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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:06 PM Original message |
Obama administration denies visa to Afghan women's rights hero and writer! |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. You have got to be kidding me. |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. But, but, but.... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. To those paying attention - after the fact doesnt |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. There has to be some kind of mistake there. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. I think Obama get's very uncomfortable with folks he thinks are "too radical" for his tastes. |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. I hope that it's a mistake, if it's not I am so |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Some do feel that way... I don't know what's to be done about that, though.. |
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Duende azul (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. Seems like he`s the pope benedict of democrats. |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
66. What? |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Yes. Remember the Van Jones incident. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
69. I believe it goes beyond |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
75. No body more dramatic than whiny bankers. |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
79. I dream of 2016. |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Clearly she's wearing Muslim garb in that second photo. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Even I got the sarcasm! |
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annm4peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. We all need to call our Senators and Deputy Sec of State. We need to Demand she gets a Visa |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Hilary gets high marks for supporting the plight of women internationally. |
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annm4peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. is it just words or her actions ? |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. To be honest, I don't know. |
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Duende azul (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. I think your BS-detector works just fine. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. I really hope this is some bureaucratic screw-up...if not, Obama et al |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. Do you think Obama is even aware of this? I have my doubts. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Do you think the State Department is keeping it a secret from Secretary Clinton and President Obama? |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. It won't be a secret for long |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 11:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
49. More like how is it possible for him to know every single thing going on? With all the |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:28 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. So the U.S.Embassy staff in Kabul does not know who she is? They gave her a visa in 2009! |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. I have no idea "who" is responsible for this. Just saying that Obama |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #49 |
56. That is why you hire the right people to work for you |
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checks-n-balances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 04:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
50. If not, then what the hell kind of people has he surrounded himself with? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. This admiistration is getting good at trying to shut critics up. |
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ProgressIn2008 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. True, that. nt |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
13. Should the exclusion criteria be lifted for everyone or just her? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Now that was about as lame of an excuse for denying her a visa as one can imagine. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Deleted message |
Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. A bad guess. And your flippant "response" evaded answering any of the questions I asked you. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Deleted message |
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 07:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. She's been featured on Democracy Now! for quite a while. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. don't you think every case should be looked at individually? |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Yes or no: Do you think this woman should be barred from entering the US? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Of course not. But in cases like this, |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. So thousands of Afghan women go to the U.S. embassy every day to apply for a visa. Sure they do. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Your point of view is not credible. Out of all the people who hate Obama |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. Your claim that the U.S. Embassy staff is unaware of this human rights leader isn't credible. |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
39. she's an activist and champion for human rights in Afghanistan |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. You`re joking, right? |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 06:50 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. Agreed. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:41 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. They administration granted her a visa in 2009! Was that also one "by the book" without |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. So you really are blaming Clinton and/or Obama directly? |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
64. "Exclusion criteria" are constantly lifted or imposed for political reasons. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. Deplorable. Inexcusable. Indefensible. Though I'm sure some here will try. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. See my Post #22...for what...I sense. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. It took 13 posts for someone to rationalize it, though. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. (Sigh) Once again, I think she should be welcome in the US, but she wasn't |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Nice post. But it has nothing to do with why the U.S. Embassy in Kabul refused to give her visa! |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. Another Dumb Ass Political Move |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
34. God I'm tired of seeing this shit on DU. |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. You knew you weren't going to get a kiss when |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
68. I feel you completelty.... n/t |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
37. But...but...but...Obama can't be expected to do EVERY thing |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. It's only been 789 days! n/t |
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Ramsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
44. This is unconscionable. This is the administration that DU worked so hard to get |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
47. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul granted Malalai Joya a visa to travel here in 2009! Why not now? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
48. Malalai Joya: A Woman Among Warlords interview on CNN |
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marew (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
57. I am ashamed of my country. n/t |
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Shiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
58. Wait, so the president has to personally approve of every visa? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. The head of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul can reject an application, with approval from Washington, |
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Shiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. I don't know anything about getting a visa. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. I can't imagine the denial happening without the approval of Secretary of State Clinton and Obama. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. If she doesn't get a visa now then yes, it will be Obama (administration) denying it, not a mistake. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #58 |
74. The Buck Stops ... Nowhere these days, I guess. |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. On DU it does these days. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
62. Members of Congress urge Obama administration to reconsider their decision |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
63. Let her in the country! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
67. Deleted message |
juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
70. WOW, this is stupid! NT |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
72. Kick |
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RMBEBBP (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
73. Wow, just...wow |
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Runework (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. She's just an Obama Hater |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
77. It's now obvious in light of the protests that Obama and Clinton won't let her enter the country. |
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