Ex-Pop Star Cat Stevens to Be Deported from U.S.

[54anickel]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6306615

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Homeland Security spokesman Brian Doyle said Islam would be put on the first available flight back to Britain after his Washington D.C.-bound plane was diverted on Tuesday to Maine for security reasons.

"Why is he on the watch lists? Because of his activities that could be potentially linked to terrorism. The intelligence community has come into possession of additional information that further raises our concern (about Islam)," Doyle said.

A law enforcement official who asked not to be identified said the United States had information Islam had donated money to the militant Islamic group Hamas.

Islam was denied entry to Israel in 2000 after the authorities there accused him of supporting Hamas. The former pop star strongly denied the charges and said his charitable donations were for humanitarian causes.

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[Capn Sunshine]

1. well...,, this is no surprise

Anyone who wrote a popular song called "Peace Train" must be a huge threat to our country.

[54anickel]

2. Must have been that meeting with David Blunkett that put him on the

watch list. :evilgrin:

[AJ BENDER]

3. Thank God... Now we are safe

From an ex-hippie convert promoting peace.


Whew ! I was sooo scared there for a moment


Kudo's to Ashcroft & Ridge on his one


Moonshadow Rules !

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=844254