SWLiP
2007-04-01 03:39:31
James:
Actually, as described by Omar this search would have been entirely constitutional in the U.S. because it was consensual.
In any event, Coalition forces in Iraq are acting under the auspices of the sovereign government of Iraq. Moreover, the Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the Bill of Rights does not apply to the actions of the government, or its agents, abroad. Do you really think that, for example, every house to house search in Europe during WWII should have been subject to the constraints of the Constitution?
So, your point was kind of, er, pointless, all around.
