These low-paid foreign workers face many of the same risks soldiers do. Mortars have killed Filipinos who served meals in mess halls. Assassins have targeted Iraqis translating for soldiers. Roadside bombs have ripped into trucks driven by Turkish Full Story »
Posted by Fabrice Florin - via Publish2 (Politics), ProPublica
Great investigative report on the low-paid foreign civilians employed by the U.S. in its war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq. This enterprising story exposes the scope of this issue and points out that many of these foreign workers face the same risks as U.S. soldiers do, but without benefits for their injuries. Well-researched, factual reporting on a serious issue that has not been covered well by the news media.
