I mentioned this idea in passing on another post and then thought maybe I should post it in my very first diary. The NYT ran
this story yesterday, and I found it yet another maddening example of the misfeasance, malfeasance and nonfeasance of the Bush administration. This guy is a convicted felon who used some of the money he stole to pay restitution for a PREVIOUS theft he was convicted of, and yet he was able to go to Iraq and stick his filthy hands in the cookie jar. I'm no expert, but I figure not just anybody can get on a plane and set up shop over there, so how did Al Capone get a backstage pass?
Anyhow, he stole Iraqi money on Iraqi soil. I propose that we demand he, and any other American civilian charged with corruption or theft during this war be turned over to the Iraqi government for prosecution. I don't think the word "pardon" appears anywhere in the Iraqi dictionary.
What say you all?