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  • C ColinDavies

    Cruz was born in Trivandrum, India She must be one of Nish's relatives !! Regardz Colin J Davies

    Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

    I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:

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    Nish Nishant
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    Colin Davies wrote: She must be one of Nish's relatives !! Uhm, while I do not mind admitting that I am considered a cult figure in Trivandrum, not all of them are my relatives. Followers perhaps, but certainly not relatives. Nish :-D


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      Colin Davies wrote: She must be one of Nish's relatives !! Uhm, while I do not mind admitting that I am considered a cult figure in Trivandrum, not all of them are my relatives. Followers perhaps, but certainly not relatives. Nish :-D


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      Smitha Nishant
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      Nishant S wrote: I do not mind admitting that I am considered a cult figure in Trivandrum ;P Smitha The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. --Eleanor Roosevelt

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      • C Chris Hansson

        And incidents like THIS makes that come out : http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777769334&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News[^]

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        Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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        I heard about this a week or two ago and it still makes me mad as hell. :mad: I hope they throw the book at the officers concerned. Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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        • C Chris Hansson

          And incidents like THIS makes that come out : http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777769334&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News[^]

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          Steve Mayfield
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          A friend of mine told me a similar story about her son's girlfriend (a young lady from the UK) that was treated in much the same way on her return from a visit with her parents about a month ago. As far as I know, she is still in the UK trying to get back - she has (or had) a job, apartment and automobile all here. Very sad :(( Steve

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          • N Nish Nishant

            Colin Davies wrote: She must be one of Nish's relatives !! Uhm, while I do not mind admitting that I am considered a cult figure in Trivandrum, not all of them are my relatives. Followers perhaps, but certainly not relatives. Nish :-D


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            ColinDavies
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            Nishant S wrote: do not mind admitting that I am considered a cult figure in Trivandrum Did they make statue of you after you left? Regardz Colin J Davies

            Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

            I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:

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            • C Chris Hansson

              And incidents like THIS makes that come out : http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777769334&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News[^]

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              Paul Watson
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              Chris Hansson wrote: And incidents like THIS makes that come out : While I fully agree no country should base what is acceptable on other countries, I will say that seems a very minor problem. Sounds like one or two zealous border chaps who made a mistake. Certainly not worth slapping across newspaper/news-website pages and demanding "justice", "punishment" and what not. From the way this has been blown out of proportion it sounds more like she was raped, jailed, tortured and beaten for twelve days than a simple matter which was sorted out in an incredibly fast 4 days. I have had far worse treatment than that.

              Paul Watson
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              • C ColinDavies

                Nishant S wrote: do not mind admitting that I am considered a cult figure in Trivandrum Did they make statue of you after you left? Regardz Colin J Davies

                Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

                I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:

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                Andreas Saurwein
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                Colin Davies wrote: Did they make statue of you after you left? Probably he forgot to send them a picture so they know what he looks like :laugh: :laugh:


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                • N Nish Nishant

                  Colin Davies wrote: She must be one of Nish's relatives !! Uhm, while I do not mind admitting that I am considered a cult figure in Trivandrum, not all of them are my relatives. Followers perhaps, but certainly not relatives. Nish :-D


                  Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]

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                  Mauricio Ritter
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                  Nishant S wrote: Followers perhaps, but certainly not relatives. LOL ! :-D Mauricio Ritter - Brazil Sonorking now: 100.13560 MRitter
                  Life is a mixture of painful separations from your loved ones and joyful reunions, without those two we'd just be animals I guess. The more painful the separation, that much more wonderful will be the reunion - Nish
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                  • P Paul Watson

                    Chris Hansson wrote: And incidents like THIS makes that come out : While I fully agree no country should base what is acceptable on other countries, I will say that seems a very minor problem. Sounds like one or two zealous border chaps who made a mistake. Certainly not worth slapping across newspaper/news-website pages and demanding "justice", "punishment" and what not. From the way this has been blown out of proportion it sounds more like she was raped, jailed, tortured and beaten for twelve days than a simple matter which was sorted out in an incredibly fast 4 days. I have had far worse treatment than that.

                    Paul Watson
                    Bluegrass
                    Cape Town, South Africa

                    Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.

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                    peterchen
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                    Paul Watson wrote: I have had far worse treatment than that. You don't expect this to happen at the good guys base, do you :rolleyes: I agree it is a single incident - but the "pain" she feels is probably from one moment to the other being declared an "un-person": not existing in a legal sense. this can be quite a cultural shock.


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                    • P Paul Watson

                      Chris Hansson wrote: And incidents like THIS makes that come out : While I fully agree no country should base what is acceptable on other countries, I will say that seems a very minor problem. Sounds like one or two zealous border chaps who made a mistake. Certainly not worth slapping across newspaper/news-website pages and demanding "justice", "punishment" and what not. From the way this has been blown out of proportion it sounds more like she was raped, jailed, tortured and beaten for twelve days than a simple matter which was sorted out in an incredibly fast 4 days. I have had far worse treatment than that.

                      Paul Watson
                      Bluegrass
                      Cape Town, South Africa

                      Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.

