UNBELIEVABLE! Basic Rights Denied At J.F.K. Airport

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I was recently stopped by Homeland Security as I was returning from a trip to Syria. What I saw in the hours that followed shocked and disturbed me.

http://www.alternet.org/rights/95351

http://digg.com/educational/Basic_Rights_Denied_At_J_F_K_Air...

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You didn't come right out and say it.

Are you of Syrian descent? Do you look middle eastern? I for one woul like to apologize for any rude, crude or inhumane treatment you suffered or that you saw others suffer. I believe God wants us to treat our enemies with respect even if we have to shoot them.

However, I do believe we are foolish to not exercise the wisdom of profiling. Profiling is not a bad thing if done properly with respect; but it has gotten a bad name because people who engage in it are proud of their power and not respectful of basic human rights. As our country has gotten away from Biblical principles it has given way to pride and arrogancy. As a result, we have made enemies out of those who were not our enemies. God is not blessing our efforts in the "war against terror" because it has become an excuse for neocons to forge a New World Order completely different from our God-blessed Constitutional Republic. Constitutional Republics cannot be controlled by a few wealthy globalists, so they are trying to change our country. We the people must humble ourselves and pray and seek God's face and turn from our wicked ways. Only THEN will God hear from heaven and will forgive our sin and heal our land! (2 Chronicles 7:14)

Amen

Well said brother/sister(?)

I am starting to feel afraid of visiting your country!!

Seriously, I am now feeling no pleasure from the prospect of traveling to the US again. I am afraid of being separated from my lap-top, (which I am totally dependent on for my business activities) and feel just displeasure from the thought of again having to go through the US immigration process.

For years I have been coming to your country, both on vacations and on business.
To me the US has been the place where I could breath better and feel real freedom. Not any more. These days I feel much better going to places like Ukraine or Russia. What is happening to you? It is a very, very sad state of affairs!

Thanks for posting this

Thanks for posting this Rhonda. What a story!

The details of free nations going to police state hell..

Think I'll just stay home.

The other day, a dear friend of mine invited me on a trip to practically anywhere. She is a world traveler who has racked up so many miles, she can fly herself and a friend pretty much anywhere in the world and back, and she also has bonus points with her timeshare (also with locations available worldwide), so basically I'd only have to pay for meals (which I'd have to pay for at home anyway) and any shopping I might want to do (which would likely be nil). What an opportunity, huh?!?! And if anyone could use a vacation, boy howdy, that'd definitely be me.

Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Malta, Spain, Israel, Morocco, New Zealand, New Caledonia & Shanghai are among the options, as well as tons of cities throughout the U.S. She's asking what my choice would be.

I hear Bakersfield is nice this time of year...*sigh*...

Don't go to Israel, having

Don't go to Israel, having their stamp in your passport can ban you from entering many arab countries. You know, just in case you want to visit Dubai or something one day.
I was in Shanghai like 2 weeks ago, it's kindda nice there, but there's not that much to do, you know just some sky scrapers, 3 shopping streets and pizza hut on every corner (I don't know, they got it everywhere, up to 3-4 on one single street).
The funny thing is even in China they got green technology propaganda in their museums :)

I've been traveling a bit (Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, many European countries, now going to the US, I'm from Poland by the way) and to be honest traveling is not that all interesting.
I mean, I like to go somewhere far, walk around, shop, eat, but it's all the same everywhere, just different skyscrapers and languages.

Some people like to go to all those tourist spots that are in tourist guides, but it's even more boring, I mean, how many times should I look at those Buddhist temples, museums with stuff that everyone knows and all that boring "must-see" stuff.
Most interesting thing for me is probably cities' skylines, I just like to look at some nice skyscrapers.

I mean, if you really want to experience something new don't just go to a big city as cities look the same all round the world, it's fun definitely, but nothing too exciting.

Besides you'd be leaving

Besides you'd be leaving your little ones behind. I don't blame you I feel the same way.

This is just a continuation

This is just a continuation of the American way. This country has never been free.

In the beginning, only rich white male landowners were free. If you were black and not wearing chains, you had to prove to the authorities that you were not a runaway slave. Once slavery was thrown in the dustbin of history, they pulled blacks out of the slot marked "Official State Enemy," pulled a new one off the shelf and stuck it in the slot.

During the Civil War it was "Rebs."

In WWII it was "Japs," so FDR built concentration camps to imprison them.

During the Cold War it was "Reds," so you had McCarthy grilling people who leaned left politically, smearing them with the communist slur and ruining their lives.

Well, the Cold War is over. Communism is in the dust bin. It's time for a new enemy and a new way to infringe the constitutional rights of a new segment of society. So now if you visit the Middle East or talk to a relative on the phone, you get smeared with the "Terrorist" slur and pay the price.

It's the American way. Welcome to the land of the not-so-free.

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You have a small point

You have a small point phoobar but it's way worse now. Like the article stated even in Russia they scowl or stare at you suspiciously but the level of mind control torture here in the U.S. is despicable.

So you're condoning?

This type of action. Yes?

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Is that a

Is that a joke?

