Subject: An iron curtain is descending......

[bbgrunt]

the following article gives some scary background on what is happening on our borders and the implications for travel. Very interesting......

http://www.counterpunch.org/pariah01302007.html

"Why are you travelling so often to Canada?" the tough U.S. border guard barked. I was on Amtrak, going from New York to Montreal, as I'd done dozen of times before over several decades. This was my first experience (summer 2006) of the increasingly standard and intrusive "U.S. Exit Interviews" on trains crossing the border. I've been hassled on every train crossing since then, most recently January 2007. The U.S. now has a combined FBI-compiled file of all arrests and charges at all government levels for millions of Americans, and this is instantly viewable by police in many jurisdictions, including border officials of the U.S. and most other countries. In some cities, local police can access this file via one's license plate. The files do NOT show the favorable disposition of arrests that did not lead to charges or of dismissals and findings of innocence. "And what's this entry stamp from Canada, with no country of departure? Was that from Cuba? You know U.S. citizens may not travel to Cuba--you could be imprisoned and fined."

[niyad]

1. and the little sheeples just nod, and think that this is about fighting "the war on terror"-- NOT

about turning this into a sealed police state.

[bbgrunt]

3. and the only people allowed in are illegal aliens---I

wonder if they will eventually be able to visit home or if we are hoping to use more of them as cannon fodder.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. There's definitely a feeling in the air ... I made this comment the other day ...

"I remember when they tore the Iron Curtain down -- now we know what it looks like from the other side ..."

(In reference to China facing the facts about its environmental problems, while Bu**sh** continues to insist there aren't any):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=115&topic_id=80530&mesg_id=80530

[bbgrunt]

4. yep.. this crap is getting way, way too out of hand.

[treestar]

5. "I like Canada?"

Seriously, why do they have any right to ask that? Because they are so unimaginative they can't figure out why anyone would leave Amurka even for a visit?