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No U.S. visa for Wally
The US embassy in Beirut has revoked a visa for a Druze leader and member of parliament following his comments about a senior US politician. Walid Jumblatt had expressed regret that US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz was unhurt in Baghdad attack last month.
| What? A penalty for shooting your mouth off? Unheard of! |
Jumblatt confirmed he had received a letter from the US embassy in Beirut cancelling the visa. The letter said the visa had been cancelled in line with a law saying it could not be granted to a foreign dignitary who used his position to support or encourage âterrorismâ. Jumblatt told Aljazeera.net that he has no regrets over his comments regarding Wolfowitz, adding he was not surprised by the embassy's action.
| We have no regrets over Wally not getting a visa, either... |
"But they should also deprive visas for the hundreds of thousands of people in London demonstrating against Bush's visit. They should also consider the mayor of London a terrorist, if they are going to go around terrorising the world with these policies," he said.
| Actually, I think that's a good idea. Piss off, Wally. Go to Damascus. |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-20 |
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