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June 27, 2006

Number of US visas to Saudis doubles

And no doubt without any screening to determine the applicants' adherence to the jihad ideology. Such screening would be imperfect, but at least it would be something. From the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to Infidel Pride:

For the first time since the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, the US State Department has begun to sharply increase the number of entry visas granted to Saudi Arabian nationals seeking to visit the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Figures obtained by the Post reveal that after three years of steady decline, 2005 saw the number of US visas issued to Saudis remain relatively stable, while this year the number has more than doubled.

In an e-mail to the Post, Amanda D. Rogers-Harper, a spokeswoman for the US State Department, confirmed that as of June 10, a total of 18,683 non-immigrant US visas had been issued to Saudi citizens since the start of the current fiscal year.

"This," she noted, "is twice as many as the 9,338 issuances to Saudis" in the corresponding period last year, marking an increase of over 100 percent in just the past 12 months.

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Multicultarism is dead (2001). Long Live Multicultarism (2006)!

Posted by: Kafir Nonbeliever [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 9:44 PM

Excuse me for sounding a bit alarmist but...

1. since sept 11 there have been thousands of reported and RECORDED Islamic terrorist attacks worldwide.

2. 99.9xx % were committed by muslims..

3. Muslims worldwide (except in the us although some even here ) state publicly Islam will rule the world..

4.When someone threatens to kill me usually i tend to LISTEN...

Someone please tell me
WHY are we letting in More Islamic Potential terrorists?

WHY arent we TELLING the truth about the evil intents of the religion of Pieces Islam..

WHY oh WHY isnt every red blooded american re-arming themselves?

Why ?

Because the MORONS on the left as well as the TRAITORS in the news media not only believe america will loose (THEY WANT TO HELP OUR SWORN ENEMIES) in the mistaken believe that by submitting they can pacify the Islamic WHORDES..

I DO not hate muslims..

but i DO understand the Nature of EVIL and Islam is EVIL Incarnate...

Posted by: jingoist [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 9:44 PM

Isn't the State Department aware what these Saudis have been taught their whole lives? (Remember the previous posts about the Saudi textbooks.)

Unbelievable!

Posted by: eve_anne_gelical [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 9:57 PM

Are these visitor's visas, student visas, or what? We're worried about the Mexican and Canadian borders not being secure and we're letting these people in. Caveat Emptor....

Posted by: Bohemond_1069 [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 10:01 PM

Bohemond 1069

Heck, the interior borders don't need to be secure.

After all, we're creating a "common security border" with our southern and northern neighbors, thanks to the globalist faction of our unelected elite.

And GWB has been very lonely without some Saudis to hold hands with.

Posted by: treehugger [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 10:23 PM

And petrol dollars help to spread the 'faith' -

along with Korans

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Posted by: ummahnewslinks [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 11:07 PM

This is unacceptable. What do those in the state dept. use for brains?

Posted by: Carolyn2 [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 11:10 PM

This shows that the "powers that be" don't give a damn what the citizens of the US think.

Posted by: Carolyn2 [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 11:13 PM

Hi All,

This is somewhat one topic, perhaps partially off topic. Just curious as to what people think.
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A New USA Political Party - The Pim Fortuyn
List
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(Version 0,1)


Proposed Policy Platforms and raison d'etre for a new USA Political Party named in honor of the Dutch martyr Pim Fortuyn.


Preamble
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Due to the fact that the current political parties have not gotten their minds around the post 9/11 reality, have not developed reasonable policies, extremely simple in some cases, to address the War the free peoples of the West have found themselves in the midst of, we propose the creation of a new political party named after the Dutch martyr Pim Fortuyn.

In short, we fear that the Democrats won't fight, while the Repblicans won't spend.

Plank 1.
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We will request Congress to formally declare War on the enemies of the United States and Western Civilization. These enemies will be specified as Islamofascism, Islamic Terrorism, and Islamic
Supremacism. Included will be the supporters of such ideologies, those who glorify the acts of violence committed by any Islamo-fascists, and all those who give aid and comfort in any form to
any of the above.


