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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The Telegraph</P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>US spy agencies 'struggle with post-9/11 languages' </P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Despite intense focus on <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Pakistan</st1:country-region> and the Middle East in the last decade, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> spy agencies are still lacking in language skills needed to talk to locals, translate intercepted intelligence and analyse data, according to top intelligence officials.</P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Full story:</P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/september-11-attacks/8775550/US-spy-agencies-struggle-with-post-911-languages.html</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>