Galloway - hassle getting into the USA

 
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:26 am    Post subject: Galloway - hassle getting into the USA Reply with quote

U.S. trying to keep out fiery Galloway?
By BRIAN LILLEY
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George Galloway has been stopped from engaging in a U.S. speaking tour that was supposed to visit five cities and wrap up December 15 in Pompano Beach, Fla., near Fort Lauderdale. The Muslim Legal Fund of America, which is hosting the tour as a fundraiser, has confirmed Galloway was denied entry to the U.S. due to visa problems.

According to reports, Galloway spoke to a group in Louisiana via Skype, an online phone and video calling service. Galloway told the crowd he had been informed there were problems with his visa for entry to the U.S. but was not sure whether it was a political or technical problem keeping him out. According to an eyewitness report posted on the website of a left-wing group in the U.S., Galloway is undeterred.

“Nothing will stop me. Not the government of what they call Israel; not the government of Canada or the U.S.,” Galloway was quoted as saying. In an e-mail to QMI Agency Galloway said he hasn’t been blocked from entering the U.S. but was not able to board his flight last weekend. “It looks like it was a technical glitch - at Heathrow airport in London - rather than a political decision and my office is now in touch with the embassy in London to fix it,” Galloway said.

The politician turned activist hopes to appear in person for a speech in Dearborn, Mich., next month.

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'politician turned activist'? What kind of double-speak idiocy is that? Everyone deeply involved in politics is an activist.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:03 am    Post subject: Re: Galloway - hassle getting into the USA Reply with quote

faceless wrote:
'politician turned activist'? What kind of double-speak idiocy is that? Everyone deeply involved in politics is an activist.


Not those who are simply pigs at the trough... I guess "activist" is their dirty word for people who believe in something and are willing to work toward it.
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