US seeks to calm EU fears on sharing air passenger details
May 15, 2007, 1:14 pm
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The online form is expected to ask whether the visitor has a communicable disease or has ever taken part in “genocide, espionage, sabotage or terrorist activity
Of course, terrorists are going to answer yes, arent they !!
Of course, terrorists are going to answer yes, arent they !!
May 15, 2007, 1:16 pm
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May 15, 2007, 2:38 pm
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I for one deny having associated with the axis powers between 1933 and 1945 on the basis that I wasn't alive then. Not much of an excuse I know, but it's all I've got.
May 15, 2007, 3:35 pm
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May 15, 2007, 7:01 pm
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It gets worse... 
Now there's a suggestion being made that visitors might have to fill in an on-line form (sounds like an electronic equivalent of the visa form) 48 hours before leaving for the US!
From today's Times... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1790514.ece
Andy
Now there's a suggestion being made that visitors might have to fill in an on-line form (sounds like an electronic equivalent of the visa form) 48 hours before leaving for the US!
From today's Times... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1790514.ece
Andy
It's bad enough that nearly every flight from NZ to USA has a delay after pushback while they wait for USA to give the green light to fly (despite the flight time being more than 12 hours - plenty of time to do any checks). This pre-visa is far worse.
Any bets on how long it would be until this measure gets taken to WTO as severely anti-competitive?
May 16, 2007, 4:18 am
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Michael Chertoff, the US Homeland Security Secretary, told a meeting in Brussels that details of the system had yet to be agreed by [the U.S.] Congress.
May 16, 2007, 6:31 am
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May 16, 2007, 7:27 am
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Gee how in the world did you americans end up with such a bunch of monkies in power??? We have at least learned from our mistakes but does that mean the US needs to repeat them??
We tore down the Berlin wall the US put one up recently (Mexican Border) we got rid of the Stasi you got the DHS & the TSA... and then this twit called chertoff has the stuff to come here and (his words) EDUCATE us.... Come on what rocks did you have to turn over to find these guys??? Oh and perhaps we need to be reminded all this nonsence is coming frm THE country who were supposed to have invented Freedom and Democracy. If you feel like I am getting on your toes then I apologize but from my view these guys are a damm sorry excuse for the leaders of the suposed greatest nation in the free world!!!
We tore down the Berlin wall the US put one up recently (Mexican Border) we got rid of the Stasi you got the DHS & the TSA... and then this twit called chertoff has the stuff to come here and (his words) EDUCATE us.... Come on what rocks did you have to turn over to find these guys??? Oh and perhaps we need to be reminded all this nonsence is coming frm THE country who were supposed to have invented Freedom and Democracy. If you feel like I am getting on your toes then I apologize but from my view these guys are a damm sorry excuse for the leaders of the suposed greatest nation in the free world!!!
May 16, 2007, 9:11 am
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Gee how in the world did you americans end up with such a bunch of monkies in power??? We have at least learned from our mistakes but does that mean the US needs to repeat them??
We tore down the Berlin wall the US put one up recently (Mexican Border) we got rid of the Stasi you got the DHS & the TSA... and then this twit called chertoff has the stuff to come here and (his words) EDUCATE us.... Come on what rocks did you have to turn over to find these guys??? Oh and perhaps we need to be reminded all this nonsence is coming frm THE country who were supposed to have invented Freedom and Democracy. If you feel like I am getting on your toes then I apologize but from my view these guys are a damm sorry excuse for the leaders of the suposed greatest nation in the free world!!!
We tore down the Berlin wall the US put one up recently (Mexican Border) we got rid of the Stasi you got the DHS & the TSA... and then this twit called chertoff has the stuff to come here and (his words) EDUCATE us.... Come on what rocks did you have to turn over to find these guys??? Oh and perhaps we need to be reminded all this nonsence is coming frm THE country who were supposed to have invented Freedom and Democracy. If you feel like I am getting on your toes then I apologize but from my view these guys are a damm sorry excuse for the leaders of the suposed greatest nation in the free world!!!
I hope the EU can do something to help by telling him to shove it.