Fine example of the American's hospitality
This topic was created in the Politics forum by Qbone on Monday, December 17, 2007 and has 13 replies.
Here we go again, dare to read the article below..??
Blog by Erla ?sk Arnard?ttir Lillendahl:
(English Translation: Gunnar T?masson, Certified translator)
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.
Last Sunday I and a few other girls began our trip to New York. We were going to shop and enjoy the Christmas spirit. We made ourselves comfortable on first class, drank white wine and looked forward to go shopping, eat good food and enjoy life. When we landed at JFK airport the traditional clearance process began. We were screened and went on to passport control. As I waited for them to finish examining my passport I heard an official say that there was something which needed to be looked at more closely and I was directed to the work station of Homeland Security. 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and although I was invited at the outset to contact the Icelandic consul or embassy, that invitation was later withdrawn.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. I was then made to wait while they sought further information, and sat on a chair before the authority for 5 hours. I saw the officials in this section handle other cases and it was clear that these were men anxious to demonstrate their power. Small kings with megalomania. I was careful to remain completely cooperative, for I did not yet believe that they planned to deport me because of my "crime". When 5 hours had passed and I had been awake for 24 hours, I was told that they were waiting for officials who would take me to a kind of waiting room.
Blog by Erla ?sk Arnard?ttir Lillendahl:
(English Translation: Gunnar T?masson, Certified translator)
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.
Last Sunday I and a few other girls began our trip to New York. We were going to shop and enjoy the Christmas spirit. We made ourselves comfortable on first class, drank white wine and looked forward to go shopping, eat good food and enjoy life. When we landed at JFK airport the traditional clearance process began. We were screened and went on to passport control. As I waited for them to finish examining my passport I heard an official say that there was something which needed to be looked at more closely and I was directed to the work station of Homeland Security. 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. I was then made to wait while they sought further information, and sat on a chair before the authority for 5 hours. I saw the officials in this section handle other cases and it was clear that these were men anxious to demonstrate their power. Small kings with megalomania. I was careful to remain completely cooperative, for I did not yet believe that they planned to deport me because of my "crime". When 5 hours had passed and I had been awake for 24 hours, I was told that they were waiting for officials who would take me to a kind of waiting room.
There I would be given a bed to rest in, some food and I would be searched. What they thought they might find I cannot possibly imagine. Finally guards appeared who transported me to the new place. I saw the bed as if in a mirage, for I was absolutely exhausted. What turned out was something else. I was taken to another office exactly like the one where I had been before and once again a long wait ensued. In all, it turned out to be 5 hours. At this office all my things were taken from me. I succeeded in sending a single sms to worried relatives and friends when I was granted a bathroom break. After that the cell phone was taken from me. After I had been sitting for 5 hours I was told that they were now waiting for guards who would take me to a place where I could rest and eat. Then I was placed in a cubicle which looked like an operating room. Attached to the walls were 4 steel plates, probably intended to serve as bed and a toilet. I was exhausted, tired and hungry. I didn't understand the officials' conduct, for they were treating me like a very dangerous criminal. Soon thereafter I was removed from the cubicle and two armed guards placed me up against a wall. A chain was fastened around my waist and I was handcuffed to the chain. Then my legs were placed in chains. I asked for permission to make a telephone call but they refused. So secured, I was taken from the airport terminal in full sight of everybody. I have seldom felt so bad, so humiliated and all because I had taken a longer vacation than allowed under the law.
They would not tell me where they were taking me. The trip took close to one hour and although I couldn't see clearly outside the vehicle I knew that we had crossed over into New Jersey. We ended up in front of a jail. I could hardly believe that this was happening. Was I really about to be jailed? I was led inside in the chains and there yet another interrogation session ensued. I was fingerprinted once again and photographed. I was made to undergo a medical examination, I was searched and then I was placed in a jail cell. I was asked absurd questions such as: When did you have your last period? What do you believe in? Have you ever tried to commit suicide?
They would not tell me where they were taking me. The trip took close to one hour and although I couldn't see clearly outside the vehicle I knew that we had crossed over into New Jersey. We ended up in front of a jail. I could hardly believe that this was happening. Was I really about to be jailed? I was led inside in the chains and there yet another interrogation session ensued. I was fingerprinted once again and photographed. I was made to undergo a medical examination, I was searched and then I was placed in a jail cell. I was asked absurd questions such as: When did you have your last period? What do you believe in? Have you ever tried to commit suicide?
