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Iraqi Interpreter in US Longs to Return

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Tens of thousands of Iraqis have signed up to work as interpreters for US troops in Iraq. It's a dangerous job - interpreters are special targets of insurgents who see them as traitors. This year the US is granting special immigrant visas to 500 Afghan and Iraqi interpreters. They come with their families to live here in safety. But as KPLU's Chana Joffe-Walt reports - their story doesn't always end there, happily ever after. Warning - this story contains some graphic images.  Click here for the story.
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