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                      Lost User
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                      Paul Watson wrote: I will say that seems a very minor problem Remember that Canadian guy who was sent back to Syria despite his family moving to Canada when he was 10 ? He didn't survive (or at least hasn't been heard of again) X| The tigress is here :-D

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                      • C Chris Hansson

                        And incidents like THIS makes that come out : http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777769334&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News[^]

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                        realJSOP
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                        If the actions of individuals makes you ashamed to be an American, I'm sure your immediate removal to France, Canada, Germany, or Iraq can be arranged. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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                        • P Paul Watson

                          Chris Hansson wrote: And incidents like THIS makes that come out : While I fully agree no country should base what is acceptable on other countries, I will say that seems a very minor problem. Sounds like one or two zealous border chaps who made a mistake. Certainly not worth slapping across newspaper/news-website pages and demanding "justice", "punishment" and what not. From the way this has been blown out of proportion it sounds more like she was raped, jailed, tortured and beaten for twelve days than a simple matter which was sorted out in an incredibly fast 4 days. I have had far worse treatment than that.

                          Paul Watson
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                          Cape Town, South Africa

                          Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.

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                          Stan Shannon
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                          Thanks, Paul. We can always count on you for to bring things into a rational perspective. Now for my typical irrational rant - there is probably very little about the U.S. that Cris Hansson isn't ashamed of. I mean, if making a simple, honest mistake in the attempt to make some small, humble effort at defending our borders is enough to set the guy off, one cannot help but wonder how he feels about anything American. People like him are the reason this country has virtually open borders. "My job is to protect America" George W. Bush.

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                            And incidents like THIS makes that come out : http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777769334&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News[^]

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                            Marc Clifton
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                            Compared to Bush's press conference yesterday... now THAT was something to be ashamed of. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
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                              Thanks, Paul. We can always count on you for to bring things into a rational perspective. Now for my typical irrational rant - there is probably very little about the U.S. that Cris Hansson isn't ashamed of. I mean, if making a simple, honest mistake in the attempt to make some small, humble effort at defending our borders is enough to set the guy off, one cannot help but wonder how he feels about anything American. People like him are the reason this country has virtually open borders. "My job is to protect America" George W. Bush.

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                              Stan Shannon wrote: I mean, if making a simple, honest mistake in the attempt to make some small, humble effort at defending our borders is enough to set the guy off, one cannot help but wonder how he feels about anything American. Protecting your borders against Canadians / people with dark skin? Targetting potential terrorists would be a better idea.

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                                And incidents like THIS makes that come out : http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777769334&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News[^]

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                                • M Marc Clifton

                                  Compared to Bush's press conference yesterday... now THAT was something to be ashamed of. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
                                  Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
                                  Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
                                  Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"

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                                  Stan Shannon
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                                  Hmmm, I actually found myself quite proud of it. "My job is to protect America" George W. Bush.

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                                    Stan Shannon wrote: I mean, if making a simple, honest mistake in the attempt to make some small, humble effort at defending our borders is enough to set the guy off, one cannot help but wonder how he feels about anything American. Protecting your borders against Canadians / people with dark skin? Targetting potential terrorists would be a better idea.

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                                    Stan Shannon
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                                    Dan Bennett wrote: Protecting your borders against Canadians / people with dark skin? Well, considering Jim Carrey, maybe we should be, and considering all the dark skin people we are allowing to flow freely across our Southern border I think you would hard pressed to argue that we are trying to select them out as a matter of policy. Dan Bennett wrote: Targetting potential terrorists would be a better idea. And you think that can be done without ever making a mistake? "My job is to protect America" George W. Bush.

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                                      Dan Bennett wrote: Protecting your borders against Canadians / people with dark skin? Well, considering Jim Carrey, maybe we should be, and considering all the dark skin people we are allowing to flow freely across our Southern border I think you would hard pressed to argue that we are trying to select them out as a matter of policy. Dan Bennett wrote: Targetting potential terrorists would be a better idea. And you think that can be done without ever making a mistake? "My job is to protect America" George W. Bush.

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                                      Stan Shannon wrote: Well, considering Jim Carrey Ok, point taken. Stan Shannon wrote: considering all the dark skin people we are allowing to flow freely across our Southern border I think you would hard pressed to argue that we are trying to select them out as a matter of policy. Isn't that more to do with having a huge border to police than policy? Stan Shannon wrote: And you think that can be done without ever making a mistake? No. But it won't be helped by officers who can't tell the difference between a real and fake passport. I'm all in favour of good immigration control, I just prefer it to be done in a professional manner. This is clearly not just an American issue, the UK immigration/customs service has long had a reputation for being heavy handed and considering themselves above the law.

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                                      • M Marc Clifton

                                        Compared to Bush's press conference yesterday... now THAT was something to be ashamed of. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
                                        Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
                                        Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
                                        Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"

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                                        Marc Clifton wrote: THAT was something to be ashamed of. ??? He was just restating his stand on the issues, in a very calm and organized manner. BW "We get general information and specific information, but none of the specific information talks about time, place or methods or means..." - Tom Ridge - US Secretary of Homeland Security

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                                        • C Chris Hansson

                                          And incidents like THIS makes that come out : http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777769334&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News[^]

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                                          Lost User
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                                          So you're shaming the entire nation based on allegations of a single instance of non-physical abuse by a couple of civil servants?? :confused: Come to think of it... I'm ashamed you live in the US too. ;P Mike Mullikin :beer:

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