Iraqi interpreters - Tag Archive
IRAP in The Guardian: This Veterans Day, We Must Remember the Iraqi Interpreters
Michael Breen, Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project co-founder and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, reminds us today in the Guardian that as we welcome the homecoming of our soldiers in Iraq, we must do more to help those for whom the war is not over– the two million or more refugees, including interpreters, religious minorities, gay [...]
IRAP in the LA Times: “I feel as if I am in prison. There are no guards, but I can’t leave my cell because I will be killed.”
An Iraqi translator for U.S. forces whose first name is Tariq describes his move away from the relative safety of his military base in anticipation of U.S. troop withdrawal, and his fear, every day, of reprisal. Tariq's op-ed was facilitated by IRAP and appears today in the Chicago Tribune (copyright Los Angeles Times).














