Jared Polis for Congress

Candidate cautioned about possibility of endangering gay Iraqis
By Chris Barge

Jared Polis got the chilling warning on his cell phone as he ran between gates in the Chicago airport.

On the other end of the line was Ali Hili, a gay Iraqi living under police protection in London because a fatwa – a religious decree – has called for his death.

In a “dead serious tone,” Hili warned Polis that he needed to make sure the interpreter he chose upon arriving in Iraq was someone he could trust.

Polis, who is gay, was taking his campaign for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District seat to the heart of the war, which he opposed and viewed as the most pressing issue facing Congress.

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