For those of you who are children of the 1960s, Cat Stevens was a musical icon. Then he embraced Islam, changed his name to Yusef Islam, dropped out of the music scene and became a peace activist.
He has been outspoken about Muslim terrorist attacks that lead to Sept. 11, and recently spoke out against the killing of children in Russia.
He was headed from London (where he now lives) to Washington, DC earlier today. Some loony in the Federal government put his name on the TSA suspected terrorist watchlist, so the plane he was on was diverted to Bangor, ME, Islam was taken off the plane, interviewed by the TSA and FBI and denied entry into the US. Right now he might be in some jail in Bangor, waiting to be deported back to the UK.
First it was Ted Kennedy who ran afoul of the TSA because there was a "T Kennedy" on the watchlist. Now Cat Stevens. Who will it be tomorrow? Kareem Abdul Jabar? Muhammad Ali? Remember, just because you look like somebody famous, if your name sounds suspicious (especially if it's Muslim) you too could be kept from flying on an airplane!
If our bitch was with Saddam Hussein and his regime alone, why is the TSA tightening up security searches even more even though Saddam is no longer in power??? TSA is no longer looking for metal objects...they're looking for plastique.
Here's one story about the bust today:http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/arti...21215009990008
Miulang
Shades of the McCarthy era!
He has been outspoken about Muslim terrorist attacks that lead to Sept. 11, and recently spoke out against the killing of children in Russia.
He was headed from London (where he now lives) to Washington, DC earlier today. Some loony in the Federal government put his name on the TSA suspected terrorist watchlist, so the plane he was on was diverted to Bangor, ME, Islam was taken off the plane, interviewed by the TSA and FBI and denied entry into the US. Right now he might be in some jail in Bangor, waiting to be deported back to the UK.
First it was Ted Kennedy who ran afoul of the TSA because there was a "T Kennedy" on the watchlist. Now Cat Stevens. Who will it be tomorrow? Kareem Abdul Jabar? Muhammad Ali? Remember, just because you look like somebody famous, if your name sounds suspicious (especially if it's Muslim) you too could be kept from flying on an airplane!
If our bitch was with Saddam Hussein and his regime alone, why is the TSA tightening up security searches even more even though Saddam is no longer in power??? TSA is no longer looking for metal objects...they're looking for plastique.
Here's one story about the bust today:http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/arti...21215009990008
Miulang
Shades of the McCarthy era!
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