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An article in the Guardian, 18th February 2004, reports that students of Arabic are being encouraged to put their degrees on hold to join the British army as interpreters in Iraq.
The full article is available on the EducationGuardian website at http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/news/story/0,12891,1150808,00.html
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