Indonesian military chief denied entry to the United States

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN




By Dakin Andone, CNN
Updated 12:28 PM ET, Sun October 22, 2017

(CNN)The chief of Indonesia's military was denied entry to the United States on Saturday, despite having an invitation from US General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Dunford had invited General Gatot Nurmantyo to Washington, D.C., to attend a conference Monday and Tuesday on combating violent extremism, according to a statement from the US Embassy in Indonesia.

Nurmantyo and his wife were set to board an Emirates flight in Jakarta for Washington on Saturday evening, reported CNN Indonesia, a CNN affiliate. But shortly before takeoff, the delegation received notice from US Customs and Border Protection that they weren't permitted entry to the United States.

Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir said the government was seeking clarification from the US government, CNN Indonesia reported.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/22/politics/indonesia-general-us/index.html

[Eugene]

1. Is it too early to see a pattern emerging?

Screw partnership. Let's keep them furriners out!

[NCjack]

2. Not smart. Some day, we will need Gen. Nurmantyo's cooperation. When we ask,

he is going to say: "Come see me and let's discuss it. My assistant is faxing you an invitation now" And, when the American team prepares to board the airplane to Indonesia, they get turn back.

[trueblue2007]

3. this is horrible. TRUMP, YOU SUCK !!!!!

[left-of-center2012]

4. More info on the General ...

"Gen Gatot has frequently courted controversy in Indonesia because of his actions and what analysts perceive as his political ambitions. The general promotes the notion that Indonesia is besieged by "proxy wars" involving foreign states and even a renewed communist threat.

Indonesia, the world's biggest Muslim-majority country, generally enjoys good ties with the US, although ties between the two countries' armed forces have been strained in the past by alleged rights abuses involving Indonesia's armed forces."

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-summons-us-envoy-after-military-chief-is-denied-entry

[McCamy Taylor]

5. Putin probably told Trump not the let them in

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

6. The US Military is really, really, almost incomprehensibly bad at immigration paper work

to say, they often just don't bother doing it and when they do, they do it wrong.

[Sam McGee]

7. Let's see:

-- Muslim
-- Dark skin
-- Familiar with weapons and explosives

Yep. Keep him out. And if he lands, arrest him and deport him.