Iraqi translators - Tag Archive
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).
Peter Van Buren: “I am still haunted by the Iraqis we left behind”
As a State Department Foreign Service Officer in Baghdad from 2009 to 2010, Peter Van Buren consistently felt that his Provincial Reconstruction Teams could do little to lessen the sectarianism, corruption, and violence that Iraqis face every day. In an op-ed in the New York Times, Van Buren relates that whether sponsoring art shows or [...]
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