From the Los Angeles Times
IN BRIEF/IRAQ
Iraqis Can Apply to U.S. Military Academies
From Times Wire Reports
August 3, 2006
The Defense Ministry announced that it would begin accepting
applications from Iraqis who wanted to attend U.S. military academies.
Iraqis between the ages 18 and 22 who are fluent in English and in good
physical condition can apply to the Military Academy at West Point, the
Air Force Academy in Colorado and the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.,
Brig. Gen. Mohammed Askari said. West Point welcomed one cadet,
identified only as Jameel, in June.
A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad said it was "common practice for
the military academies to select foreign students from among our
allies."
Copyright 2006 Los Angeles Times
