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Wonder what they thought she was hiding up her rectum ? warrant46 Dec 2013 #1
All detainees are subject to this type of search. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #3
the h1b visa thing is getting out of control. n/t geardaddy Dec 2013 #7
Arrested for speeding or writing a bad check. warrant46 Dec 2013 #9
Cops with hardons looking to arrest someone to search their holes! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #28
In Texas they even do it on the side of the road... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #36
Flying was fun--Now its like getting Booked warrant46 Dec 2013 #46
All buildings in Delhi have no special barriers muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #25
^^^^This^^^^ smitra Dec 2013 #26
Do we need to ask how many other Indian buildings have been truck bombed? Embassy security okaawhatever Dec 2013 #40
For the last time, they are NOT withdrawing security from the American Embassy. smitra Dec 2013 #50
I have the facts straight. They removed the cement barricades but left the security guards. nt okaawhatever Dec 2013 #90
So they did not WITHDRAW SECURITY as you claimed in your earlier post. smitra Dec 2013 #96
You could have another look at the post to which you are referring psychopomp Dec 2013 #113
I am always careful in responding to posts... smitra Dec 2013 #117
Your contorted effort must be very straining psychopomp Dec 2013 #134
Nonsense, it is you who is contorting the facts to suit your preconceived notions. smitra Dec 2013 #135
The article you link to does not describe what you claim psychopomp Dec 2013 #140
I have made other posts on this thread that quote from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs ... smitra Dec 2013 #143
None of which is germane to this sub-thread psychopomp Dec 2013 #144
I have already mentioned that when I find a definitive source for this I will post it. smitra Dec 2013 #146
You see, in the end you've established that the barricades were removed psychopomp Dec 2013 #180
Amazing how little effect FACTS posted on this board have. smitra Dec 2013 #183
The word "barriers" may conjure up the wrong image Recursion Dec 2013 #164
As promised up-thread, here is a link that quotes a spokesperson of the Ministry... smitra Dec 2013 #148
Huh? Those barriers are everywhere Recursion Dec 2013 #175
They aren't a feature of all buildings muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #181
No, but I can see six sets of them from my window Recursion Dec 2013 #182
When did "prisoner" become "detainee." So Orwellian. The Stranger Dec 2013 #32
Around the time.. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #33
There is being "processed" for an arrest and then there is being officially entered into the prison okaawhatever Dec 2013 #41
A "prisoner" is someone who's been convicted of a crime Recursion Dec 2013 #171
Not always. Inmates charged but not convicted are referred to as prisoners. The Stranger Dec 2013 #185
No they are not all subjected to this type of search intaglio Dec 2013 #101
The mighty sure get pissed off when treated like anyone else. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #2
^^^This^^^ Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #4
^^^^This.^^^^ closeupready Dec 2013 #141
Who is this dipshit federal prosecutor? DeSwiss Dec 2013 #5
it's complicated... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #6
Yeah, I see where he's...... DeSwiss Dec 2013 #19
Thats awesome..! Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #20
Diplomatic immunity doesn't apply to visa fraud. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #8
I don't think she's considered a full diplomat. it appears she only has DI for work-related crimes. okaawhatever Dec 2013 #42
Then we need to check the water nationwide! Cops aint what they USED to be 30-40 yrs ago. 7962 Dec 2013 #10
You've got my vote. DeSwiss Dec 2013 #11
What a great picture! I grew up watching Adam 12. 7962 Dec 2013 #14
I remember that show. Brigid Dec 2013 #79
I was just about to ask... onpatrol98 Dec 2013 #102
Roughly, the early 1970's Recursion Dec 2013 #165
I vote for the Bloomberg virus. QuestForSense Dec 2013 #15
I find it hard to argue against a good point, such as you make..... DeSwiss Dec 2013 #21
Oh, you are so correct! QuestForSense Dec 2013 #23
There are levels of immunity; hers was relatively low Recursion Dec 2013 #104
While her arrest and detention might not have been appropriate, India decides to retaliate TwilightGardener Dec 2013 #12
^^^^^This^^^^^ Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #13
So you OK are about *barabaric* human rights abuse ... Old Union Guy Dec 2013 #16
OK, Sparky. TwilightGardener Dec 2013 #17
What would you like the police to do leftynyc Dec 2013 #29
Cavity searches for obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2013 #37
Cavity searches for anyone processed through the prison system is ok. CFLDem Dec 2013 #43
They didn't search the 15/16ths of me who is European American FrodosPet Dec 2013 #97
