But then you wouldn’t be reading about it on Jalopnik, as it’d be one of a million other LS swaps. Sometimes the scope of a project includes getting visibility, which requires making some decisions that seem to be poor.

I’m more concerned about what Jalopnik is gonna do now that Gawker’s declared bankruptcy

Immunity was never actually an issue. The Iraqi President was willing to offer it, but US negotiators wanted it to be voted on by Parliment. Again, bad negotiating. We get terrible deals. This will never make Iraq great again.