I was completely exhausted, tired and cold. Fourteen hours after I had landed I had something to eat and drink for the first time. I was given porridge and bread. But it did not help much. I was afraid and the attitude of all who handled me was abysmal to say the least. They did not speak to me as much as snap at me. Once again I asked to make a telephone call and this time the answer was positive. I was relieved but the relief was short-lived. For the telephone was set up for collect calls only and it was not possible to make overseas calls. The jailguard held my cell phone in his hand. I explained to him that I could not make a call from the jail telephone and asked to be allowed to make one call from my own phone. That was out of the question. I spent the next 9 hours in a small, dirty cell. The only thing in there was a narrow steel board which extended out from the wall, a sink and toilet. I wish I never experience again in my life the feeling of confinement and helplessness which I experienced there.
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 Au_ur 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.
LOST
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 Au_ur 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.
LOST
TWO words... "uncivilised animals"... all I can say..!
Dam they forgot to beat her, I hate it when that happens. A total B.S. story
Of course.. the NIE report also is BS.. lmao..
NEXT please?.!
NEXT please?.!
OJ/JT
The damn problem is, we still believe in the old USA ?that does not exist anymore?, these new thugs ?what ever they are? are not Americans but they are representing Americans to the entire world with their actions.
Anyways?
? Attention all non-Americans considering visiting this country, and Americans living in this country:
? DO NOT TALK TO AMERICAN COPS! At all! Ever! Period!
? If a cop even knows whether or not you speak English, you've been talking too much.
? Cops have a lot of experience taking whatever you say and working it into a case against you. Lots more than you have. They also have a lot of experience dealing with people who think they're of superior intelligence, and can quickly trick such people into saying things they are later very sorry for.
? Every word you say to a cop is a nail in your coffin that your lawyer won't be able to pull out. Every answer you don't give is an opportunity for your lawyer to craft an ingenious defense later. Keep your mouth shut!
? If a cop asks you, "What's your name?" don't give him your name. Don't give him a false name. Don't tell him it's none of his damn business. Don't ask him why he wants to know. Don't tell him you're not going to tell him. Keep your jaw clenched tight over all those responses struggling to get out and keep quiet. Stare fixedly into his eyes, if it helps, or at a spot on the wall, or close your eyes if you like, but don't answer.
? Above all, extinguish your natural instinct to shrug and nod when he says, "You don't mind if I just take a quick look around, right?" That's called "consent to a search" and will invariably end with the entire contents of your car, possibly including built-in parts, strewn all over the roadside, or the whole interior of your house reduced to kindling. If he's asking you for consent to search, even in that toss-it-off no-big-deal off-handed smooth way they have, it means he doesn't have any probable cause and can't search if you don't consent.
? If he tries to scare you by telling you you'll go to prison if you don't answer, ignore him and keep quiet. If he tries to befriend you and say he can't help you out unless you help him out, ignore him and keep quiet.
The damn problem is, we still believe in the old USA ?that does not exist anymore?, these new thugs ?what ever they are? are not Americans but they are representing Americans to the entire world with their actions.
Anyways?
? Attention all non-Americans considering visiting this country, and Americans living in this country:
? DO NOT TALK TO AMERICAN COPS! At all! Ever! Period!
? If a cop even knows whether or not you speak English, you've been talking too much.
? Cops have a lot of experience taking whatever you say and working it into a case against you. Lots more than you have. They also have a lot of experience dealing with people who think they're of superior intelligence, and can quickly trick such people into saying things they are later very sorry for.
? Every word you say to a cop is a nail in your coffin that your lawyer won't be able to pull out. Every answer you don't give is an opportunity for your lawyer to craft an ingenious defense later. Keep your mouth shut!
? If a cop asks you, "What's your name?" don't give him your name. Don't give him a false name. Don't tell him it's none of his damn business. Don't ask him why he wants to know. Don't tell him you're not going to tell him. Keep your jaw clenched tight over all those responses struggling to get out and keep quiet. Stare fixedly into his eyes, if it helps, or at a spot on the wall, or close your eyes if you like, but don't answer.
? Above all, extinguish your natural instinct to shrug and nod when he says, "You don't mind if I just take a quick look around, right?" That's called "consent to a search" and will invariably end with the entire contents of your car, possibly including built-in parts, strewn all over the roadside, or the whole interior of your house reduced to kindling. If he's asking you for consent to search, even in that toss-it-off no-big-deal off-handed smooth way they have, it means he doesn't have any probable cause and can't search if you don't consent.
? If he tries to scare you by telling you you'll go to prison if you don't answer, ignore him and keep quiet. If he tries to befriend you and say he can't help you out unless you help him out, ignore him and keep quiet.
? You will be tempted to think that it's all just a big misunderstanding and if you're friendly and cooperative the whole issue will evaporate, everybody will smile and shake hands, and you'll all go on your merry way. The cops will attempt to reinforce this impression. Resist it. It's a crock. That pie-in-the-sky possibility is already stone dead the instant you're accosted by the cops.
