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Trump Issues New Travel Ban for 6 Muslim-majority Countries, Excludes Iraq
[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] US President Donald Trump...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... has issued a new executive order, temporarily blocking travel to the US for residents of six Moslem-majority countries pending revision of visa procedures. The previous travel ban, issued in January, was blocked in federal courts. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the new executive order to news hounds on Monday. The order halts the issuance of new US visas to citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... for the next 90 days. Iraq, which was included in the January ban, was left off the list this time after the government in Baghdad agreed to increase cooperation with the US on background checks for its citizens applying for visas, AP reported. Iraqi Foreign Ministry front man Ahmed Jamal called the decision "an important step in the right direction" that "consolidates the strategic alliance between Baghdad and Washington in many fields, and at their forefront the war on terrorism." Tillerson thanked the government in Baghdad for working with the State Department on improving vetting, and called the order "a vital measure for protecting our national security." The new order also imposes a 120-day halt on refugee admissions from the six countries. Legal permanent residents (’Green Card’ holders) from the countries will not be affected; however, Rooters reported citing a fact sheet supplied by the administration. Posted by: Fred 2017-03-07 |
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