Why would Iraqis have to flee our liberation, huh?
"A lifeline for those who aided US; Mass.-based man tries to resettle thousands" by Linda Matchan, Globe Staff | June 30, 2009
A former US government official in Iraq, Johnson, 28, has spent the last two years trying to save Iraqis who worked for the United States as interpreters, embassy workers, subcontractors, and in other jobs, and as a result were forced into hiding, tortured, raped, or killed by insurgents and militia. His passion to protect those targeted for death is so fierce he’s been compared to Oskar Schindler, the German businessman who saved Jews from Nazi death camps.
Johnson, who lives in Somerville, is particularly vexed that the same government that helped resettle more than 100,000 refugees here after the Vietnam War seems indifferent toward Iraqis. Only 600 Iraqi allies were admitted last year despite recent legislation making 5,000 special visas available each year. And things may get worse with American combat troops meeting today’s deadline to pull out of Iraqi cities and major towns....
A story that has caught the attention of Hollywood....That's when I stopped reading.
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