'Airman of Year' now spy suspect

'Airman of Year' now spy suspect

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Ahmad al Halabi liked to fiddle with robots in high
school. He grew up in one of America's biggest Arab communities, and
went straight into the Air Force after graduation. He planned to marry
his fiance days after his tour as an Arabic translator ended at
Guantanamo Bay. But now Senior Airman al Halabi — once honored as
"Airman of the Year" — is in custody at an Air Force base in
California, facing allegations of espionage that could bring the death
penalty for the 24-year-old son of Syrian immigrants. The supply
clerk-turned-translator is the second member of the U.S. military to
be arrested for actions at Guantanamo, the U.S.-run military base in
Cuba housing some 660 suspected...

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