"You Will Call Me Phillip Morris" | The Interpreters
Clip: Season 21 Episode 3 | 2m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
How did a gruff American sergeant and an affable Iraqi interpreter become friends?
In this scene from The Interpreters, Sgt Paul Braun and an affable Iraqi interpreter who called himself "Philip Morris" talk about the friendship they developed while Paul was in Iraq. Interpreters were crucial for Americans to be able to communicate with Iraqis, but were also considered by many to be traitors to their country.
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"You Will Call Me Phillip Morris" | The Interpreters
Clip: Season 21 Episode 3 | 2m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
In this scene from The Interpreters, Sgt Paul Braun and an affable Iraqi interpreter who called himself "Philip Morris" talk about the friendship they developed while Paul was in Iraq. Interpreters were crucial for Americans to be able to communicate with Iraqis, but were also considered by many to be traitors to their country.
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Afghan and Iraqi interpreters risked their lives aiding US troops. Were they left behind? (30s)
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