OUTRAGEOUS - AT 9:01 A.M. ET:  From superb reporter Joel Mowbray, via Fox News:

An Iraqi translator who has earned commendations for risking his life repeatedly to save the lives of many American soldiers in combat has been denied a visa to live in the United States because of nonviolent actions he took to overthrow Saddam Hussein — at the same time the U.S. government was calling for regime change in Iraq.

Jasim, whose name is being withheld for his safety, has received strong support from the U.S. military, and the Department of Homeland Security approved his application for a visa. But the State Department has denied Jasim a visa because he was arrested in 1996 for actions against the Saddam dictatorship.

COMMENT:  This cries out for justice, and for immediate intervention by Hillary Clinton.  Republicans should create an uproar, if they're capable of any emotion at all.  This may well be the result of a bureaucratic glitch.  Whatever the reason, this man must get his visa, and fast!

April 4, 2009