U.S. revokes visa of India state official

NNN0LHI

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:21 AM
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U.S. revokes visa of India state official

Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 07:27 AM by NNN0LHI

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=India%20US%20Visa

NEW DELHI (AP) - The U.S. Embassy on Friday denied a visa to the Hindu nationalist chief minister of India's western Gujarat state, citing his role in 2002 religious riots that killed hundreds of Muslims. The chief minister called the decision an insult to India. snip

The spokesman said a U.S. law makes any foreign government official responsible for "severe violations of religious freedom" ineligible for a visa.

Modi called the U.S. decision "an insult to India and its constitution."

"The United States can't impose its laws on other countries. In the same way, India should deny visas to U.S. officials as a protest against Washington's policies in Iraq," Modi said.

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:25 AM
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1. That's a good way to make friends in that region, isn't it?

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NNN0LHI

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:30 AM
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3. I suspect India must have told Rice to take her suggestion to not build...

...the Iran to India gas pipeline and blow it out her ass the other day? Told her to keep her F-16's too. They have MIG's on order from Russia.

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:33 AM
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4. Yet another potential ally driven toward Russia and....

...China, too. That would be a very powerful alliance, IMHO.

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:26 AM
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2. I *hate* the viola!

Cheap knock-off of the violin, just sitting there taking up space in the string section. B@st@rd.

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