6/16/2009)  IRC REPORT - Iraqi Refugees in the United States: In Dire Straits 

• Flawed US Refugee Admissions Program is Failing Iraqi Refugees;  
• Recession Only Makes Matters Worse
• IRC Commission Calls for Overhaul of Resettlement System
• Read the IRCReport Summary HERE

(March 2009)  Checkpoint One Foundation Founder Jason Faler honored as a finalist for the 2009 Above & Beyond Citizen Honors Award, the most prestigious civilian award in America, presented by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

(12/28/2008)  A Personal Letter of Thanks to our 2008 Supporters

(12/29/2008) National Public Radio interview with Jason Faler and "Mustafa" (by Anna King)

(12/11/2008)  The Oregonian - "A Separate Peace" (by Julie Sullivan)

UPDATES:

The Dangerous Policy Bannning the Wearing of Masks by Interpreters in Baghdad:

 - The Mask Ban is Rescinded:

(12/11/2008) Stars and Stripes: Military removes mask ban

(12/06/2008)  The BBC: Iraq translators' mask ban dropped

 - A Letter from Senator Ron Wyden et al to Secretary of Defense Gates:

(11/20/2008) The Letter from twelve Members of Congress to the SecDef

 - The Outcry and Awe:

(11/17/2008) The New Yorker:  Military to Interpreters: Drop Dead

(11/19/2008) The Oregonian: The Army's Foolish and Cruel Policy

(11/22/2008) The Washington Post: Pentagon Urged to Reverse Mask Ban

 - The Mask Ban Quietly Takes Effect:

(11/17/2008) The Washington Post: Mask Ban Upsets Iraqis

(6/2/2008)  Senator Gordon Smith's Speech commending The Checkpoint One Foundation and encouraging a more rapid processing timeline for SIV applicants (click HERE)

(5/14/2008)  CPOF in The New York Times  Officers BattleVisa Hurdles for Iraqi Aides by Conrad Mulcahy  (Click HERE)

(5/7/2008)  CPOF in The Christian Science Monitor  - A soldier's quest to save Iraqi, Afghan Interpreters by Jill Carroll (Click HERE)

(4/28/2008)  CPOF on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer  (Click HERE to view transcript - once there, click on "streaming video" to watch the entire video segment)

More success!  CPOF brings another Iraqi family of four to the U.S.! (3/9/2008)

Safety for another Iraqi family! CPOF lands a family of five 01/22/2008! (Click Here)

CPOF IN THE NEWS AGAIN...

Seattle Times, 3/19/2008 (Click HERE)

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