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09/30/2003 Archived Entry: "Officials: Guantanamo translator arrested"

YAGBTA: To save time I've created a new acronym: Yet Another Guantanamo Bay Translator Arrested (YAGBTA).

The FBI has arrested another translator who worked at the U.S. base in Cuba. Ahmed Mehalba was arrested at Boston's Logan Airport with what are alleged to be classified materials related to the al-Qaida prisoners being held there. Interestingly, he was arrested on a flight from Egypt.

Mehalba is a civilian translator working for the Titan Corp., CNN has confirmed. Titan, based in San Diego, California, describes itself as "a leading provider of comprehensive information and communications products, solutions, and services for national security."

I'll bet.

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