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| Program targeted in Fort Jackson probe moved | |
| 2010-02-20 | |
| A U.S. Army program at the center of a probe into allegations that Muslim translator trainees threatened to poison soldiers at Fort Jackson was moved to a post in Arizona last month. Spokeswomen at both Fort Jackson and Fort Huachuca, Ariz, confirmed the program - which trains noncitizen native speakers in such languages as Arabic and Farsi to become soldiers and translators - has been relocated. Fort Huachuca, located about one hour south of Tucson near the Mexican border, is home to the Army Intelligence Corp. On Thursday, a report by the evangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcast Network and Fox News stated that five Muslim translators had been arrested at Fort Jackson in December for threatening to poison other soldiers. The Army has not reported making any arrests. A statement Friday from the Army's Criminal Investigation Division confirmed an investigation into the allegations has been ongoing "for almost two months." "But ... we have not found any credible information to substantiate the allegations," the statements said. Fort Jackson officials said the allegations involved "potential verbal threats" and at no time were soldiers there in danger.
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| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Curiously odiferous. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-20 09:43 |