Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Visa hypocrisy and the US

Narrima sent me this:  With respect to the Israeli' poodles inside the beltway, wonder what they would say about their own govt :

2002

  • Abbas Kiarostami was denied a visa to enter the United States attempting to attend the New York Film Festival.[1]
  • Iran's most acclaimed musicians, Hossein Alizadeh was denied a US visa and did not attend the concert with Shajarian’s team.[2]

2006

  • More than 100 Iranian citizens traveling to Santa Clara for a reunion of graduates and professors from Sharif university were stopped at U.S. airports and told the visas they were carrying had been revoked.[3]
  • 15 Iranian journalists accompanying Iranian president to the United Nations General Assembly were not granted visa.[4]

2007

  • The U.S. denied a visa to Iran's United Nations ambassador who was scheduled to participate in UN General Assembly meeting.[5]

2008

  • Iranian Blind Powerlifting Team did not participate in the world championship in Miami due to visa denial.[6]

2009

  • Parviz Davoudi, the vice president of Iran was denied a visa to attend United Nations’ economic meeting.[7]

What is good for the goose must be good for the gander."