Foreign Interpreters Hurt in Battle Find U.S. Insurance Benefits Wanting

After the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the U.S. military discovered that rebuilding the country and confronting an insurgency required a weapon not in its arsenal: Thousands of translators.

To fill the gap, the Pentagon turned to Titan Corp., a San Diego defense contractor, which eventually hired more than 8,000 interpreters, most of them Iraqis. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Business, Living
Topics: War, Iraq, War in Iraq, Money
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Dec 18, 2009 - 2:40 AM PST
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Dec 21, 2009 - 7:44 AM PST

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by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 19, 2009

Interpreters who have immigrated to America as refugees have ended up penniless, on food stamps or in menial jobs because their benefits under the U.S. insurance program ... More »

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