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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
A Muslim family of 11, most of whom were children, were denied permission to board a US bound flight for no reason. The final destination of the family:
Disney World.
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Not only were the family given no reason, but the British government was also not given a reason when they inquired as to the reasons for the family not allowed to board the plane.
Funny thing, well maybe not so funny, is that in recent months, even prior to the attack in Paris, of the people denied permission to board US bound flights at the gate, most have been Muslim.
I wonder which religious/ethnic group might be next?

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Facebook page linked to Taliban and Al Qaeda was registered to same address as British Muslim father whose Disneyland trip was blocked by Homeland Security

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U.S. officials on Wednesday strongly denied that the Mahmood family was targeted based on their religion. But the case prompted America’s largest Muslim advocacy organization to call for an investigation into whether Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a “total and complete” ban on Muslims entering the United States was being “implemented informally” by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Facebook page linked to Taliban and Al Qaeda was registered to same address as British Muslim father whose Disneyland trip was blocked by Homeland Security

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ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam

There is no rhyme or reason to the no fly list.
When it was first instituted, SENATOR Ted Kennedy found himself on it.
I understand that there are those on the Right that would clap and cheer but he was a fuckin SENATOR.

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ORIGINAL: JVoV

As a local, I know that our theme park's have been alerted to a potential serious threat recently. They've all responded by adding metal detectors at main entry points.

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ORIGINAL: MariaB

Instilling fear is something that's often used for political advantage and in Trumps case, stirring up hysteria is an opportunity that fell right in his podgy lap.
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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr

It's also something at which terrorists are very successful when leaders of their target governments are lazy, feckless wastes of human flesh that spend more time on "Well, Christians did bad shit, too ..." than recognizing a threat.

One of the very basic tenets of the foundation of this country is the preamble of the constitution. I'll do this from memory (just to the part that's relevant):

Michael

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ORIGINAL: MariaB

Instilling fear is something that's often used for political advantage and in Trumps case, stirring up hysteria is an opportunity that fell right in his podgy lap.

Its happening in the Uk, France and Germany too but for some reason, our right wing trash tabloids and our rhetorical speeches from the Cameron government have mainly fallen on deaf ears. Perhaps that's because Europeans are generally more suspicious of other agendas and underhand goings on!

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ORIGINAL: Dvr22999874

Peon...................one of the questions the U.S. Immigration Dept used to ask us when I was a seaman, was, " Ïs there any madness in your family ?" and when you are dragged out of bed in the early hours of the morning to answer dumb questions such as this, the obvious answer was "yeah, my sister married a yank" ........................that usually stopped one going ashore in America for that voyage.

Another of these memorable questions was "Are you here to overthrow the constitution or government of the United States ".........................this to a skinny, pimply little galley boy who was still half asleep.

They really haven't changed much, have they ?

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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

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ORIGINAL: MariaB

Instilling fear is something that's often used for political advantage and in Trumps case, stirring up hysteria is an opportunity that fell right in his podgy lap.

Its happening in the Uk, France and Germany too but for some reason, our right wing trash tabloids and our rhetorical speeches from the Cameron government have mainly fallen on deaf ears. Perhaps that's because Europeans are generally more suspicious of other agendas and underhand goings on!

I have my own particular anxiety about Christmas shopping in the West End and terrorism - a trauma from the IRA Harrods bomb in 1983. Not entirely rational - I'm fully aware.

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ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam

There is no rhyme or reason to the no fly list.
When it was first instituted, SENATOR Ted Kennedy found himself on it.
I understand that there are those on the Right that would clap and cheer but he was a fuckin SENATOR.

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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

It's a damned embarrassment, apart from anything else. Our PM, David Cameron, has been asked to intervene by the family's MP.

You've got to wonder at the 'profiling policy', as well: do terrorists normally travel in large family units - including young children - and visit Disneyworld as part of their overall tour of the target country? Oh well. I'm sure somebody, somewhere, knew what he/she was doing with this matter.

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ORIGINAL: tweakabelle

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ORIGINAL: Dvr22999874

Peon...................one of the questions the U.S. Immigration Dept used to ask us when I was a seaman, was, " Ïs there any madness in your family ?" and when you are dragged out of bed in the early hours of the morning to answer dumb questions such as this, the obvious answer was "yeah, my sister married a yank" ........................that usually stopped one going ashore in America for that voyage.

Another of these memorable questions was "Are you here to overthrow the constitution or government of the United States ".........................this to a skinny, pimply little galley boy who was still half asleep.

They really haven't changed much, have they ?

When I applied for a US visa one of the questions they insisted I answer seriously was this:
'Are you or have you ever been associated with or an agent of Nazi Germany?'
which was rather difficult for me to take seriously as I was born a couple of decades after the demise of Nazi Germany in 1945. When I pointed this out to the official, I was saddened to discover that he was unable to see the funny side of this ..... Did I really look a mere 50 or so years older than my age I wondered.......

So it would appear that Peon is correct - these people really don't do humour.