One Gloriously Patriotic American brought this horror to my attention:
During the last twenty-four hours I have probably experienced the greatest humiliation to which I have ever been subjected. During these last twenty-four hours I have been handcuffed and chained, denied the chance to sleep, been without food and drink and been confined to a place without anyone knowing my whereabouts, imprisoned. Now I am beginning to try to understand all this, rest and review the events which began as innocently as possible.WHAT???
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There I was told that according to their records I had overstayed my visa by 3 weeks in 1995. For this reason I would not be admitted to the country and would be sent home on the next flight. I looked at the official in disbelief and told him that I had in fact visited New York after the trip in 1995 without encountering any difficulties. A detailed interrogation session ensued.
I was photographed and fingerprinted. I was asked questions which I felt had nothing to do with the issue at hand. I was forbidden to contact anyone to advise of my predicament and although I was invited at the outset to contact the Icelandic consul or embassy, that invitation was later withdrawn. I don't know why.
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I was hugely relieved when, at last, I was told that I was to be taken to the airport, that is to say until I was again handcuffed and chained.Then I could take no more and broke down and cried. I begged them at least to leave out the leg chains but my request was ignored. When we arrived at the airport, another jail guard took pity on me and removed the leg chains. Even so I was led through a full airport terminal handcuffed and escorted by armed men. I felt terrible. On seeing this, people must think that there goes a very dangerous criminal. In this condition I was led up into the Icelandair waiting room, and was kept handcuffed until I entered the embarkation corridor. I was completely run down by all this in both body and spirit. Fortunately I could count on good people and both Einar (the captain) and the crew did all which they could to try to assist me. My friend Auður was in close contact with my sister and the consul and embassy had been contacted. However, all had received misleading information and all had been told that I had been detained at the airport terminal, not that I had been put in jail. Now the Foreign Ministry is looking into the matter and I hope to receive some explanation why I was treated this way.
[ cf A young blonde Icelandic woman's recent experience visiting the US ]
They let this GOD HATING AMERICA BASHER loose????
Are you as shocked as I am that they did not detain her in the super secret extra special detention facilities for blonde, blue eyed girls, who need to be shown a most patriotically all american time to convert them from their demonic UnAmericanism into being a truly grateful person who understands the greatness of great leader and the great heroic defenders who are everyday routing the brutal onslaughts of girls, who go shopping, and in New York at that!!!!
I say we must show these foreign devils that we have no place for their UnAmericanism In OUR Americanized America for Americanism!!!!
Clearly now more than ever we MUST have BushCheney2008, the way that Jesus would demand....
Anything less and just any blonde blue eyed person would be allowed to shop in NYC!!!!