Mukasey visits Iraq, talks to officials

[Barrett808]

Source: Associated Press

Mukasey visits Iraq, talks to officials
By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey met Wednesday with the head of Iraq's judicial council during a quick trip to Baghdad to review U.S. efforts to help build the nation's legal system.

Mukasey also met with top U.S. officials in Iraq, as well as soldiers and some of the more 200 Justice Department officials currently there working on the so-called "rule of law" mission.

"Our civilian volunteers are working with the Iraqi people to build a legal system fashioned by cultures and customs very different from our own but founded upon the same bedrock principles: due process and the rule of law," Mukasey said in a statement that the Justice Department released early Wednesday in Washington.

"Our efforts, combined with those of the departments of State and Defense, have already resulted in significant progress," Mukasey said. "And we will continue to pursue ways to help the Iraqi people achieve a stable and transparent government."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/mukasey_iraq

[Solly Mack]

1. "rule of law" mission lolololololol

Mukasey and the rest of Bush's DOJ on a rule of law mission

LMAO

[Supersedeas]

5. maybe he should work on the credibility gap back home before preaching to foreigners

[Demeter]

2. Now What Business Does the AG Have in a Foreign Land?

NONE--none whatsoever.

[bdamomma]

9. sounds pretty weird to me, sounds like he is doing PNAC work.

this is awfully hypocritical why should they build up their justice system, they did a pretty good job tearing ours apart.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey met Wednesday with the head of Iraq's judicial council during a quick trip to Baghdad to review U.S. efforts to help build the nation's legal system.

[Iwasthere]

3. WTF!!!!????

[acmavm]

4. That lying sack of shit is in Iraq? Well BFD.

[ReformedChris]

6. So much for an independant AG that would focus on equal justice in America..

Even Janet Reno did some investigations into Clinton allegations. This jackass props up the BushCo Regime over there and just carries the water.

[damntexdem]

7. Did any of them waterboard him?

No? Too bad! ;-)

[hatrack]

8. Yes, he made a surprise visit and displayed a plastic lawbook on a tray to the hungry legislators

:eyes: