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“Whatever one’s views of this war, we should agree that our country has a responsibility to Iraqi interpreters”
Joe Coon, an Iraq War veteran, writes in the Oregonian about the struggle he went through to get his former interpreter and close friend, Bandar, safely to the United States on a Special Immigrant Visa. Far beyond following the simple steps set forth in the SIV procedure guidelines, it was only through arduous paperwork, a [...]
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).
Camp Ashraf: Refuge in (not just from) Iraq
Parliamentarians and jurists met in London on Tuesday to call upon the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the United States to propose a draft text to the UN Security Council implementing blue helmet protection of Camp Ashraf to prevent a major massacre when US troops leave Iraq. They have also called on the Iraqi [...]
Becca Heller in FP: “For the nearly 3 million Iraqis displaced by the war, returning home is still not an option”
Josh Rogin, writing for Foreign Policy, calls attention to U.S. neglect of Iraqi refugees in Leaving Iraq: What About the Refugees? and interviews IRAP Director Becca Heller. While welcoming the return of American troops, Heller notes that “The United States failed to honor its commitment to Iraqi refugees this year, admitting less than half of [...]
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