Plank 2.
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Allies of the USA in this War will be declared, and will enjoy friendly relations and cooperation. Those Nations suspected of playing both sides of the fence will be declared Waffler Nations, and will be dealt with carefully. Enemy Nations will be declared as such.

Examples of Waffler Nations are Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Care will be taken to limit the influence Waffler Nations have on critical
assets, Universities, think tanks, corporate shares and other items of value. Those organizations taking funds originating from Waffler Nations will have to declare themselves Agents of such Nations.


Plank 3.
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The entire energies of the Nation and its Allies will be focused on the military, economic and ideological aspects of the fight against Islamofascism, Islamic Terrorism and Islamic Supremacism.

As all Wars cost money, the Party will endeavour to roll back the tax decreases enacted since 9/11/01. This is done on the grounds that any tax decreases since the USA firmly understood it was at war are unseemly, and inexplicable to history.

Plank 4.
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As President Bush II declared the USA "addicted" to oil, much of which originates in "unstable parts of the world", where many countries supply or permit to be supplied, funding to the terrorist
enemy and their supporters, attention will be paid to strategies to undo such reliance on oil. We note that the oil problem is partially an energy crisis, but more centrally a transportation fuel
crisis.

Plank 4a.
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As an example of new policy, a gasoline rationing system will be emplaced whereby each passengar car, pickup truck, station wagon and SUV will be off the road one day per week. The day
will be chosen by the vehicle owner and represented by a colored sticker on the windshield. It is expected that most of the days
chosen will be weekend days, where people are expected to congregate for community activities, and can more easily organize joint transportation. Others might find weekdays more convemient for this program.

No such limitation will apply to flex-fuel vehicles running on E85 ethanol-gasoline blend. The same holds for biodiesel.

This will give most Americans a chance to contribute to the sacrifices needed for the successful conduct of the War.


Plank 4b.
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As a further policy example, we will have the US Treasury fund the fitting of all new passenger cars produced in America with a flex-fuel gas tank and engine. This will be done for two years.

The rational for this is that sometimes it takes the government to develop new markets, e.g. 30 year market for mortgages. The funds will come from the roll-back of taxes mentioned above.


Plank 4c.
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The Party notes that complete energy independence of the Nation may be difficult to obtain. It is noted that this is an excessive
condition. It may be sufficent to work to expand ethanol production from tropical parts of the world that can increase sugarcane acreage.
Importation of ethanol from countries that do not export Islamic terrorism will help national security, add to international trade flows, and enrich the people of developing nations. These latter nations may themselves become completely free of the need to import transportation fuels, a positive result in and of itself.


Plank 4d.
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We will support the immediate opening up of oil drilling in Alaska, off the coast of Florida, and all other potential areas. We will ask oil companies and sympathetic Carribean countries to
consider exploration off their shores.

The price of opening up of Alaska will be that a special tax will be applied per barrel lifted from these new oil fields, to fund the creation of tourist sites and camps in various parts of Alaska. This is so that the American people can more easily visit and experience the natural bounty of our northernmost State.

We will override any opposition to the creation of wind farms off the coast on the grounds of the National energy emergency implicit in the above discussion.


Plank 4e.
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We will investigate coal-to-oil technology such as that developed by SASOL of South Africa. This technology was announced as capable of turning coal into oil at USD 13 per barrel. We will import such technology if fould to be feasable.

We will investigate Canadian tar sands production to discover what, if any technologies, may be used to exploit similar geological formations in the Unites States.


Plank 4f.
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The Party will ask Congress to pass a tax to keep the price of any oil imported from the Persian Gulf or North Africa at least USD 50 per barrel. A similar tax will be passed for natural gas imports from these two areas. This will motivate US exploration companies to look in other areas of the World for resources.

Plank 5.
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The Borders of the United States shall be fully sealed. The Southern Border shall be fully fenced and guarded. The Border Patrol will be increased in size initially to 30,000, and will be increased further, if deemed necessary for the security of
these United States.

