Sunday, October 28, 2012

Is Imran Khan a terrorist?

Mr. Khan is a prominent politician and celebrity in Pakistan.  Last month he led a march against the drone attacks we have been waging in Pakistan.  Thousands of Pakistanis supported him.  As far as I know, there have never been charges made against him for any nefarious deeds, political or otherwise.  He is an elected member of his country's parliament.  

Why our immigration authorities took him off a plane in which he was traveling from Toronto to New York last week and interrogated him is unknown beyond a bromide statement issued by Immigration, "Our dual mission is to facilitate travel in the United States while we secure our borders, our people, and our visitors from those that would do us harm like terrorists and terrorist weapons, criminals, and contraband."

Is being against drones now a terrorist activity?

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