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posted March 15, 2008 at 10:25 pm Jeremy Scahill, ?Blackwater?

Kucinich: Do you know what the statute of limitation is for murder in the United States?

Assad: No, I don?t, Mr. Congressman.

Kucinich: There isn?t ? there isn?t one. Now, if someone connected with a private contracting company was involved in the murder of a civilian, would the Department be ready to recommend their prosecution?

Assad: Sir, I?m just not qualified to answer that question.

Incredulous, Kucinich asked Assad and the other government officials on the panel, ?Anybody here qualified to answer that, and if they?re not, why are you here, with all due respect???

Kucinich: Would the Department of Defense be prepared to see a prosecution proffered against any private contractor who is demonstrated to have unlawfully killed a civilian?

?Sir, I can?t answer that question,? Assad replied.

?Wow,? Kucinich shot back. ?Think about what that means. These private contractors can get away with murder.?

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