Sarah defies Saudi thugs, won't leave without kids!

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Friday, June 20, 2003 | Pat Roush

[JohnHuang2]

On the eve of her 24th birthday, Sarah Saga, the courageous, young woman who has sought sanctuary inside the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the past five days, was brought face-to-face with members of the Saudi government inside her living quarters. She was not given the choice of refusing these uninvited guests, but told by U.S. consular officers that she must comply with Saudi demands for a meeting.

As Sarah and her two young children huddled in a corner of the room, three Saudi men from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs approached her. She had grown up in a household with an abusive Saudi father who had beaten her on a regular basis, threatened her with a knife, and locked her up in a room for two years as revealed to me in an audiotaped interview a few weeks ago. Now, her worst nightmare was coming true – Saudi men again intimating her and scaring her right inside the U.S. Consulate and in her own bedroom.

One of them said, "Let us tell you what your problem is – but your option is only one." The nervous, frightened woman signed the document placed before her and then the men left. The arrangements had been made. Sarah was to be placed on a commercial airliner at 2 a.m. this morning and her children were to be given to relatives. The Saudis wanted to end this "hostage situation" and get back to their PR campaign in the U.S.

But Sarah has decided that she won't go. "I will never leave my children here to suffer the same horrible life that I had to endure," she tells a Fox News audience. She has locked herself inside her room and keeps her little ones close by.

A couple of days ago, Sarah told her mom that she had a piece of chocolate cake at the consulate cafeteria. "I told Sarah we'll have a big chocolate cake for her birthday when she comes home. That was her favorite."

Birthdays aren't celebrated in Saudi Arabia. They consider it a Western holiday. When I met my daughters in a hotel room in Riyadh eight years ago, Aisha didn't even know her correct age. I brought Alia a "Sweet Sixteen" birthday card as a present, but she was perplexed by it all.

This will be the first birthday in eighteen years that Sarah Saga will celebrate. Although she may be alone in a room in the U.S. Consulate with danger all around her, she can have her chocolate cake with her kids and we can each light one candle for Sarah and pray for her safe return.

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Fox News has posted addresses of U.S. officials that can be contacted to express support for Saga in her quest for freedom for both herself and her children.

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[Ready4Freddy]

Is CCA2K retroactive, or in effect when the children were born? Few changes to the immigration laws are retro.

[cinFLA]

I dated a lady of Indian (the country) descent that said she would never marry an Indian.

I married a Vietnamese lady that said she would never marry a Vietnamese.

It was a cultural thing; something about the roles of the husbands and wives...

[FITZ]

I know even countries like Greece, dual citizenship can have it's problems, and Greeks have told me that they were careful to renounce their Greek citizenship when obtaining US citizenship because that Greek citizenship can pass down to their US born children ----who are then eligible for the Greek draft and other responsibilities.

Women choosing to marry Middle Eastern men have to have a screw loose, no one should be so ignorant of the laws of Islamic countries when they marry an Islamic. Why do they believe they should make their decision and then when things don't work, our country is for some reason to get involved in their custody disputes. All international marriages have possible snags ---let the buyer beware.

[cinFLA]

Is CCA2K retroactive, or in effect when the children were born? Few changes to the immigration laws are retro.

It applies to all children under the age of 18.

[Ready4Freddy]

The children's temporary presence in the US can be required, if that's what you're referring to.

[cinFLA]

I really don't think that the children's citizenship makes much difference here - the Saudis don't really care, they're the father's kids in Saudi eyes, and that's it. I very seriously doubt that they will ever be allowed to leave the country.

I agree. But lack of citizenship in this case makes the case moot.

[cinFLA]

The children's temporary presence in the US can be required, if that's what you're referring to.

It is a VERY short act. Do I have to post it for you to get it correct?

[texson66]

I dated a lady of Indian (the country) descent that said she would never marry an Indian.

I married a Vietnamese lady that said she would never marry a Vietnamese.

It was a cultural thing; something about the roles of the husbands and wives...

Sad that this woman had to get involved with an arab. If she had ANY information about their "culture", she would have never gone on a date with him!

[Ready4Freddy]

I'm sure there are children who are US citizens that haven't been allowed to leave Saudi, and many other countries.

[Ready4Freddy]

Well, you could either make your point, or continue to be a richard cranium. Your choice.

[cinFLA]

I'm sure there are children who are US citizens that haven't been allowed to leave Saudi, and many other countries.

Of course. But that was not what we were discussing. Twice you have posted that I was wrong. Do you retract?

[CobaltBlue]

I have handled several divorces for Vietnamese. The men treat the women very badly by American standards. Both the husband and the wife work, typically two jobs. Then the husband expects the wife to treat him like a king at home.

If the wife says that in America, she doesn't have to do that, the husband goes back to Vietnam and marries a young Vietnamese girl who is anxious to get out, even to the point of marrying an old man just for his money. And he doesn't bother to get a divorce from the first wife first. He brings her back to America, then divorces the first wife.

The young, naive Vietnamese wife thinks she is really married, so when the cycle begins again, she isn't entitled to divorce benefits.

[Ready4Freddy]

As I said, you could either make your point, or continue to be a richard cranium. Your choice.

[cinFLA]

"temporary" doesn't get it.

[CobaltBlue]

This is going to sound really ugly, so don't read if you are easily offended.

The last Vietnamese divorce I handled, the husband told the wife that she had to do whatever he said, even if he told her to clean his (rear end) with her tongue! Pretty disgusting, no?

Thank God for American men!

[Ready4Freddy]

§322 (a) `(4) The child is residing outside of the United States in the legal and physical custody of the citizen parent, is temporarily present in the United States pursuant to a lawful admission, and is maintaining such lawful status.

[technochick99]

This calls for Janet Reno.

[swarthyguy]

Wouldn't doubt if some bureau approved and encouraged these types of forays abroad to get a wife.

[Ready4Freddy]

As cover for sleeper cells, no doubt.....

[cinFLA]

Thank you. Now will you apologize for

1) Contradicting my post by stating "Of course they're US citizens".

2) For posting that I was wrong to state that foreign born children of American citizens are not automatically US citizens (especially as in this case where one parent is not a US citizen.)