p_p_man
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Now you're stopping any high profile or semi high profile Muslim from entering the country (unless of course it's a member of the Saudi Royal family...
"Cat Stevens denied U.S. entry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former pop singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States and his flight from London was diverted to Maine, after his name turned up on a watch list, a U.S. transportation security official says.
United Flight 919 en route to Washington was diverted to Bangor where Islam was questioned and detained by federal authorities who planned to put him on a return flight early Wednesday, the official said on Wednesday.
U.S. Customs and border protection authorities discovered that the name matched a federal watch list by checking passenger information transmitted by the airline after the flight departed from London, the official said.
The Washington Post, citing sources familiar with the event reported that Islam, whose name is listed as "Usef Islam", is on several government watch lists, including the no-fly list.
United Airlines spokesman Jeff Green said the carrier was asked by the Transportation Security Administration to divert the plane to Maine for security reasons.
Cat Stevens had a string of pop hits in the early 1970s including "Moonshadow" and "Wild World" before converting to Islam in late 1977.
It's not as if his background, present whereabouts, known associates and current political feeling isn't well known...
ppman
"Cat Stevens denied U.S. entry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former pop singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States and his flight from London was diverted to Maine, after his name turned up on a watch list, a U.S. transportation security official says.
United Flight 919 en route to Washington was diverted to Bangor where Islam was questioned and detained by federal authorities who planned to put him on a return flight early Wednesday, the official said on Wednesday.
U.S. Customs and border protection authorities discovered that the name matched a federal watch list by checking passenger information transmitted by the airline after the flight departed from London, the official said.
The Washington Post, citing sources familiar with the event reported that Islam, whose name is listed as "Usef Islam", is on several government watch lists, including the no-fly list.
United Airlines spokesman Jeff Green said the carrier was asked by the Transportation Security Administration to divert the plane to Maine for security reasons.
Cat Stevens had a string of pop hits in the early 1970s including "Moonshadow" and "Wild World" before converting to Islam in late 1977.
It's not as if his background, present whereabouts, known associates and current political feeling isn't well known...
ppman
