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The message was as clear as any the Iraqi interpreter had ever seen: a severed dog's head outside his front door, along with a menacing two-word note: "You're next."
Jake Gyllenhaal's longtime friend inspired the actor to take the lead role in "The Covenant," a film about an American soldier who seeks to rescue his interpreter.
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Veterans Hail Biden-Ordered Review of Visa Program for Iraqi, Afghan Military Interpreters
Spc. Alaa Jaza, an Arabic linguist attached to Troop A, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, advises Iraqi Army soldiers with the 73rd Brigade, 15th Division, on how to set battle positions to avoid friendly fire during a training event at Camp Taji, Iraq, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. (Cody Quinn/U.S. Army)
11 Feb 2021
Zach Iscol has twice fought to secure a U.S. visa for interpreters who fought alongside him in war zones. He s been successful only once.
A decorated former Marine Corps officer, Iscol was able to vouch for Iraqi linguist Khalid Abood and his family, who faced death threats in Baghdad but only after an aggressive lobbying campaign that culminated in testimony on Capitol Hill in 2007.