Ex-US Army Iraqi interpreter seeks refuge in Greece after US rejected entry – report

Written on March 26th, 2016 in politics Comments Off

Published on RT, March 25, 2016 (see also this video: Abandoned Afghan interpreter refused UK asylum shot by Taliban, 2.53 min, on RT, April 13, 2015 (my comment: I guess these guys knew too much, elites have no trouble to sacrify a peasant – Heidi).

A former Iraqi US Army interpreter is languishing in a troubled refugee hotspot of Idomeni after numerous failed attempts to obtain an American visa. To get it, he required – but reportedly never received – a mere acknowledgement of working for the US troops.

Ibrahim Esmael Ibrahim, a 26-year-old Iraqi from Baghdad, had been offered a job by Virginia-based Global Linguist Solutions (GLS), the major provider of linguistic services for the US military and intelligence community, according to an exclusive by Public Radio International (PRI).

In 2007, GLS was awarded $4.6 billion five-year contract with the military intelligence command that included providing interpreters and translators for the US troops in Iraq.

The salary was generous, Ibrahim told PRI – $1,500 a month, plus bonuses. American soldiers who Ibrahim worked with liked him and even nicknamed him “AP.” But after six months into his service, he reportedly received death threats from Iraqi insurgents. “They told me I will cut your head from your body if I see you again here,” he said  … //

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Links:

Turkey must accept responsibility for downed jet to restore relations – top Russian senator, on RT, March 25, 2016;

Is ISIS Closing in on Europe? on Geopolitical Analysis, by K.N. Pandita, March 25, 2016;

Le quantitative easing people est-il la solution pour relancer l’économie en Europe? dans Blvd Voltaire.fr, par Jean-Paul Mounier, le 24 mars, 2016;

ISIS, oil & Turkey: What RT found in Syrian town liberated from jihadists by Kurds (EXCLUSIVE), on RT, March 24, 2016;

Labour: Lions or Pussycats? on Scoop.co.nz, by Max Rashbrooke, March 24, 2016; Reflections on the Future of Work conference;

UBI as a Reconceptualisation of Income Tax, on Soop.co.nz, by Keith Rankin, March 24, 2016;

Les prestations familiales, le RSA et la prime d’activité revalorisés de 0,1 % au 1er avril, dans boursorama, par Francis Lefebvre, le 23 mars 2016;

INDIA: Full PF withdrawal before age of 58 difficult in most cases, on live mint, par Parizad Sirwalla, March 23, 2016;

An idea worth talking about, on The Oshawa Express, by Graeme McNaughton, March 23, 2016;

France: faudrait voir à pas confondre évolution & révolution, dans Tendance Hotellerie.fr, par Guilain Denisselle, le 22 mars 2016;

India has played her role, on Kashmir and IDPs, by K.N. Pandita, March 21, 2016;

Les attentats de Bruxelles sont l’oeuvre des gouvernements Européens pour justifier leurs politiques étrangères – Laurent Louis [VIDEO 19.10 min], dans HOT243, le 20 mars 2016 (mon commentaire: étonnant qu’on ne remarque pas qu’une énorme préparation est nécessaire pour réussir un tel coup, un effort que les pauvres pecnots qu’on nous présente ne sont certainement PAS capable de fournir - Heidi);

Nuclear Security Summit and South Asia, on Geopolitical Analysis, by K.N. Pandita, March 15, 2016;

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