Plank 6.
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The COCOM science and technology embargo against the Communist World during the Cold War shall be reinstituted by the USA and any willing allies, but this time against Islamofascist countries
and any suspected supporters of such totalitarianism. Friendly countries of the formerly Communist world will be fully exempt from COCOM export technology restrictions.

Plank 7.
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Immigration must be brought under strict limitations and control. Current legal immigration of 1,000,000 people annualy will be cut significantly. Illegal immigrants will be repatriated to their home countries unless exceptional circumstances exist. No immigration
from Enemy or Waffler States is to be permitted.

Alternate figures on unemployment such as published for other developed countries will be publicly announced. In particular, inclusion of the number of people searching for work for more than 6 months, or who are willing to work but have given up collecting rejection notices, will be included in all unemployment figures.


Plank 8.
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We note that Universities claim to be communities of scholars whose purpose is the advancement and dissemination of knowledge". Advancement of knowledge means bona fide research, and dissemination of knowledge means teaching and publishing research.

Regulation of activities of the Universities will be performed on the Commonwealth model. In particular, there will be External Examination of all final exams. There will also be External Examination of the Research of all candidates for promotion or tenure.

Furthermore, we note that the Government of the U.K. conducts Research Assessment Exercises about every 5 years. Here each department of a University submits the four best research papers of each of its academic staff, and is awarded a grade to the department based on the quality of
its research. The grades are in a scale of 1 to 6, and are made public. The Party notes that this is current best practice to motivate quality
efforts among faculty of Universities. Also in the U.K., additional hires are limited to departments that score the best in Research.

Avoidance of these quality control standards will mean denial of access to Federal Funding, and demotion of the institution from "University" to "College".

The Universities will not hire or import graduate students from Countries declared as Enemy or Waffling. The Universities will not hire or import faculty from these same Countries.

Plank 9.
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The Party takes a dim view of the recent Senate immigration legislation which elects a new people as the People of the United States. If passed, this law will be revoked by the Party. Instead
study into Western society's birth dearth will be conducted and recommendations made to aid the natural increase of the native US population. Attention will be paid to the virulent anti-male
propaganda on many campuses, and psychological castration enveloped in this propaganda.


Plank 10.
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The Party takes a dim view of the subversive nature of elite opinion expressed in the Main Stream Media, large sections of the University and literary intelligensia, and other sections of
society.

The Party will ask the Attorney General to consider prosecution of leaks that have subverted anti-terror operations, including, but not limited to those in the Main Stream Media who broke the
corresponding stories. The prosecution may be on the basis of subversion, sedition, or treason, or other charges as appropriate.

The Party will halt all federal funding for research in or support of politicized studies such as feminist studies, "white" studies, etc.

The Party notes the first paragraph of the Wyoming State Consitution where it is stated that the people have the right to alter a State
that is at great odds to the will of the people. If dissonance among the elite materially and dangerously interferes with the successful
conduct of the current War, the Party will consider alternatives. This may include a call to a Second Continental Congress.

Plank 11.
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There will be an NPR2 radio network, and a PBS2 public broadcasting network. The board and leadership of these networks will be staffed
by voices not heard in, or censored by, NPR or PBS.

The Party takes a dim view of the pro-Muslim conversion "documentary" aired by PBS in the Christmas Season the other year, and will order
an investigation as to how the programming was made, the funding thereof, the choice of time to air the program, whether equal time was given to alternate views, and whether any laws were breached. For the last, in particular, attention will be paid to the laws on separation of church and state. The Attorney General will be nstructed
to investigate the possibility of civil and/or criminal charges.


Plank 12.
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The Party will enact legislation to fully prosecute the War, including detaining, interning or deporting all supporters of enemy ideology, specifically supporters of Sharia Law.

The Party defines marriage as a holy relationship between a man and a woman. Polygamy is already outlawed, and polygamous partners
may be detained, prosecuted, and/or deported depending on the origins of such malfeasors.


