Iraq: Two Misunderstanders of Islam murder a relative after he refused their demands that he quit his job as an interpreter for the U.S. military
Convincing Iraqi Muslims not to work for the Great Satan. "Police: Iraqi interpreter for US Army killed," by Sameer N. Yacoub for Associated Press, June 18 (thanks to Maxwell):
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi interpreter for the U.S. military was gunned down on Friday by his son and nephew north of the capital after he refused their demands to quit his job, a police official said. The attack occurred as at least 16 people were killed nationwide, a grim reminder of the dangers facing Iraqis despite a sharp drop in violence over the past few years.
Hameed al-Daraji was shot in the chest in his house in Samarra, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Baghdad, police Lt. Emad Muhsin said.
Muhsin said al-Daraji worked as a contractor and translator for the U.S. military since 2003 against the wishes of his family. His relatives were constantly fighting with al-Daraji to give up working with the Americans, but he ignored their pleas, he added.
Al-Daraji's son and nephew were arrested after the attack and confessed to being members of an al-Qaida group that sanctioned the killing, Muhsin said, adding that police were searching for a second son suspected of being an accomplice....
