View Full Version : Cat Stevens refused entry to the US
sblymnlcrymnl
09-22-2004, 09:23 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/22/stevens.reaction.profile/
That's pretty fucked up right there.
MadChedar0
09-22-2004, 09:29 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/22/stevens.reaction.profile/
That's pretty shaq-fued up right there.
Four more years! Four more years! (ahem)
The Successful Dropout
09-22-2004, 09:29 PM
what is he doing trying to fly a plane? i could've swore he said he has a magic carpet...magic carpet or plane? magic carpet any day
Or we could go to FoxNews.com and get the unbiased reporting and learn that:
U.S. authorities provided few details about Islam's alleged connection to terrorism.
Homeland Security spokesman Brian Doyle would only say that the intelligence community has recently obtained information that "further heightens concern" about Islam.
"Yusuf Islam has been placed on the watch lists because of activities that could potentially be related to terrorism," Doyle said. "It's a serious matter."
A second government official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said U.S. authorities think donations from Islam may have ended up helping to fund blind sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted for a plot to bomb New York City landmarks, and Hamas, a Palestinian militant group considered a terrorist organization by the United States.
In July 2000, Islam was deported hours after arriving in Jerusalem. A local paper reported then that the government claimed he had delivered tens of thousands of dollars to Hamas during a visit in 1988. Islam denied ever knowingly supporting Islamic terrorists.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133095,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/22/stevens.reaction.profile/
That's pretty shaq-fued up right there.
Four more years! Four more years! (ahem)
Four years of a banana wearing a sweater > Four years of Kerry. Nader is going to wind up taking a huge chunk out of Kerry's potential voters.
sblymnlcrymnl
09-22-2004, 09:33 PM
It's still fucked up no matter what the reason ... the man wrote "Peace Train" for fuck's sake.
MadChedar0
09-22-2004, 09:33 PM
Or we could go to FoxNews.com and get the unbiased reporting and learn that:
U.S. authorities provided few details about Islam's alleged connection to terrorism.
Homeland Security spokesman Brian Doyle would only say that the intelligence community has recently obtained information that "further heightens concern" about Islam.
"Yusuf Islam has been placed on the watch lists because of activities that could potentially be related to terrorism," Doyle said. "It's a serious matter."
A second government official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said U.S. authorities think donations from Islam may have ended up helping to fund blind sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted for a plot to bomb New York City landmarks, and Hamas, a Palestinian militant group considered a terrorist organization by the United States.
In July 2000, Islam was deported hours after arriving in Jerusalem. A local paper reported then that the government claimed he had delivered tens of thousands of dollars to Hamas during a visit in 1988. Islam denied ever knowingly supporting Islamic terrorists.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133095,00.html
I hate fox so much.
MadChedar0
09-22-2004, 09:36 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/22/stevens.reaction.profile/
That's pretty shaq-fued up right there.
Four more years! Four more years! (ahem)
Four years of a banana wearing a sweater > Four years of Kerry. Nader is going to wind up taking a huge chunk out of Kerry's potential voters.
I really dont know though Rich, things are pretty bad right now. I'm in Texas so I'm voting Nader anways. But to topic though, yeah it's Cat Stevens... he's the man so much that it hurts.
Unbiased and Foxnews is an oxymoron, even you conservative freaks can't deny it.
dcfox
09-22-2004, 09:37 PM
That's nothing, a remember a few weeks ago Sen. Ted Kennedy's name was placed on the no fly list several times preventing him from flying from Massachusetts to DC. If it could happen to a US senator, I guess it could happen to anyone then
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/06/terror/main610466.shtml
jimbodan
09-22-2004, 09:39 PM
Ah man, a vote for Nadar is on par with a write in vote for Mickey Mouse. At least vote for one of the candidates that actually has a chance so you won't throw your vote away.
Ah man, a vote for Nadar is on par with a write in vote for Mickey Mouse. At least vote for one of the candidates that actually has a chance so you won't throw your vote away.
Throwing the vote away? A vote for Nader is a vote for Bush. Hell, Nader is more to the left than Kerry is.
Unbiased and Foxnews is an oxymoron, even you conservative freaks can't deny it.
As opposed to the Big Media, it's the most unbiased stuff out there. I consider myself on the left, but I can't stand to read the BS put forth by CBS, ABC, NY Times, and so forth. When FoxNews gets that bad, than I'll stick soley to Reuters.
sblymnlcrymnl
09-22-2004, 10:06 PM
Maybe I should have put this in VS. mode...
bignick
09-22-2004, 10:07 PM
Just look at what his name was!
snotknocker
09-22-2004, 10:29 PM
It's still shaq-fued up no matter what the reason ... the man wrote "Peace Train" for shaq-fu's sake.
That was a long time ago. You never know.
sblymnlcrymnl
09-22-2004, 10:51 PM
It's still shaq-fued up no matter what the reason ... the man wrote "Peace Train" for shaq-fu's sake.
That was a long time ago. You never know.
Yeah, but then he re-recorded it right after 9/11.
