One of the hidden shames of the British prosecution of the Iraq war and occupation has been the apparent abandonment of interpreters in Iraq when the army was done with them. It did appear that this had been solved, with the government promising UK refuge to Iraqis who had worked for them during the last few years.

According to today's Times, though, the government might be in the process of drawing back on their (which means: our) promises. For further detail see Dan Hardie's blog. For what you can, and ought to, do if you live in the UK, see here.

Via Crooked Timber.