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2007-10-05 Fifth Column

~~Communists~~ Peace activists Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright have been arrested in the U.S. while protesting the Iraq war, but they never dreamed that would prevent them from entering Canada.

The arrests landed Benjamin's and Wright's names in an FBI-run database, the National Crime Information Center, which Canada also relies on to screen visitors. When the two women visited the country in August, they were told they would have to apply for "criminal rehabilitation" and pay $200 if they wanted to visit again. Neither did.

On Wednesday, Benjamin, co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink, and Wright, a retired Army colonel, walked into Canada at Niagara Falls to test whether they really would be denied entry because of their anti-war-related arrests. They were.

Posted by Fred 2007-10-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 OH MY GOD!!! CANADA IS FACIST TOO!!! WHERE WILL WE GO!!!! WHERE WILL WE GO!!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

Posted by Naomi Wolf 2007-10-05 10:58|| 2007-10-05 10:58|| Front Page Top

#2 I hear Antarctica is nice this time of year.....

Posted by Marilyn Glilet5119 2007-10-05 12:30|| 2007-10-05 12:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Medea, the lil' Stalinist bitch, should try Poland or the Czech republic. They'll LOVE her shit

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-05 19:55|| 2007-10-05 19:55|| Front Page Top

#4 VUE MONTHLY [Edmonton] > warns = advises that ordinary Canadians must stand up for their National-World rights. BUT-T-T, ARTIIIKLE PERSONAGES ALSO CLAIM/COMMENT THAT AS AMERICA HEADS INTO DECLINE AS A GLOBAL POWER [Present], AMERS WILL ALLEGEDLY BEGIN TO [maliciously?imperialistically?]LOOK AT CANADA TO TAKE IT OVER???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-05 20:06|| 2007-10-05 20:06|| Front Page Top

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