Draconian new law aimed at crushing resistance, passed by Iraq legislature

[ECH1969]

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi legislators approved the death penalty Tuesday for anyone financing or "provoking" terrorism.

The tough new law - a response to almost daily suicide bombings and attacks in Iraq - sets capital punishment for "those who commit...terror acts," as well as "those who provoke, plan, finance and all those who enable terrorists to commit these crimes."

Life imprisonment is the punishment for "whoever intentionally conceals terrorist activity or gives shelter to a terrorist for the purpose of hiding him."

"We suffer from this terrorism and at the very least the situation requires a law tough enough to guarantee the safety of the people and government institutions," said Hussein al-Sadr, a legislator from the Iraqi List, headed by Iyad Allawi.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/Iraq/2005/10/04/1248395-ap.html

[madeline_con]

1. "al-Sadr, a legislator"

Um, should HE be in pison for life?!

[ECH1969]

2. Hussein al-Sadr is a relative of Muqtada al-Sadr

[LynnTheDem]

3. There was NO TERRORISM IN IRAQ under Saddam Hussein.

New laws WORSE than the old laws.

Ain't that fucking irony to die for.

[RC]

4. Death penality for suicide bombers? Ok.

[rodeodance]

5. reminds me of some of the drugs laws in US--people close-like grandma

who lives in the house is punished--property taken by authorities --to fund more police and equiq to catch more people using/selling drugs.

[bemildred]

6. Laws do not enforce themselves. nt

[daleo]

7. They should arrest Rumsfeld

A considerable terrorist, responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Iraqis.

[enigma000]

8. You can always tell an election is coming

politicians jump on the law & order bandwagon.