[Sgt>Stackem]

I CANT BELIEVE THIS! Some of the terrorists came through your damn country before they killed our people! This is a snub!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,67095,00.html




Canada Issues Travel Warning for U.S.







Wednesday, October 30, 2002

TORONTO — The Canadian government has issued a travel advisory with a twist: It suggests citizens born in Iraq, Syria and other countries targeted by U.S. anti-terrorism policies consider avoiding travel to the United States.





The advisory issued Monday focuses on a U.S. regulation adopted a year after the Sept. 11 attacks that permits American authorities to closely monitor travelers born in certain countries suspected of terrorism links.

Canada considers the system discriminatory because it targets citizens based on where they were born, said Reynald Doiron, a foreign affairs department spokesman.

"It's against basic principles on both sides of the border," Doiron said Wednesday. "Canadian citizens should be exempted from that measure."

There was no immediate comment Wednesday from the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a spokeswoman said.

A man holding joint Canadian-Syrian citizenship was detained Sept. 26 while changing planes at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and deported to Syria. Canada protested the deportation of Maher Arar, 32, saying he should have been sent to Canada due to his Canadian citizenship and residence.

Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Sudan are the countries listed in the U.S. National Security Entry Exit Registration System introduced on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The system authorizes the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to photograph, fingerprint and monitor the arrival and departure of visitors born in or citizens of those nations.

The Canadian travel advisory notes that people from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen "could also attract special attention from American immigration and security authorities."

"In these circumstances, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade advises Canadians who were born in the above countries or who may be citizens of these countries to consider carefully whether they should attempt to enter the United States for any reason, including transit to or from third countries," the advisory said.

Arar, a telecommunications engineer, was returning home to Montreal from a trip to Tunisia when he was stopped by U.S. authorities in New York.

Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham protested the deportation to U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci. Graham said U.S. officials told him they believed they could send Arar to Syria because of his Syrian citizenship. Canada has generally acceded to U.S. demands for greater border security since the December 1999 arrest of Ahmed Ressam, who tried to cross into Washington state from British Columbia with explosives in the trunk of his car.

Ressam was convicted of plotting to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport during millennium celebrations and is scheduled to be sentenced this year.

None of the Sept. 11 hijackers had known links to Canada.

Canada has joined the United States in tightening border security while trying to ensure that commercial traffic continues flowing smoothly to feed the world's biggest trade partnership, worth more than $1 billion a day.

[Milla]

hake:

[ninty]

[quote="Sgt>Stackem":2ec03]I CANT BELIEVE THIS! Some of the terrorists came through your damn country before they killed our people! This is a snub!

[/quote:2ec03]

I think you're a bit confused. Things like this is why Canadians think Americans are so ignorant.

On that same page you just linked us to it said:

[quote:2ec03]None of the Sept. 11 hijackers had known links to Canada.[/quote:2ec03]

So how can this be true: "Some of the terrorists came through your damn country before they killed our people!" if none of the hijackers had anything to do with Canada?

Maybe you should try to read the entire article before you go yapping your mouth off.

On the topic of the article that you say you read, it says "Canadian government has issued a travel advisory "

Big deal. Its what you wanted. You don't want arabs or anyone like that in your country in the first place so maybe were doing you a favor.

Any way you can't deny that its not discriminatory. Because it is.

But I don't really see what the big deal is.

Anyway, a little off topic but this guy:

[img]http://www.foxnews.com/images/banners/sec_oreilly03.jpg[/img]

is so fucking biased its not even funny. Remember kids, don't believe everything you hear. make a decision for yourself once in a while. Its good for you.

[Zoner]

So, you're blaming terrorism in the U.S. on CANADA??

I think my IQ dropped 20 points after reading that post, man. Have a clue, for chrissakes.


Zone

[Sgt>Stackem]

this is just a snub against America. Either put your feet in the circle or stay out. Its so easy to get into Canada that many illegals come through Canada to get here. I know the Canadian Govt doesnt want a war with Iraq and thats OK cause we dont need the help but wouldnt mind the support. Get some balls, EH!
mb

[Zap. USMC]

hake:

[Pfc.Green]

Canada has a right to do that, it might be way to PC, but if they want to issue a travel advisory thats just fine with me, hell maybe it'll make the lines for Canadian coming down a little shorter. We also though have the right to check anyone of any race that we want to, if they seem suspicious we'll check'em. Plus this is just your usual people whining about security to get attention, he'll I was searched every single time I got onto a plane on my trip to D.C.

