“The Bush administration has decided to take the unusual step of bestowing on its own troops and personnel immunity from prosecution by Iraqi courts for killing Iraqis or destroying local property after the occupation ends and political power is transferred to an interim Iraqi government, U.S. officials said.” (Washington Post)

While the legal basis for this appears dubious, it draws some of its supposed legitimacy from the UN resolution recognizing the transitional government and supporting the ‘multinational’ force. Perhaps achieving some basis for the claim of immunity, rather than any concern about the legitimacy of the US occupation, was the real ugency behind the resolution?