July 28, 2021
Culture, religion, and even the polygraph examiner can influence the test results, says former Chief of Polygraph Tom Mauriello.
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Are Afghan interpreters who risked their lives to help U.S. forces now being consigned to death because of a flawed test? They just told me, you failed the polygraph test, Afghan interpreter Omid Mahmoodi said.
Many tell Newsy they ve been denied Special Immigrant Visas after failing the required polygraph. The use of the polygraph has been very helpful, but it s unfair many times Tom Mauriello, Former Chief of Polygraph at the Department of Defense said.
This all comes as the U.S. troop withdrawal in Afghanistan is almost complete and the Taliban is gaining ground.