Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Another Blazing Victory for American National Security... `
... as The Guardian (UK) headlines: "Cat Stevens refused entry to US." You know the guy. Cat Stevens, man... aka Steven Demetre Georgiou, aka Yusuf Islam. So his name is either French, Islamic or girly. Sounds shady. When TSA folks heard he was aboard Flight 919 from London to UK, it was diverted midflight to the Fed's favorite busting strip in Bangor, Maine. 250 people on an international flight, sat, while 3 hours of interrogation commenced. In the end, his daughter is allowed to proceed and
"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said the singer, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, was denied access to the US 'on national security grounds'...
After his conversion to Islam in 1977, he gave up recording and performing for 17 years, but issued an Islamic album in 1995 and appeared in concert in Sarajevo in 1997."
Come back when you're less Muslim, dude.
"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said the singer, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, was denied access to the US 'on national security grounds'...
After his conversion to Islam in 1977, he gave up recording and performing for 17 years, but issued an Islamic album in 1995 and appeared in concert in Sarajevo in 1997."
Come back when you're less Muslim, dude.
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