Immunity For Everyone!

Never mind that Bush has embarrassingly been forced into withdrawing a UN extension to the USA's immunity from prosecution under the International Criminal Court. (Background: Clinton was prepared to sign up to the ICC, but Bush & Co. backed out, then negotiated a UN immunity clause, then negotiated separate immunity clauses with around over 70 countries... think they were planning something illegal???).

Anyway, never mind that. The USA has now asked the Iraqi interim government to extend immunity for all coalition forces for another 6 months. And guess what? The Iraqi's agreed! Amazingly good luck, isn't it? So the IGC puppets, Allawi et al are giving foreign troops carte blanche to go on killing innocent Iraqis for another 6 months, no questions asked. That's gotta boost their popularity, right?

And speaking of immunity, Bush today brought his own lawyer into a 70-minute interview with investigators, just to make sure he has immunity from any fallout over the disclosure of a CIA agent for partisan political reasons. Asked if Mr Bush had answered every question, White House spokesman Scotty McClellan said: "The president was glad to do his part to cooperate with the investigation. The president was pleased to share whatever information he had with the officials in charge and answer their questions." Doesn't sound like a "Yes", does it?

On June 5, 1945, the day before the D-Day invasion, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower penned a statement preparing to take full responsibility should the unthinkable happen and the mission fail. Truman had a sign over his Oval Office desk saying "The Buck Stops Here". Such political accountability sounds very old-fashioned these days.