The barricades are manned by Indian police who mostly nap while their unloaded assault rifles... Recursion Dec 2013 #24
Well, that's awesome (RE the embassy security). Not like American embassies TwilightGardener Dec 2013 #39
Educate yourself about details before you accuse... smitra Dec 2013 #30
LOL. TwilightGardener Dec 2013 #35
No laughing allowed! Shame on you!! closeupready Dec 2013 #48
Another totally inane, one word post that does not address the SUBSTANCE of the issue raised. smitra Dec 2013 #55
She's also incredibly well-connected (her father was IAS) Recursion Dec 2013 #106
I think people need to get to the truth here karynnj Dec 2013 #38
Interesting info. Targeting gay couples? Jeezus. TwilightGardener Dec 2013 #44
Caveat - I don't know the sorce at all. karynnj Dec 2013 #45
I don't know that source either. But India's reaction seems downright crazy. TwilightGardener Dec 2013 #47
Modi (the BJP candidate for prime minister) recommended it Recursion Dec 2013 #105
Stay safe! karynnj Dec 2013 #112
Shrug. closeupready Dec 2013 #18
India'a blindness here is staggering Recursion Dec 2013 #22
The visa fraud was "alleged" and from a nefarious housekeeper cosmicone Dec 2013 #27
It is interesting that NO ONE has responded to THIS post that provides the FACTS. n/t. smitra Dec 2013 #56
They would never have done this to a British, German, French cosmicone Dec 2013 #70
I AGREE 100%. Thanks for pointing that out... and watch the denials come. n/t smitra Dec 2013 #72
Also a lot of apologists for the police state here fujiyama Dec 2013 #73
I'm wondering where this information is coming from davidpdx Dec 2013 #92
Look at this site... smitra Dec 2013 #94
Thanks, that helps davidpdx Dec 2013 #95
Can you cite any of what you are claiming? If the Indian government msanthrope Dec 2013 #115
The immediate supervisor selects the employee cosmicone Dec 2013 #123
Except that's not what they did Recursion Dec 2013 #130
The maid is a schemer if not a CIA agent cosmicone Dec 2013 #132
Why would the CIA want someone to spy on a halfway house for trafficked women? Recursion Dec 2013 #166
Gee, what are the Indians so uptight about? LongTomH Dec 2013 #31
From a country that is now even MORE "barbaric" towards it's gay citizens. SoapBox Dec 2013 #34
Is the SF Gate a right wing paper? Theres no mention of the threat to have our gay diplomats jailed. okaawhatever Dec 2013 #49
SFGate is a hearst publication. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #53
The SFGate.com article is AP copy. alp227 Dec 2013 #147
Barbaric ? they should look at how Females are treated in their country JI7 Dec 2013 #51
Barbaric? Americans should look at how children are regularly gunned down in school in their country smitra Dec 2013 #54
yeah, AMerica is pretty fucked up with the teabaggers, whore media, gun nuts etc JI7 Dec 2013 #57
Exactly. And the Indian actress was criticized, unfairly. At the same time... smitra Dec 2013 #58
i would say india is more so JI7 Dec 2013 #59
Matter of personal opinion. I disagree vehemently. Leave it at that. n/t. smitra Dec 2013 #60
when you look at level of poverty there JI7 Dec 2013 #61
Again, I disagree. And yes, much of the country's problems are due to poverty... smitra Dec 2013 #62
you are the one who brought up the US problems when i criticized India in an OP about India JI7 Dec 2013 #63
Beg your pardon, you are the one who voiced the personal opinion that India is 'more' messed up. smitra Dec 2013 #64
so what ? there are problems right now that need to be dealt with JI7 Dec 2013 #65
I am Indian American too, and I was born there, and spent the first 23 years of my life there. smitra Dec 2013 #66
and there are wingnuts in the US who who have lived here their entire lives JI7 Dec 2013 #68
Food and music only? cosmicone Dec 2013 #67
Amen. And this person (see their post # 68) thinks that they know "more" about the country... smitra Dec 2013 #69
i never said "all i knew" about india was food and music, i said currently they are some good things JI7 Dec 2013 #71
Don't spin cosmicone Dec 2013 #74
india is far more corrupt than the US, it's why they have such poverty JI7 Dec 2013 #75
India's poverty is because of corruption? cosmicone Dec 2013 #76
sorry i don't worship the wealthy, it's like saying i'm proud of the US because the Koch brothers JI7 Dec 2013 #84
Oh for Christ's sake... shilling for BJP on DU? Recursion Dec 2013 #149
BJP gets a bad name because of a few extremists making wild statements cosmicone Dec 2013 #150
BJP (and Shiv Sena) start riots that kill people Recursion Dec 2013 #151
Shiv Sena -- yes, I agree with you. cosmicone Dec 2013 #156
I'll grant you that BJP is better than Shiv Sena Recursion Dec 2013 #157
Yes, you're a cynic indeed cosmicone Dec 2013 #159
I don't know... it's hard for me to take BJP seriously as anti-corruption when their Maharashtra HQ Recursion Dec 2013 #163
india is one messed up country JI7 Dec 2013 #52
What does that have to do with this story? Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #77
i didn't see how she was mistreated , my comment is about the outrage JI7 Dec 2013 #78
