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| Saudis getting waiver for US border security program |
| 2005-11-05 |
| Several Border Patrol officers said they are worried the exemptions may leave airports and land borders open to terrorist infiltration. One Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at Dulles International Airport said he was recently told to waive the US-VISIT requirement for about 70 people arriving from Saudi Arabia who were affiliated with the Saudi royal family. "People coming from known terrorist countries [are] to be fingerprinted and photographed for a reason," said the CBP officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "When you start making exceptions, you start losing the credibility of the program." |
| Posted by:john |
| #4 These are the very people that need to be tracked. What the hell is going on? |
| Posted by: imoyaro 2005-11-05 23:20 |
| #3 You know I bet we can be even more accomodating. Lets have a faster, easier way to get a visa right off the internet. Lets call it Visa Express! This is so dumb. There should be no exceptions. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-11-05 15:26 |
| #2 70 flight training students? No problem. Thanks for covering down on the threat Homeland Security and TSA. Everyone knows there's no connection between the majic kingdom and terrorism, no worries. |
| Posted by: besoeker 2005-11-05 14:53 |
| #1 Why? Who got bribed? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-11-05 14:37 |