One More Opportunity Missed

It looks as though Mohamed Yousry is a scapegoat who is being imprisoned mainly on the basis of evidence from a dissertation which his advisors at NYU suggested he write on an Egyptian mullah accused of endorsing terrorism. It is a sad day when we Americans start punishing the innocent who touch upon our fears. Yes, I would agree that this is 'collateral damage' and inexcusable, so far as this NY Times article reports. Once again we are suppressing our best defenses against terrorism -- those who know the language and are committed Americans who care about our common welfare. One hears that our security agencies are overwhelmed with untranslated, possibly terrorist communications. How emblematic of yet one more instance of an opportunity missed! Shame!

Convicted of Aiding Terrorist, Translator Prepares for
Prison Cell, Still in Disbelief
By JULIA PRESTON
After working for nearly a decade as a translator for a New
York defense lawyer, Mohamed Yousry was convicted along
with the lawyer on Feb. 10.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/nyregion/07translator.html?th&emc=th

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