veiled4allah: WTF? veiled4allah: WTF?The Air Force can bar a Syrian-born U.S. airman accused of espionage from speaking his native Arabic, a military judge ruled on Friday... ...Since last summer, the military has instructed Halabi to not speak Arabic, an order that bars him from direct communication with his parents and fiance, who do not speak English...Uh, how about hiring somebody who speaks Arabic to monitor him? There are nearly 200 million Arabic speakers in the world, it's not like its some rare language.
...Judge Col. Barbara Brand ruled however that all prisoners at Vandenberg Air Force base face the same restriction so that Halabi was not being singled out for punishment. But she ordered the U.S. government to find a way to allow the airman to communicate with his family twice a month or explain why they could not accommodate that request.
Sgt. James Douglass, an officer in charge of confinement at the military prison where Halabi has been held, told the court military base detainees are routinely barred from speaking languages other than English.
"It relates to our ability to monitor what he is saying at all times. We would not know if he was speaking about the case if he was speaking Arabic," Douglass said.
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Subject: arabic translations for prisoner.
I was thinking the same thing, but apparently it's not so much finding an arabic speaker. It's locating one that can be vetted (checked) on wether they can be cleared to over hear possibly sensitive or classified material.I dunno how much that applies in this particular case, but apparently the U.S. military can't just hire anyone. If they do hire an interpreter that cannot hold a security clearance then there are limitations to what they can be exposed to.
So, the situation is a bit more complicated than it would seem at first glance.
but you would think that they could get ONE interpreter to be able to listen in during this guys phone calls home.
-DS
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This is of the topic, but have you heard about this case?:link
Peter
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Thanks, Peter. I just blogged it.