Read more about Edmonds’s fascinating story here:

http://www.amconmag.com/article/2008/jan/28/00012/

It is no surprise that very sensitive information is often passed through translators. For the FBI, expert linguists such as these play a critical role in counter-terrorism and providing intelligence information. This role is extremely important, as they must use their own judgment in sorting through information to authenticate its accuracy and its prospective value to agents and analysts. As we can see, translators do more than just sit at a desk and translate documents!