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| Iraqi Lawyer Who Helped Rescue PFC Lynch Granted Asylum | |
| 2003-04-29 | |
| Edited for brevity. The Iraqi lawyer who led U.S. forces to missing soldier Jessica Lynch has been granted asylum by the United States, Fox News has learned. Mohammed Odeh Al-Rehatef, 33, who helped U.S. special operations teams track down Pfc. Jessica Lynch, is now living in the United States with his wife and 5-year-old child. Al-Rehatef was granted asylum Monday in Arlington, Virginia, which allows him to work in this country. He can stay in the U.S. indefinitely and can eventually apply for U.S. citizenship.
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| Posted by:Dar |
| #9 Medal of Freedom |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-30 09:13:46 |
| #8 The name of the medal escapes me - The highest award for civilians - does it come with a stipend and can we get it for this guy |
| Posted by: Luigi 2003-04-29 18:37:27 |
| #7 Dinner at my place for Mohammed, his wife and daughter any time convenient to him. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-04-29 18:11:25 |
| #6 This New York Post report makes me wonder: April 29, 2003 -- JERUSALEM - Israeli intelligence tipped off U.S. forces to the location of American POWs at an Iraqi hospital, leading to the surprise Marine rescue of Pfc. Jessica Lynch, it was revealed yesterday. The Israeli role in Lynch's escape from Nasiriyah last month surfaced yesterday when Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), on a Mideast tour, told reporters he had been briefed about it by Israeli officials. Sources said he was told that Israeli intelligence provided the first information that Lynch and her comrades were in the hospital. The information was specific enough so that Marines knew where in the hospital she could be found during the April 1 rescue, sources said. Until now, an Iraqi lawyer, identified only as Mohammed, was credited with providing the U.S.-led coalition with information about Lynch's whereabouts. |
| Posted by: growler 2003-04-29 15:00:00 |
| #5 It would have been a crime against humanity if he had been denied Asylum. Any info on sending in a housewarming gift for him? Welcome to America. We can't have too many good men. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-04-29 14:05:36 |
| #4 It'd sure be nice to see him and his family with Jessica Lynch at her homecoming whenever she gets out of Walter Reed. I'm going to drive down there from Pittsburgh that day and help those folks party! |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-04-29 13:06:09 |
| #3 With all of the nutcases and loose cannons in Iraq, coupled with his noteriety, it was time for him and his family to get out of Dodge. Here is a brave and decent man who did the right thing. He is the type of person needed to build Iraq, but I am sure that it is too dangerous for him and his family now. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-04-29 12:58:47 |
| #2 If he ever makes it to Mpls. I'll buy him all the beer he can drink. Come to think of it, I'll be in VA. in a few weeks. Hmmm...... |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2003-04-29 12:55:27 |
| #1 Sounds like the kind of guy I want as a fellow citizen. Welcome home, friend of freedom. Stay as long as you like. |
| Posted by: Mike 2003-04-29 12:16:40 |