[mn12]

What makes this especially interesting is that just after 9/11, the FBI advertised a hotline on all the major news channels. They were asking for help in translating documents, etc. from anyone who knew Arabic and/or Farsi.

My boss knows both languages and wanted to help. He called the hotline immediately after seeing it, but was told that they had enough translators already. So, why are they suddenly unable to translate these documents now??

[patriciaruth]

Arabic and/or Farsi.

Maybe after 9-11 they were mostly short of linguists for Afghan dialects. That was before they captured a lot of material written in Arabic.
The news just mentioned they were trying to get recruits from the New Jersey Arab community. They may be looking for full-time employees not part-time volunteers, but I think your boss should call back again and check.