Correct. smitra Dec 2013 #80
is she too good to be around drug addicts ? as if they are less than human JI7 Dec 2013 #85
OK. The next time you exceed the speed limit by about 3 mph... smitra Dec 2013 #86
Um....that's why you are searched...so no one has anything to stick you with. msanthrope Dec 2013 #114
I met some nice addicts ripcord Dec 2013 #178
hehehe...good one... EX500rider Dec 2013 #155
No.. smitra Dec 2013 #158
I did not mean to imply it was possible... EX500rider Dec 2013 #161
Yes, she was. YOU do not decide whether she was covered or not. smitra Dec 2013 #162
Kenya has not charged him, and the US is cooperating with the investigation Recursion Dec 2013 #168
No, Kenya has not charged him. The US Embassy made pretty sure of that by flying him... smitra Dec 2013 #169
India was free to fly Mrs. Khobagadre out if they wanted; they've known about this since September Recursion Dec 2013 #170
Yes. It is a pity India is not as smart and efficient in protecting its offending diplomats... smitra Dec 2013 #172
They think detention is only for Italian diplomats? Recursion Dec 2013 #173
Don't see the parallel. As far as I know, the Italian ambassador diplomatic immunity... smitra Dec 2013 #174
It's a civil case, filed by a Sikh-American group Recursion Dec 2013 #176
True. And Sonia Gandhi will not appear, just as Union Carbide Chairman Warren Anderson... smitra Dec 2013 #177
Yep. 1984 was not a great year (nt) Recursion Dec 2013 #179
LOL indio55555 Dec 2013 #81
as much as i hate myself when i bashed Bush, the current republicans and other things about the US JI7 Dec 2013 #82
and unlike many people in india i don't worship white skin JI7 Dec 2013 #83
Right on the money! n/t cosmicone Dec 2013 #99
More Information -- Unbelievable conspiracy on the part of the US cosmicone Dec 2013 #87
So were the immigration visas issued based on fraudulent paperwork or no? Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #88
The maid was not issued an immigration visa cosmicone Dec 2013 #89
The warrant from Delhi is for charges of defamation and blackmail Recursion Dec 2013 #129
The US attorney is someone who hates being Indian American cosmicone Dec 2013 #133
Well, that's certainly the opinion here Recursion Dec 2013 #137
he must hate italian americans also since he goes after italian mafia JI7 Dec 2013 #154
She wasn't given a cavity search davidpdx Dec 2013 #91
She is "wanted" because Khobragade filed a lawsuit against her to shut her up Recursion Dec 2013 #108
The judge and father don't even know each other. cosmicone Dec 2013 #126
Both sides have blown the whole thing out of proportion davidpdx Dec 2013 #93
There was a warrant issued to arrest the maid cosmicone Dec 2013 #98
Well a warrant in Delhi court won't go far if the maid was in the US davidpdx Dec 2013 #100
US and India have an extradition treaty cosmicone Dec 2013 #107
OFFS... the maid was not a spook Recursion Dec 2013 #109
Let's get the facts straight here. anasv Dec 2013 #103
If an employee of an Indian diplomat cosmicone Dec 2013 #110
You got it! Amazing how the posters on this board have tried and condemned her BEFORE... smitra Dec 2013 #111
Well, Maharashtra seems unlikely to do anything about her Adarsh condo scam... Recursion Dec 2013 #128
The Adarsh issue is not relevant here. As for the case against Richards,.... smitra Dec 2013 #131
It goes to her credibility. She already lied about the body cavity search Recursion Dec 2013 #153
Repeating Indian tabloid nonsense isn't helping your defense of a human trafficker. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #116
Where has this post quoted a "tabloid"? smitra Dec 2013 #118
I think Recursion has addressed the tabloid nonsense pretty effectively upthread. msanthrope Dec 2013 #119
Recursion is not an authority, and there are plenty of quotes upthread that discredit ... smitra Dec 2013 #120
Welcome to DU. Recursion *is* an authority here. And you are defending a human msanthrope Dec 2013 #121
I disagree that Recursion is an authority in this case - he/she is not. Also... smitra Dec 2013 #122
What a maroon (as Bugs Bunny would say) cosmicone Dec 2013 #125
Off-topic: That term is an antiquated, racist smear against a people who resisted slavery psychopomp Dec 2013 #138
I used it as a Bugs Bunny quote. cosmicone Dec 2013 #139
I, too, love Bugs and remember his using it all the time psychopomp Dec 2013 #142
"Welcome to DU" psychopomp Dec 2013 #136
Human trafficker????????????????????? cosmicone Dec 2013 #124
"Some people on DU are just too dense"... you got that right! smitra Dec 2013 #127
Yeah, and after the Malhotra incident last year... Recursion Dec 2013 #167
This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Dec 2013 #145
Yeah, they treated her the same as they treat US citizens Warpy Dec 2013 #152
According to the US Attorney and the Marshals, she was not cavity-searched. TwilightGardener Dec 2013 #160
With a measure of sadness, I am trashing this thread. smitra Dec 2013 #184
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