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Source: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/7902637.htm
Arabs from U.S. Bridge Culture Gap in Region
(Knight Ridder/Miami Herald) Hannah Allam - Hundreds of Arab Americans have made their way - or way back - to Iraq as interpreters, soldiers, humanitarian workers, and contractors, playing crucial roles in bridging the gaping cultural divide between Iraqis and the U.S. armed forces. Gen. John Abizaid, a Lebanese American, heads the U.S. Central Command. A Syrian American arranges interviews for a senior coalition spokesman; a Palestinian American delivers millions of dollars from coalition headquarters to Iraqi banks each week; and an Egyptian American records human-rights complaints.