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| Diplomacy fail: State staffed Syria hotline with non-Arabic speakers |
| 2016-03-04 |
| [WashingtonExaminer] The State Department admitted Wednesday that it used department volunteers with limited Arabic language abilities to staff a hotline it set up to take calls about ongoing violence in Syria. That move led to confusion this week as people who speak Arabic, which is Syria's official language, tried to call with information about violations of the Syria cease-fire, only to get hung up by volunteers who didn't have a perfect understanding of the language." |
| Posted by:Vast Right Wing Conspiracy |
| #6 At one time there were scores volunteering to be Arabic translators. Thing is, they were Joos. Apparently it takes an Ivy League degree to turn down those opportunities. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-03-04 20:07 |
| #5 "Another indicator of how clueless they are." Not clueless, #2 gorb. I've no doubt it was done on purpose. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-03-04 19:41 |
| #4 And then, domestically, we have this: Veteran Kills Himself After Call To VA Suicide Hotline Goes To Voicemail |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-03-04 19:15 |
| #3 Is this that "smart diplomacy" I keep hearing about? It's one way to deny any violations happened. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2016-03-04 18:16 |
| #2 Another indicator of how clueless they are. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-03-04 17:50 |
| #1 Yeah, they probably should have used those who speak German. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-03-04 15:09 |