We've sure come a long way since 9/11
By Michael J.W. Stickings
Right?
Um, then how is it that, as WaPo is reporting, "only 33 FBI agents have even a limited proficiency in Arabic, and none of them work in the sections of the bureau that coordinate investigations of international terrorism, according to new FBI statistics"?
That's 33 out of 12,000!
Don't you think a few more agents with at least a modest understanding of Arabic, if not genuine proficiency, would help? What with the whole jihadist threat and everything. You know, terrorism.
(And don't look for Arabic language specialists in the military. Right, Bleu Copas?)
Right?
Um, then how is it that, as WaPo is reporting, "only 33 FBI agents have even a limited proficiency in Arabic, and none of them work in the sections of the bureau that coordinate investigations of international terrorism, according to new FBI statistics"?
That's 33 out of 12,000!
Don't you think a few more agents with at least a modest understanding of Arabic, if not genuine proficiency, would help? What with the whole jihadist threat and everything. You know, terrorism.
(And don't look for Arabic language specialists in the military. Right, Bleu Copas?)
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
10:53 PM
2 Comments:
Well, there was that incident with the two gay language specialists in the Army, so the Bush admin. probably figured after that that they needed to discourage language study. Besides, how much Arabic do you need to waterboard somebody?
By
., at 11:38 PM
Not much, I suspect. Nor do you need much for Shock 'n' Awe. It's all the rest that's the problem.
By
Michael J.W. Stickings, at 12:02 AM
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