Plank 13.
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The Party will establish legislation for "Reverse Jizya" payments from the Islamic world. For example, Islamic custom implies that the reconquest of Kuwait by US lead forces means that 20% of all Kuwaiti assets belong to the government of the United States. The US will insist on receipt of 20% of all revenues of the Kuwaiti
government, as local custom requires.


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Hopefully,
Magooey

Posted by: magooey [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 11:15 PM

Hi All,

Sorry for error; "somewhat on topic" st the
top of posting instead.

Magooey

Posted by: magooey [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 11:18 PM

Have the idiots at the State Department lost their minds?! Why do Saudis want to come to this country, other than to spread their filthy religion and exploit our vast resources, resources their deplorable hellhole of a "kingdom" will never have. Many of them probably came to rendezvous with their compatriots in the vast network of Islamic terror cells throughout America, since phone calls and email are subject to eavesdropping. Best to finalize their plans in person and with plenty of cold, hard cash.

We should be deporting as many muslims as possible, not allowing tens of thousands more of them in. I just don't understand the mentality of the people who are responsible for defending this country from our enemies----muslims. The FBI lacks the resources to monitor the muslims already here. Why Saudis? Why the most virulent, intolerant, dangerous people in the world? Almost nineteen thousand additional potential terrorists have landed in the US; that's the best news I've heard all day.

Posted by: Susanp [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2006 11:24 PM

Each Saudi visa should reflect the true costs of monitoring Muslim visitors, and monitoring Muslims within this country who, to the extent that they rely on Saudi money and then on Saudi-influenced imams and policies, become even more a danger to us, and more of a policing headache, than they would be without that Wahhabi largesse.

Hundreds of billions are now spent annually on all kinds of Homeland Security activities and on fighting the "war on terror."

The Saudis should help pay for that. Ideally, they should reimburse Infidels everywhere for the extra expense that their spending of nearly $100 billion over the past decade or so to pay for mosques, madrasas, campaigns of Da'wa, and the swarms of Western hirelings (including those who must have gotten to Streusand and Tunnell with that nonsense about "hirabah" as a replacement for "Jihad").

Let's see. What about $500,000 per visa issued to each Saudi? That is a very modest sum. 10,000 students, say, and that's only $5 billion. That's just about 10 days oil revenues for Saudi Arabia. It's nothing at all.

Later, we can figure out how much the Al-Saud should be paying us to be their ultimate protectors. What do you say? $50 billion a year? Perhaps, after haggling, we give them a special price because "we love you effendi, more than our father, we love you effendi, more than our mother"? Given that the Al-Saud between them have hundreds of billions stashed away here and there, and they wouldn't like to be driven out of that cash-cow of a country, and then in Western exile, hunted down, by Saudis intent on punishing these corrupt lords of misrule, fifty billion seems eminently fair.

What do you think?

Posted by: Hugh [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 12:04 AM

This was Karen Huges 'special' with the idea 'planted' by 'Esposito.' Bush's brain may be Rove, but his school marm is Huges. She's the ditz who went on the 'listening tour' of the Muslim World. She asks all the wrong questions. Yes, 911 happend. Why do they hate us? Why, it must be the cultural barrier; let's let 'em in to see America, travel the USA in your Chevrolet . . . . and hopefully not commit Jihad. For if any of these 'youths' commit Jihad, killing Americans, it will be on her head and the other idiots at state who approved this lame brained idea. Just what this country needs, a doubling of Saudi students!

Posted by: biorabbi [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 12:04 AM

Off to email my representatives to demand an end to this suicidal folly immediately.

And write letters to the editors.

And call talk radio.

I recommend all to do the same.

It worked with the Dubai port fiasco.

The only Saudis allowed into the U.S. should be prisoners.

Hugh-

To quote a little Jewish guy:

"All the money they made will never buy back their souls."

Even $50 billion per student wouldn't be worth it.

Since 19 Muslims probably cost the U.S. a trillion dollars, total, through 9/11.

