Lawmakers vote to make security contractors subject to U.S. prosecution

House moves to rein in private contractors
Lawmakers vote to make security contractors subject to U.S. prosecution
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WASHINGTON - The House passed a bill Thursday that would make all private contractors working in Iraq and other combat zones subject to prosecution by U.S. courts. It was the first major legislation of its kind to pass since a deadly shootout last month involving Blackwater employees.

Democrats called the 389-30 vote an indictment in connection with a shooting incident there that left 11 Iraqis dead. Senate Democratic leaders said they planned to follow suit with similar legislation and send a bill to President Bush as soon as possible.

“There is simply no excuse for the de facto legal immunity for tens of thousands of individuals working in countries” on behalf of the United States, said Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Texas.

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Although that bill may be vetoed too, considering the white house claims the bill is detrimental to "national security."

Just something wiggling in the cobwebs in my mind.

-Hoot