? They didn't stop you because they want to be your friend. They didn't stop you to see whether you're the guy they're looking for or not. They've already decided you're the guy they're looking for, and from this point on there's going to be no shaking of hands or going on your merry way: from this point on they are going to do everything in their power to make you give them enough rope to hang you with. Keep in mind that in America it is illegal for you to lie to the cops, but it is perfectly legal for them to lie to you. Keeping your mouth shut comes in very handy as a non-lie.
? It doesn't make one whit's worth of difference if you're not the guy they're looking for: if they can make you look like the guy they're looking for, then they can stop looking. (Persecuting innocent, law-abiding citizens who are convinced it's all just a big mistake that will go away if they cooperate is much easier and safer than pursuing hardened criminals who may be armed and aggressive.)
? See the situation as it is, not as you wish it were, and for heaven's sake keep your mouth shut! Give your lawyer a fighting chance of getting you off: it's the only hope you have.
? They didn't stop you because they want to be your friend. They didn't stop you to see whether you're the guy they're looking for or not. They've already decided you're the guy they're looking for, and from this point on there's going to be no shaking of hands or going on your merry way: from this point on they are going to do everything in their power to make you give them enough rope to hang you with. Keep in mind that in America it is illegal for you to lie to the cops, but it is perfectly legal for them to lie to you. Keeping your mouth shut comes in very handy as a non-lie.
? It doesn't make one whit's worth of difference if you're not the guy they're looking for: if they can make you look like the guy they're looking for, then they can stop looking. (Persecuting innocent, law-abiding citizens who are convinced it's all just a big mistake that will go away if they cooperate is much easier and safer than pursuing hardened criminals who may be armed and aggressive.)
? See the situation as it is, not as you wish it were, and for heaven's sake keep your mouth shut! Give your lawyer a fighting chance of getting you off: it's the only hope you have.
Good luck and happy travelling to USA (if you are not being subjected to local mobs/thugs violations)..
Goddamn jungle (animal kingdom)..
Goddamn jungle (animal kingdom)..
Ahh um?
Taken from travel guide to USA recently?! (from the free world to the JUNGLE?!)
Taken from travel guide to USA recently?! (from the free world to the JUNGLE?!)
Boner you are as safe here as a jew in Iran.
Har har har?
Leave the Jews/Jewry alone, for your information, Iran has the second largest Jew community in the ME after the IsraHELL, 100,000 before the Islamic revolution, and 30,000 after the revolution (thanks to the goddamn US/Israeli Zionists propaganda shit).And they have roots there for more than 3000 years in peace and harmony.
The funny is 95% of them went to US and Europe and only 5% to the (promised land)?! 30 years ago!
You'd better think of for what is happening in your home front instead of Jews in Iran..!
Read this article..
Lakota withdraw from treaties, declare independence from U.S.
The Lakota Sioux Indians, whose ancestors include Sitting Bull, Red Cloud and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from all treaties their forefathers signed with the U.S. government and have declared their independence. A delegation delivered the news to the State Department earlier this week.
Portions of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming comprise Lakota country, and the tribe says that if the federal government doesn't begin diplomatic discussions promptly, liens will be filed on property in the five-state region. Here's the news release.
"We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us," said Russell Means, a longtime Indian rights activist. "This is according to the laws of the United States, specifically Article 6 of the Constitution," which states that treaties are the supreme law of the land.
Read the rest of it here?.
USAToday
Leave the Jews/Jewry alone, for your information, Iran has the second largest Jew community in the ME after the IsraHELL, 100,000 before the Islamic revolution, and 30,000 after the revolution (thanks to the goddamn US/Israeli Zionists propaganda shit).And they have roots there for more than 3000 years in peace and harmony.
The funny is 95% of them went to US and Europe and only 5% to the (promised land)?! 30 years ago!
You'd better think of for what is happening in your home front instead of Jews in Iran..!
Read this article..
Lakota withdraw from treaties, declare independence from U.S.
The Lakota Sioux Indians, whose ancestors include Sitting Bull, Red Cloud and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from all treaties their forefathers signed with the U.S. government and have declared their independence. A delegation delivered the news to the State Department earlier this week.
Portions of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming comprise Lakota country, and the tribe says that if the federal government doesn't begin diplomatic discussions promptly, liens will be filed on property in the five-state region. Here's the news release.
"We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us," said Russell Means, a longtime Indian rights activist. "This is according to the laws of the United States, specifically Article 6 of the Constitution," which states that treaties are the supreme law of the land.
Read the rest of it here?.
USAToday
Dam Crazey Hourse I knew he would come back to hount us.
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