Posted on 09/29/2007 12:27:54 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
Manila: The Philippines has put rights activists, including a former US attorney-general and members of church groups on an immigration blacklist, a rights group said on Friday.
At least 504 people from 50 countries were included in the blacklist labelled "Al Qaida/Taliban Link" imposed between July and August, Human Rights Watch said.
Ramsey Clark, a former US attorney general, is among those banned from entry. The list also includes left-wing activists from Europe, Australia and the United States.
A senior immigration official confirmed that the blacklist existed, adding only that most of the names on it were "leftists".
Human Rights Watch advocacy director, Sophie Richardson, urged the Philippines to stop preventing peaceful critics to enter the country.
"Labelling peaceful critics as Al Qaida or Taliban only serves to sap public confidence in counter-terror measures and expose them as a cover for suppressing dissent," Richardson said.
You go Philippines! Yeah! :)
We should do the same and throw out the traitors.
Yes. Clearly your sentiments are childish and inappropriate. These kinds of irresponsible articulations can only lead to even worse advocacies, such as immigration law enforcement, and defending the country from internal terrorist threats. /s
I have been in the Philippines and the level of political correctness is far lower than in the US.
And since Muslim-connected terror organizations have carried out bombing attacks even in Manila, I don't begrudge the Philippines the right to control who enters their country.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Where can I get a copy of this list? Wonder if Medea, Cindy ,etc are included...
This is probably a badge of honor to the left.
Here’s the link to the report with the names of those on the list...
http://hrw.org/pub/2007/asia/philippines_blacklist-watchlist0907.pdf
Thank You Manila!
It’s called karmic consequences.
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