[ninty]

[quote="Sgt>Stackem":124a9]this is just a snub against America. Either put your feet in the circle or stay out. Its so easy to get into Canada that many illegals come through Canada to get here. I know the Canadian Govt doesnt want a war with Iraq and thats OK cause we dont need the help but wouldnt mind the support. Get some balls, EH!
mb[/quote:124a9]

::sigh::

You really know nothing about anything, do you?

What is the most populated country in the world for terrorists cells to live in? Is it Canada? Nope. Its the good 'ol US of A. You can't say we should fix stuff and that were letting all the bad guys in to your country when your country has more terrorist cells than any other in the world. Whose letting them in? Canada? Nope again. Its you guys who are letting them in, so don't shit on us about it. Get a brain, EH!

[Bleed_4_Me]

[quote="Sgt>Stackem":ea1de]this is just a snub against America. Either put your feet in the circle or stay out. Its so easy to get into Canada that many illegals come through Canada to get here. I know the Canadian Govt doesnt want a war with Iraq and thats OK cause we dont need the help but wouldnt mind the support. Get some balls, EH!
mb[/quote:ea1de]

It's the US border policy that allows the "Tired, Hungry, Poor. that's BS! Don't ... Blame Canada for our own crappy policies!

[Pfc.Green]

Its the idiots in the INS that let this people in, the border patrol is underfunded and undermanned. Thats why these people get in. Anyone see those 200 people from Haiti that came here illegaly on a boat, grounded the boat and then ran onto a highway and tried to catch rides from motorists hake: , they should have never even gotten that close.

[Sgt>Stackem]

that boat from Haiti should have been blown out of the water. What riles me on this issue is the fact that Canada and the US are supposed to be allies to the end and this kind of stuff ,I feel ,is the begining of the end of that.

[ninty]

What do you want us to do? We are doing the best we can. We don't ahve unlimited resources or anything. These things take time and money.

I don't see how any of that has to do with your article however.

[quote="Sgt>Stackem":d371f]I CANT BELIEVE THIS! Some of the terrorists came through your damn country before they killed our people! This is a snub!

[url="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,67095,00.html"]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,67095,00.html[/url]




Canada Issues Travel Warning for U.S.







Wednesday, October 30, 2002

TORONTO — The Canadian government has issued a travel advisory with a twist: It suggests citizens born in Iraq, Syria and other countries targeted by U.S. anti-terrorism policies consider avoiding travel to the United States.





The advisory issued Monday focuses on a U.S. regulation adopted a year after the Sept. 11 attacks that permits American authorities to closely monitor travelers born in certain countries suspected of terrorism links.

Canada considers the system discriminatory because it targets citizens based on where they were born, said Reynald Doiron, a foreign affairs department spokesman.

"It's against basic principles on both sides of the border," Doiron said Wednesday. "Canadian citizens should be exempted from that measure."

There was no immediate comment Wednesday from the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a spokeswoman said.

A man holding joint Canadian-Syrian citizenship was detained Sept. 26 while changing planes at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and deported to Syria. Canada protested the deportation of Maher Arar, 32, saying he should have been sent to Canada due to his Canadian citizenship and residence.

Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Sudan are the countries listed in the U.S. National Security Entry Exit Registration System introduced on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The system authorizes the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to photograph, fingerprint and monitor the arrival and departure of visitors born in or citizens of those nations.

The Canadian travel advisory notes that people from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen "could also attract special attention from American immigration and security authorities."

"In these circumstances, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade advises Canadians who were born in the above countries or who may be citizens of these countries to consider carefully whether they should attempt to enter the United States for any reason, including transit to or from third countries," the advisory said.

Arar, a telecommunications engineer, was returning home to Montreal from a trip to Tunisia when he was stopped by U.S. authorities in New York.

Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham protested the deportation to U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci. Graham said U.S. officials told him they believed they could send Arar to Syria because of his Syrian citizenship. Canada has generally acceded to U.S. demands for greater border security since the December 1999 arrest of Ahmed Ressam, who tried to cross into Washington state from British Columbia with explosives in the trunk of his car.

Ressam was convicted of plotting to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport during millennium celebrations and is scheduled to be sentenced this year.

None of the Sept. 11 hijackers had known links to Canada.

Canada has joined the United States in tightening border security while trying to ensure that commercial traffic continues flowing smoothly to feed the world's biggest trade partnership, worth more than $1 billion a day.[/quote:d371f]

Ya but you Americans Let them into your country.

[Milla]

Does that mean we will get less canadians visiting down here???!!! w0000000000000000000000t evil:

[ninty]

You get less Canadians visiting cause our dollar is too low.