John Oliver on How America Is Turning Its Back on Middle Eastern Translators Who Risked Their Lives

(Before It's News)

In a moving (but of course, still funny) episode of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver sheds light on the plight of Iraqi and Afghani translators who worked for U.S. forces and contractors, a position that jeopardized the well-being of their families as well as themselves.

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