Iraqi interpreters seek punishment; say contractor sexually harassed them…
We all used interpreters in Iraq, as only some tiny, tiny percentage of Americans deployed spoke any Arabic at all. The people we called ‘terps typically were supplied as a commodity by various...
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In addition to the obvious opportunities for waste, fraud, corruption and just plain stupidity, the real problem is how lack of language capability within the State Department contributes to the...
View ArticleVisas for our Iraqi Translators and ‘Terps
US Immigration law is denser and longer than the US federal tax code, and likely screws over more people. We’ll offer you today a short history of the programs to give visas to the Iraqis who worked...
View ArticleSave Our Terps! How (and Why) to Write Congress Now
From time to time I offer this space to guest bloggers with something important to say. Today, our guest is long-time friend of this blog, Charlie Sherpa. Sherpa runs his own blog at Red Bull Rising....
View ArticleIraqi interpreters seek punishment; say contractor sexually harassed them…
We all used interpreters in Iraq, as only some tiny, tiny percentage of Americans deployed spoke any Arabic at all. The people we called ‘terps typically were supplied as a commodity by various...
View ArticleTongue-Tied State Department Failing in its Core Mission (Part II)
In addition to the obvious opportunities for waste, fraud, corruption and just plain stupidity, the real problem is how lack of language capability within the State Department contributes to the...
View ArticleVisas for our Iraqi Translators and ‘Terps
US Immigration law is denser and longer than the US federal tax code, and likely screws over more people. We’ll offer you today a short history of the programs to give visas to the Iraqis who worked...
View ArticleSave Our Terps! How (and Why) to Write Congress Now
From time to time I offer this space to guest bloggers with something important to say. Today, our guest is long-time friend of this blog, Charlie Sherpa. Sherpa runs his own blog at Red Bull Rising....
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