Despite the fact that thousands of Iraqis have risked their lives and the security of their families by supporting U.S. reconstruction efforts in Iraq, the U.S. is excluding them from a fast-track refugee resettlement program. Approximately 100 Iraqi employees of the U.S embassy will receive preferential treatment while the rest must rely on the surge working, join 2 million other Iraqis and flee the country, or risk violent retribution for their aid to the U.S. (AP)
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