[MindBender26]

And the big one he wants everyone to forget: He traveled to the middle east, to countries where US citizens were not permitted to go at the time, in his college days, and he never had a US passport until relatively recently.

On which country's passport did he travel, in other words, what country did he consider himself a citizen of, and therefore deserving the protection of, as a passport gives its citizens?

[BigEdLB]

Passport of Indonesia, a Moslem country?

[BuckeyeTexan]

Americans absolutely were allowed to travel to Pakistan in 1981 on their blue American tourist visas. Please see my FR Homepage for more details.

Rumor: Americans could not travel to Pakistan in 1981 because there was a U.S. State Dept. travel ban in place.

Truth: The U.S. Department of State issued Travel Advisory No. 81-33A for Americans traveling to Pakistan in 1981.

Before traveling to Pakistan, American Citizens should be aware of the following updated visa requirements: 30 day visas are available at Pakistani airports for tourists only. As these visas are rarely extended beyond the 30 day time per visa. Tourists planning to stay longer should secure visas before coming to Pakistan. Any traveler coming into Pakistan overland from India must, repeat must, have a valid visa, as 30 day visas are not, repeat not, issued at the overland border crossing point at Wagha.