An Iraqi translator - in first person - 20 Mar 08

Although the war has left many Iraqis homeless and jobless, it's also opened up some opportunities.

Iraqi interpreters, for example, have become instrumental in helping foreign troops win the trust of local people.

Here are the views of one translator, in his own words.

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News & Politics

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• AlJazeera
• Al
• Jazeera
• Iraq
• War
• Translator
• USA
• Military
• Troops
• English

[ahanni0]

may b coz he's addressing an Arab tv channel.

[wb678]

Because Al Jazeera is an Arab news channel.

[zatuty]

3 ,,,In kwait when they occupied it, The american soldars won the hearts of alot of Iraqi people admit American were the best how work for Iraq ,,,I was thiking about my job by night and day to find a batter way to serve the United States Army ,

[zatuty]

@zatuty 2,,, The sacrifice the gave to help our people from sadam then qaida and militias , I`M a former muslim and I left this crazy religon step by step , No one ever tallk to me about that from te guys I just start thinking there is some thing wrong with as and our morals by watching those great guys , I didn`t say they never done a mistake or there is some few guys who act bad because of the prasher of war, but that still soooooo much bater from how iraqi army act in kwait ,

[zatuty]

He is jerk,I was workin for the U,S Army for four yars,I Know this kind of hypocrites praying like imam and work for mony but same time he follows the islamic orders

which its impossible to make u loyal to the americans because it`s contradiction, and now u tallk to al jazeera for some money and u know those fukersare against the American interests in Iraq , I am sure u was always act like an ass hole , And instead u thank the guys for hard job they have done and the sacrifice they , 1

[jan406able]

he is such a jerk!

how come he shows his face on TV? especially aljazeera one the famoust chanel on the world !!

most of osamas interview made by aljazeera,

i have to move my family to three different cities in iraq due to the threaten i got from alkaida members, and now i still worry about them but some how it's ok.

beside am sure that now alkaida see this interpreter on TV,

and they say (YOUR ASS IS MINE)

so werever he goes they will kill him one day here or there it doesn't matter.....

[12041976]

i do agree, and again this is al jazeera,they do invest in all the atrocities of the iraqi people. be safe !

[baghdadi1979]

Dude, some of your soldiors are really rednecks, I had to take of my head sets many times during our street tours cause I couldn't hear the bad offensive comments they make on ma ppl!

[baghdadi1979]

Even if I leave Iraq, I wouldn't dare to show ma face on TV & saying I was a translator cause I still have family to worry about!

[baghdadi1979]

Yeh, we usually never show our faces for ppl, not because it's dangrous on us, cause we are well protected, but our families will be at risk! I wouldn't trust this guy!

[Darkness2000ky]

He got a phone call right before the explosion, dosen't that explain something?

and he has his face all uncovered and was on TV telling the people that he was as Interpreter,

Think about it folks

[othmantnt]

well i agree i wouldnt do that im also work as transaltor it will be so fucked up if they know how u are