Robert Fisk barred from entering US

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

U.S. immigration officials refused Tuesday to allow Robert Fisk, longtime Middle East correspondent for the London newspaper, The Independent, to board a plane from Toronto to Denver. Fisk was on his way to Santa Fe for a sold-out appearance in the Lannan Foundation’s readings-and-conversations series Wednesday night.

According to Christie Mazuera Davis, a Lannan program officer, Fisk was told that his papers were not in order.

Davis made last-minute arrangements Wednesday for Amy Goodman, host of Pacifica Radio’s daily news show, Democracy Now!, to interview Fisk via satellite from a television station in Toronto. He appeared on a large screen onstage at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.

The controversial British journalist, who is based in Beirut, filed many eyewitness reports on the U.S. invasion of Iraq and criticized Western reporters for “hotel journalism ,” a phrase he coined to describe correspondents who covered the war from heavily fortified hotel suites and offices.

http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/32812.html

The 'good news' is that Fisk's new book is finally coming out (3rd October to be exact) and according to Amazon, it's a meaty mo-fo (1328 pages). It's entitled "The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East" and the Independent are running extracts all next week, inluding this teaser where Fisk reflects upon his 1997 meeting with bin Laden.

http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/features/article314587.ece

[Cha]

1. Go Fisk! It's the highest form

of Flattery to have the bushwa not want you in the country they hi-jacked..even though it's a nasty inconvenience.

The USA is Beautiful but Canada is too and much Nicer!

[neuvocat]

2. Bushco is vindictive and petty.

This should surprise no one.

[Ksec]

3. Bush wants illegals to enter but not reporters whom he disagrees with

Only in their America. God help us if we cant get rid of their fascist arses come next election/ I swear if they win Im moving out of this country.

[daninthemoon]

4. Shit! At first glance I thought it was bill frist. Thought maybe things

were heading in the right direction. Guess I was wrong.

[bonito]

5. 5 n/t

[MADem]

6. PAPERS!!! Let me see your PAPERS!!!

"Papers not in order???" Give me a fucking break!!! He's a British citizen...all he needs are a passport and a smile!!!!

Guess he didn't smile enough....

[progressoid]

7. Did he change his name to Yusuf Islam?

[Cleita]

8. Wow! If no one else has noticed, may I introduce you to the

phrase, "Iron Curtain".

[Nikki Stone 1]

9. I'll bet the British embassy didn't help

Recommended

[mom cat]

10. This is so embarrasing. The US is such a laughing stock. don't

the idiots know how this will boost his book sales?:crazy:

[struggle4progress]

11. Standard Reaganite trick. eom

[stickdog]

12. This is just the price we pay for living in a free country.

Maybe Fisk needs to get his passport renewed at the Jeddah embassy. They seemed to be very lenient with the 9/11 hijackers ...