In January
2007, Rep. David Price introduced a bill that would have applied
American criminal law to all government contractors who commit
felonies while working in areas where U.S. forces are operating.
But as Senior Editor Jacob Sullum writes, in the case of the
Blackwater International guards who killed 17 civilians in
Baghdad's Nisour Square last year, holding contract personnel
accountable may be incompatible with the rule of law. That's
because the law they are accused of violating does not apply to
them.
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