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Are you condoning it?

Yes or no? It's not that hard question to answer?

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I'm not going to dignify

I'm not going to dignify that question with an answer. You only asked it because you've got a bone to pick with me over our past disagreements.

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What you can't answer.

I hold no animosity to trolls. I still disagree with you because you are a disinformant.

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You imply that I condone

You imply that I condone state oppression after reading a post where I condemn it, then in the next breath you call me a "troll" and a "disinformant."

You are one sick puppy.

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They Don't Know

In God We Trust!
They ( dispicable bastards with guns and badges who abuse us ) don't know it but they are being put on a list by we the people and when the time comes ( if it comes ) they will then know it.
You will reap what you sow!

" In Thee O Lord do I put my trust " ~ Psalm 31:1~

When injustice becomes law - rebellion becomes duty.

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"The essence of freedom is the proper limitation of government". ~ Founding Fathers

Agreed!

Libera me, let the truth break, what my fears make--Leslie Phillips

But that man should play the tyrant over God, and find Him a better man than himself, is astonishing drama indeed!~~D. Sayers

There is no difference between an authoritarian government from the right or the left...F. A.Schaeffer

Let's Boycott Airline Travel

And be sure to let them know it! Blame the airports (like JFK) that are the worst.

Believe me, if they perceive they're losing cold cash because of Homeland Security, Homeland Security will be told how to behave properly by the airlines. (After all, Homeland Security is a creature of the 911 hoax, obviously staffed by thugs ... hardly a vital government department. It's the corporations that really run Washington).

If some of us have to suffer ... take alternative transportation or cancel trips for the short run, it would be a small price to pay to put these baboons squarely in their places.

Does anyone have in inside track on how to accomplish this so our arrow hits their nerve center?

I'm already boycotting them.

I'm already boycotting them. Unfortunately, you will have a hard time organizing a boycott among libertarians. They don't respond to group thinking.

SUPPORT OUR FOUNDERS' AMERICA
Support the Constitution of the United States

SUPPORT OUR FOUNDERS' AMERICA
Support the Constitution of the United States

This Libertarian Hasn't Flown Since 9/11

And it wasn't fear of terrorists.

I just didn't like the idea that my pocket knife and manicure set could get me in trouble. No way will I put up with being searched.

IMissLiberty

IMissLiberty

We haven't flown

since 9-11 either...nothing to do with fear, just harrassment.

Do they know you're boycotting them?

Libertarians may or may not respond .... but CONSTITUTIONALISTS ARE A DIFFERENT BREED ALTOGETHER!

Hey, I like that. SUPPORT

Hey, I like that.

SUPPORT OUR FOUNDERS' AMERICA
Support the Constitution of the United States

SUPPORT OUR FOUNDERS' AMERICA
Support the Constitution of the United States

The point is probably to

The point is probably to cause as much stress as possible to the people who are detained - then to observe them. That explains the harsh treatment, sneers, whispers/jokes, fingers on their guns, no bathroom, no water, sirens on the desks, etc.

I wouldn't be surprised if the ones who get the most attention are the people who do not complain, sitting calmly and patiently for hours and hours. Those are probably the ones to be worried about.

So what else is Homeland Security supposed to do when terrorist organizations send pregnant women into grocery stores to blow themselves, and everyone around them, up? If a pregnant woman is willing to do that, then can anyone at all be trusted?

Maybe the borders should be completely closed off for a few years. During the downtime we ought to focus on all the problems within the U.S. for a while.

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I think this takes the cake

I think this takes the cake for the most idiotic comment on DailyPaul that I have ever seen.

WOW

John 2k: I think you miss the real agenda

If they were actually concerned about infiltration of terrorists, our southern border would have been closed on 9/12/01, and our northern border would have been tightened considerably.

If pregnant women are willing to blow themselves and their babies up to make a statement, it must be because they have been driven to desperation by injustice and inhuman living conditions which offer them no hope for a better future. The Israeli government with our help know how to bring people to the pit of despair.

I don't condone what they do, but I can understand what drives them to do it.

Desperation by injustice.

that is a powerful statement which could very well be true. Would their plight be recognized by the world if they only fought against the military? NO. So they take extreme action for their cause. Sad, but true...We know all about media blackouts for the downtrodden slaves. God help us all, we are fighting the same enemy.
NWO.

there is no excuse for outright rude and hostile behavior

Any people detained should be afforded basic human courtesy. If it were widely known I don't believe the voters of America would stand for this vile behavior on the part of thuggish bureaucrats excited by having power over other people. If Homeland Security cannot handle its work in a civilized manner, we need to scrap it outright, at the very least replace those responsible for negligence and abuse. It's absurd for Americans to fear people who might hate America and then do all possible to give everyone who enters the country sound reasons to hate us.

Sounds like J.F.K...........

That happen to my mother-in last year coming back from Florida......she was held for an hour, she said they were rude and whouldn't even let her come out to let's us know what was going on....All because she didn't have one of her I.D's.

"Observe the masses,and do the opposite."

"Observe the masses,and do the opposite."