Which country did it?
Don't ever piss off a Scot, laddie...
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| Panama cancels diplomatic passport issued to actor Sean Connery | |
| 2004-10-04 | |
James Bond no longer has diplomatic status - at least not in Panama. The government Friday cancelled 121 diplomatic passports issued by the previous presidential administration, including one extended to actor Sean Connery.
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| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #11 The Lord God You might want to tell the BRITISH EMBASSY |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-10-04 8:51:40 PM |
| #10 born 1930 Edinburgh.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-04 8:34:37 PM |
| #9 Of course Sean has been babbling on about Scottish independance from his home in Marbella (Spain) for yonks. Splitter!!! - great Bond!, twat of a bloke. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-10-04 8:33:22 PM |
| #8 TGA there is no such thing as a British citizen, they are subjects. |
| Posted by: The Lord God 2004-10-04 8:15:47 PM |
| #7 Not exactly, CrazyFool. Of course he remained a British citizen and did therefore not need a visa for the U.S. (for example). But had he tried to enter the U.S. with his Panamian diplomatic passport, he would have needed a visa just like any Panamian citizen. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-10-04 6:48:33 PM |
| #6 No, he was still { Scotsman | Welsh } -- Visa's are issued by the country you are visiting - not the country you are from. Now if Panama had given him a passport...... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-10-04 6:30:34 PM |
| #5 Uh no, a diplomatic passport doesn't give you immunity, far from it. This only works if you are acredited as a diplomat in the country you are in (or a spouse of somebody who is) and/or on official diplomatic business on behalf of the issuing country. You can buy lots of fake (and a few genuine) diplomatic passports (mainly from African nations). They might boost your ego and impress a few people who have no clue, but that's about it. With an African diplomatic passport you'd still need the same visas as with a regular African one. In this case it's probably not about Sean Connery. The previous Panama government was far more U.S. friendly than the current one, so I guess they have their own friends to accomodate. Gives you a few perks in the issuing country and if you are a consul of Panama, well it looks nice on your letterhead (not that Sean would need such a thing). Again, it doesn't mean much. It's just a nicety of the government issuing it and is of no real use without acreditation. For example, a German diplomat acredited in the U.S. could travel to Canada with his German diplomatic passport, but his immunity would expire in Canada. Oh wait, there is a benefit for holders without acreditation. Some Third World airports have special fast lanes at immigration for holders of diplomatic passports. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-10-04 6:27:37 PM |
| #4 Uh, "Snoring" - Connery is a SCOTSMAN, lad. Best not let him hear you dissin' him. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-10-04 6:02:02 PM |
| #3 thought he was Welsh.... |
| Posted by: Snorong Clorong5744 2004-10-04 2:58:17 PM |
| #2 Does a diplomatic passport give you diplomatic immunity? Yes, that's what they're for. So Sean was technically a Panamanian diplo while using it... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-10-04 2:55:09 PM |
| #1 Which country did it? Don't ever piss off a Scot, laddie... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-04 2:03:28 PM |