And he basically goes around talking about peace and supporting charities these days.
snotknocker
09-22-2004, 10:56 PM
It's still shaq-fued up no matter what the reason ... the man wrote "Peace Train" for shaq-fu's sake.
That was a long time ago. You never know.
Yeah, but then he re-recorded it right after 9/11.
And he basically goes around talking about peace and supporting charities these days.
Could be his cover.
Mr. Anderson
09-22-2004, 11:50 PM
It's still shaq-fued up no matter what the reason ... the man wrote "Peace Train" for shaq-fu's sake.
That was a long time ago. You never know.
Aw, bring back the twisted smiley face! :twisted:
Lootr2Core
09-22-2004, 11:53 PM
Or we could go to FoxNews.com and get the unbiased reporting and learn that:
U.S. authorities provided few details about Islam's alleged connection to terrorism.
Homeland Security spokesman Brian Doyle would only say that the intelligence community has recently obtained information that "further heightens concern" about Islam.
"Yusuf Islam has been placed on the watch lists because of activities that could potentially be related to terrorism," Doyle said. "It's a serious matter."
A second government official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said U.S. authorities think donations from Islam may have ended up helping to fund blind sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted for a plot to bomb New York City landmarks, and Hamas, a Palestinian militant group considered a terrorist organization by the United States.
In July 2000, Islam was deported hours after arriving in Jerusalem. A local paper reported then that the government claimed he had delivered tens of thousands of dollars to Hamas during a visit in 1988. Islam denied ever knowingly supporting Islamic terrorists.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133095,00.html
ya first to break it was Drudge.. and they are soooo liberal in slant. :roll:
sblymnlcrymnl
09-23-2004, 03:06 AM
what is he doing trying to fly a plane? i could've swore he said he has a magic carpet...magic carpet or plane? magic carpet any day
He's mentioned flying on a kite and on "the power of love" (http://catstevens.com/search.html?search=fly&Submit=Search&songs=Y), but not a magic carpet. Remember, he's British, you have to be born in Bahgdad to be issued a flying carpet at birth.
evilpenguin9000
09-23-2004, 03:24 AM
Just look at what his name was!
I'm hoping that was sarcasm. Islam does not = terror. Just the fundamentalists. Hell, fundamentalists of every religion are completely wacko. Look at Falwell, remember that NYC deserved the Sept. 11 attacks for being such a sinful place.
Or we could go to FoxNews.com and get the unbiased reporting and learn that:
U.S. authorities provided few details about Islam's alleged connection to terrorism.
Homeland Security spokesman Brian Doyle would only say that the intelligence community has recently obtained information that "further heightens concern" about Islam.
"Yusuf Islam has been placed on the watch lists because of activities that could potentially be related to terrorism," Doyle said. "It's a serious matter."
A second government official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said U.S. authorities think donations from Islam may have ended up helping to fund blind sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted for a plot to bomb New York City landmarks, and Hamas, a Palestinian militant group considered a terrorist organization by the United States.
In July 2000, Islam was deported hours after arriving in Jerusalem. A local paper reported then that the government claimed he had delivered tens of thousands of dollars to Hamas during a visit in 1988. Islam denied ever knowingly supporting Islamic terrorists.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133095,00.html
ya first to break it was Drudge.. and they are soooo liberal in slant. :roll:
And I'm sure they at least MENTIONED his possible terrorist ties.
GuilewasNK
09-23-2004, 07:07 AM
It did say in the CNN story about POSSIBLE donations to Hamas. I guess that is the main reason for all of this. It also says he comdemed attacks in Russia and the 9/11 attacks so I am not going to speculate either way.
It did say in the CNN story about POSSIBLE donations to Hamas. I guess that is the main reason for all of this. It also says he comdemed attacks in Russia and the 9/11 attacks so I am not going to speculate either way.
That happened a whlie ago on a trip to Isreal.
Mookyjooky
09-23-2004, 07:18 AM
Ah man, a vote for Nadar is on par with a write in vote for Mickey Mouse. At least vote for one of the candidates that actually has a chance so you won't throw your vote away.
Throwing the vote away? A vote for Nader is a vote for Bush. Hell, Nader is more to the left than Kerry is.
Unbiased and Foxnews is an oxymoron, even you conservative freaks can't deny it.
As opposed to the Big Media, it's the most unbiased stuff out there. I consider myself on the left, but I can't stand to read the BS put forth by CBS, ABC, NY Times, and so forth. When FoxNews gets that bad, than I'll stick soley to Reuters.
Foxnews is known to be the most biased news in the country...what the hell are you talking about? They've also been known to totally make shit up as well.
Death2Sanity
09-23-2004, 07:28 AM
Foxnews is known to be the most biased news in the country...what the hell are you talking about? They've also been known to totally make shit up as well.
Do be so kind as to provide proof to your statement.
FoxNews is no more biased than any other news source out there. Just because the slant is in a different direction, they get picked on.
Also, liberalism is about tolerance, is it not? So why so much hostility against your fellow man who may be of a different opinion?
I dispise hypocricy.
Quackzilla
09-23-2004, 09:25 AM
McCarthyism is back...
By the way, Cat Stevens is enjoying enemy combatant 'justice' in Washington right now.