Enemy Within?
An interpreter for the top British commander in Afghanistan (who also commands NATO troops) has been arrested and charged with espionage. The Telegraph is reporting that corporal Daniel James, 44, is believed to have communicated with a "foreign government", Iran.
Cpl Daniel James, 44, is charged under the 1911 Official Secrets Act with "prejudicing the safety of the state" by passing information "calculated to be directly or indirectly useful to the enemy".
It was said he had communicated with a "foreign power" in the incident on Nov 2, believed to be Iran.
Most of the hearing at Westminster magistrates' court yesterday was held in secret and no mention was made of James's job or his address.
But The Daily Telegraph has learned that he acts as an interpreter for Gen David Richards, the commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan and one of the most senior officers in the Army.
If this proves to be true, there is no telling how much damage James may have done. But here's Iran popping up again, this time in Afghanistan. And the Baker boys want to reward these guys with dialog? I've pointed out that Iran's hand is behind much of the unrest in the entire region. It really is time for the West to stop bumbling around and present a unified front against this rogue regime.
By Robert, Thursday, 21 December , 2006 @ 11:32 am
So do we still have to support our troops?