Israel/Palestine

shaayecanaan

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Thu Feb 28, 2013, 05:58 PM

Feb 2013

Really? We don't want Customs questioning anyone at all? International travelers, even those from countries that have shown clear distaste for our foreign policy, should be able to come and go as they please, no questions asked?

He was traveling on a Jordanian passport. I am not sure of what "clear distaste" to which she might be referring - King Abdullah of Jordan has generally been on far better terms with Obama than Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

Frankly, this sounds like code for "he was Arab, so he should naturally be suspected of terrorism".

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Log Offers Detail On Filmmaker's Delay [View all] oberliner Feb 2013 OP

Basically, the Homeland Security goons couldn't get their heads around the idea Ken Burch Feb 2013 #1

That's BS oberliner Feb 2013 #2

He was detained for a "bit over an hour"... shaayecanaan Feb 2013 #3

No he wasn't oberliner Feb 2013 #6

He was asked to prove he was invited to the Oscars and he did. Ken Burch Feb 2013 #9

How Buzzfeed turned its sloppy journalism into something to celebrate shaayecanaan Feb 2013 #4

Good clean up work, thanks for posting. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2013 #5

Michael Moore Caught Exaggerating LAX Oscars Detainment -- What Else Is New? oberliner Feb 2013 #7

I like this code... shaayecanaan Feb 2013 #8

MOST OF THE WORLD has shown "clear distaste for our foreign policy". Ken Burch Feb 2013 #10