The US has always cooperated with Interpol, and in fact the current Secretary General is an American. (I forgot to put the link to Jake Tapper’s article in the story; that will be fixed as soon as I post this, but for those this far down in the comments … it is here.

captcha: the meddlers

If I were an interpol agent, I would want this sort of protection from potential harassment by domestic law enforcement officials, who are notorious for turf wars. Just as American agents would want similar protections when they were overseas.

There are good arguments for extending these sorts of exceptions to foreign emissaries, not the least of which is that we want them extended to US when we are foreign emissaries. If I were an interpol agent asked to come work in America and investigate international intrigue, I would definitely want some protection from being hassled by domestic law enforcement agencies, who might choose to toss sand in my gears for any number of reasons. So this makes sense to me,

Aluminum haberdashers, carry on. I am out. You don’t need me to nurse this phantom grudge over the coming years. Add it to the list of reasons why Obama is a proto-bolshevik, unrealistic dove pussy, unamerican socialist whatever. You’re sick now. In seven years you’ll be well again, and there will be work to do.

“except those provided by Section 2(c), Section 3, Section 4, Section 5, and Section 6 of that Act” and the semicolon that immediately precedes them.

So what about 2c.

2 (c) Property and assets of international organizations, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, unless such immunity be expressly waived, and from confiscation. The archives of international organizations shall be inviolable.

7(b) Representatives of foreign governments in or to international organizations and officers and employees of such organizations shall be immune from suit and legal process relating to acts performed by them in their official capacity and falling within their functions as such representatives, officers, or employees except insofar as such immunity may be waived by the foreign government or international organization concerned.

Sec. 9.

The privileges, exemptions, and immunities of international organizations and of their officers and employees, and members of their families, suites, and servants, provided for in this title, shall be granted notwithstanding the fact that the similar privileges, exemptions, and immunities granted to a foreign government, its officers, or employees, may be conditioned upon the existence of reciprocity by that foreign government:

I dont know. You tell me. Section 7 and 9 were already in force.

Obama simply allowed section 2C to be included in the mix.

Im not a lawyer but you tell me. I work for interpol. Someone comes to my house and wants to search it….Am I immune or no?

I work for interpol. I have files in my office at the justice department. The government wants to see those. I say no. Can they take them?

Property Whereever located and by whomever held shall be immune.

But then I like a good conspiracy theory.

But paranoia is so much more fun for wingers than facts….