Interpreters

Obama, McCain Skirt Iraqi Refugee Issue

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 07.09.2008 | Home


Hanna Ingber Win

"If our Iraqi translators are allowed to be murdered, I don't see how we could imagine winning hearts or minds in Fallujah or Ramadi or Baghdad. It's one of the clearest moral urgencies that the war has presented."

Five Years On, We've 'Betrayed' Iraqis

Lionel Beehner | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics


Lionel Beehner

Five years after the fall of Saddam, Iraqis cannot escape the inferno of violence in their own country, largely because of Washington's unwillingness to help them.

Saving the Friends We Left Behind

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics


Paul Rieckhoff

He was my most effective weapon in Iraq. Without him by my side, I was essentially deaf and blind. His name is Esam, and he served as my interpreter.

Leaving Friends to Die: Abandoning Our Iraqi Interpreters

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics


Paul Rieckhoff

We are failing to keep our most precious allies safe from harm. The endless bureaucratic hurdles imposed upon them by the United States are literally a matter of life and death.