Friday, April 3, 2009

Visa Denial Puts Heroic Iraqi Translator in the Crosshairs

By Joel Mowbray

"An Iraqi translator who has earned commendations for risking his life repeatedly to save the lives of many American soldiers in combat has been denied a visa to live in the United States because of nonviolent actions he took to overthrow Saddam Hussein — at the same time the U.S. government was calling for regime change in Iraq."

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Kerry Bankert said...

Elisabeth Keene quoted in Fox article (read it if you haven't yet) is my little sister. "Timmy" is what she calls him. He saved her life in a firefight two years ago during her first tour. Lisa's back in Iraq again and has tasked us with making some "noise" on Timmy's behalf. I created a Facebook Group to spread the word! Includes link to contact State Dept! Pass it on. Thanks.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=74625994364Elisabeth Keene quoted in Fox article (read it if you haven't yet) is my little sister. "Timmy" is what she calls him. He saved her life in a firefight two years ago during her first tour. Lisa's back in Iraq again and has tasked us with making some "noise" on Timmy's behalf. I created a Facebook Group to spread the word! Includes link to contact State Dept! Pass it on. Thanks.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=74625994364