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Saudi kids warned: Keep your nose clean–or leave
U.S. News- Washington Whispers ^
| 12/09/2002
| Paul Bedard
Posted on 11/30/2002 2:27:29 PM PST by Pokey78
Saudi students at American schools are being told to buckle down, and not just to get good grades. Why? Because Saudi bigwigs fear that if a kid does anything to warrant attention from terrorist-obsessed lawmen, he'll be deported. Considering the new scrutiny of Saudi Arabia's helpor notin the antiterrorism war, maybe a bit of paranoia is warranted from Riyadh. The Saudi Embassy sent a warning advising students to do everything from completing their homework to obeying traffic lights. "Skipping classes," said the memo provided to Whispers, can lead to "deportation." Also: Don't be a lazy student, and "respect traffic regulations and . . . evade traffic tickets or warnings and especially parking tickets." And don't even joke on the phone or in E-mail, said the embassy. "Anything said unintentionally may be taken seriously or misinterpreted." But most important, don't leave the country "until the picture is clearer, for many of your fellow students who had left for the summer back to Saudi Arabia had difficulties re-entering the United States."
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posted on
11/30/2002 2:27:29 PM PST
by
Pokey78
To: Pokey78
Damn...they should send that one around to American students too...hehehe
2
posted on
11/30/2002 2:28:25 PM PST
by
krb
To: Pokey78
How many virgins do they get if they ace their exams and get all A's?
3
posted on
11/30/2002 2:36:52 PM PST
by
Cicero
To: Pokey78
And don't blow up anything for awhile.
To: Pokey78
if a kid does anything to warrant attention from terrorist-obsessed lawmen
Yeh! And who's the cause of that? Oh, yeh, those 19 on 9-11, Shoebomber Reid, Taliban Johnny of Marin County, Mohammad and Malvo of Sniperdom.
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posted on
11/30/2002 2:37:52 PM PST
by
TomGuy
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: Pokey78
Screw multi-culturalism
We should deport all of the stinky little
b@st$r%s NOW.
MFO
To: Pokey78
Deport the Cultist fanatics!
ROPMA!
To: Pokey78
And none of that "butts up for Allah" routine either. Except for those studying in Frisco.
9
posted on
11/30/2002 2:52:55 PM PST
by
per loin
To: Pokey78
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It sounds to me tha there is a possibility that a message was sent to the Saudi Students. But the message is one which can only be read between the lines.
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10
posted on
11/30/2002 2:56:08 PM PST
by
vannrox
To: Pokey78
How many eligible American kids were turned down for admission to the school of their choice so we can have "diversity" by admitting Saudi students?
Why don't they stay home and attend school!!!!
11
posted on
11/30/2002 3:04:56 PM PST
by
Mears
To: Pokey78
To: Saudi Kids
From: The Embassy
Subject: Act Like You Are A Guest Here, Not The Owner
Seeing as how a few of our fellow countrymen slaughtered a few thousand American citizens in a cowardly fashion, you are all going to have to straighten out your acts.
That means that if you are officially here to study, you'll now actually have to do so. I realize this will be a hardship. Even more shockingly, you'll need to obey the laws! Daddy's money or passport won't help anymore. It may keep you out of the can, but it can't keep you in the country. From now on, if you flout the local authorities, the party will be over.
It's actually quite easy to figure out what you'll have to do. Just imagine if you were an American student in Riyadh. Whatever he couldn't do there, you can't do here.
O.K. That's not quite true. You can still go dancing, date the local girls, have a drink (if you're over 21), etc. But just imagine what would happen to the American kid in Mecca if he piled up a few parking tickets, or got drunk and told a local cop to stuff it. You'll have it easy; you'll only get deported. As opposed to getting the shit beat out of you.
So, no more acting like you're a superior being from a superior culture.
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posted on
11/30/2002 3:06:24 PM PST
by
RonF
To: RonF
Now the Saudis are actually helping. Cool.
To: Pokey78
Just think, if only I had been a Saudi, I could have gotten into a US college.
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posted on
11/30/2002 4:40:01 PM PST
by
crystalk
To: Pokey78
And keep your Stinger Missile kits under your bed, and out of sight!! You hear me son , I'm talking to you!
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posted on
11/30/2002 4:42:26 PM PST
by
timestax
To: RonF
...a superior being from a superior culture... In no small part due to the great INFERIORITY complex festering in their miserable beings.
BITS
To: Believe_In_The_Singularity
bump
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posted on
11/30/2002 6:48:50 PM PST
by
timestax
To: Mears
Why don't they stay home and attend school!!!! 11 posted on 11/30/2002 3:04 PM PST by Mears [ Post Reply
DITTO !!
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posted on
11/30/2002 7:00:49 PM PST
by
timestax
To: Cicero
How many virgins do they get if they ace their exams and get all A's? As many as one could find in Ancient Egypt.
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posted on
11/30/2002 8:10:44 PM PST
by
TopQuark
To: Thud
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