIL companies, 'eh?

[Karenina]

7. It's about time.

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