Speaking With The Enemy

Literally. This can't be good.

A military aide to the commander of British forces in Afghanistan appeared in court yesterday accused of spying.

Cpl Daniel James, 44, is charged under the 1911 Official Secrets Act with "prejudicing the safety of the state" by passing information "calculated to be directly or indirectly useful to the enemy".

This fellow was a translator for a top NATO commander in Afghanistan. There's no way to tell just how much he knows ... but it would be a lot, as Allah notes.

The charges are as grave as can be and any trial would almost certainly be at the Old Bailey, with the prosecution led by the Attorney General.

The court then went into private session for an hour. Afterwards, Judge Timothy Workman said: "I have heard some details which I am satisfied that were they to be published would be prejudicial to national security."

James is of Iranian descent and speaks fluent Pashtun, the main language in Afghanistan, making him invaluable to the Army which is very short of translators.

Here's a Google link for the officer he worked for - looks like he's been on the ground since March.

Comments

[Phoenix]

If ever the death penalty is warranted........maybe some old fashioned torture thrown in first.