US spy agencies 'struggle with post-9/11 languages'

[Francis Hult]

The Telegraph

 

US spy agencies 'struggle with post-9/11 languages' 

 

Despite intense focus on Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East in the last decade, U.S. spy agencies are still lacking in language skills needed to talk to locals, translate intercepted intelligence and analyse data, according to top intelligence officials.

 

Full story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/september-11-attacks/8775550/US-spy-agencies-struggle-with-post-911-languages.html

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