Posted by: profitsbeard [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 12:53 AM

It is amazing that the US has survived 200 years + with the State Department sabotaging us all along the way. How do they keep coming up with new generations with the same world view that we are wrong and everyone else including our enemy (whether it is the WWII Axis, the Soviet Union or Islam) is right? We need another McCarthy to clean out this den of socialist and Islamic subversives.

Magooey - right on! The tradition of a 2 party system has failed us. It is time to make them realize they do not own the government, we do.

Posted by: Jimmy Bones [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 2:10 AM

Profitsbeard

Just wondering - how many of those applicants will be enrolling in flight school?

Posted by: Infidel Pride [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 2:31 AM

Infidel Pride,
And how many will be on scholarships to do it.

Posted by: arjun.sevak [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 7:10 AM

I disagree.

Letting in thousands of wahabis, and Moslems of any type in general makes perfect sense. Look at it from George & Condi's standpoint. If you're a) Marxist, and b) a globalist, and c) a self-loather, and d) a hater of the U.S. Constitution... you're looking for a solution, direction, a way out. And that way is the way of Mohammed.

George & Condi are all of these things: a) drug entitlement, b) no border policy, c) constant effusive apologies for doing the right thing, d) no judicial impeachment legislation after Kelo v New London.

610 * 623 * 732* 1066* 1215 * 1453 * 1492 * 1683 * 1928 * 1938 * 1948 * 1996 * 2001

The Republican party collapsed under Bush's presidency, that would be under George H.W. Bush.

If you learn stupidity under the tutelage of a moron professor and the whole stupefication process is fortified by the poisonss of prestige and self-reference... you're flying blind.

Marshall McLuhan, where are you.

Posted by: Alarmed Pig Farmer [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 7:15 AM

Hugh wrote:

...fifty billion seems eminently fair.
What do you think?

I think you just found a way to reduce our national debt. :)

Posted by: US_infidel [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 1:16 PM

And I welcome them all with grand old
Middle-Fingered salute.

Posted by: JanuaryMan [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 1:31 PM

Hugh that is a really great idea..

But to be policically correct we need to re Phrase
it to something like

1. American Building Insurance policy

2. The western civilization protection Fund..

(to help the children and widows) of Islamicc suicide bombers and aircraft hijackings / crashings...


But the price is too low...

For each muslim immigrant (wanting a pilots lesson) or truck driving lesson (heck any license)
We should take the estimated amount of damages for 9/11 / 19 muslims

So 1000000000000 / 19 = 52631578947.368421052631578947368

so roughly 5 Billion per year per muslim...

Sounds fair..

After all since the 1960's

Islam is responsible for

100% of all beheadings worldwide
100% of all rapes in the sudan
99.837 % of ALL Terrorist attacks worldwide
100% of all Genoicide worldwide
98% of all Aircraft hijackings
100% of all Aircraft slamming into skyscrapers
100% of all Islamic Suicide bombings
100% of all Islamic Car Bombings
100% of ALL Islamic Destruction of infidels churches , property
100% of ALL murder of policemen in Iraq

The list is endless...

And mind you these statistics...
Are only the Official reported attacks by Muslims against ALL NON muslims...

So the actual number statistically is 3 times these numbers...


Islam the Religion of pieces..
Where ever islam goes everything ends up in pieces.

Posted by: jingoist [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 4:18 PM

americaningermany, Jimmy Bones,

Thanks. How can we move forward on this issue?

Hugh,

I thought that the conquering Imam was due 20% of all the booty under the sharia law. Since the US saved the sorry skins of the Saudis back in '91, isn't the US owed that 20% of all Saudi assets?

Magooey

Posted by: magooey [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 28, 2006 10:23 PM

Maybe Saudi Arabia also has aviation schools for terrorists (might they possibly be cheaper than US aviation schools?). Terrorists have to learn to fly planes SOMEWHERE!

Posted by: pythagoras [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 29, 2006 2:50 PM

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