U.S. Navy Arabic translator held on espionage charges

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy linguist in Bahrain, fired after he violated regulations on the use of classified information, has been accused of espionage. Officials said a 55-year-old Arabic translator was arrested in Kuwait in October during a world tour that followed his dismissal from the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. [...]