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German NSA Critic Denied Entry To the US

An anonymous reader writes "Major newspapers in Germany (FAZ, Die Welt, SZ, ...) and the Huffington Post report that the author Ilja Trojanow has been prevented from boarding a plane from Salvador da Bahia to the U.S. where he was invited to attend a conference. He had ESTA documents showing that his visit was approved as part of the Visa Waiver Program and was last year given a visa to teach at the university of Saint Louis. Trojanow was one of the initiators of an open letter (Google translation to English) urging Chancellor Merkel to take actions against NSA surveillance in Germany."

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  1. Remember all those times Bush blocked... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...critics of the NSA from entering our country?

    Me neither.

    Once again, Obama proves he's a worse President for civil liberties than Bush ever was.

  2. Re:Another Victory! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well, if he's the typical German, he'd likely be covered in his lover's shit...which would then disguise him as a Mexican.

    -- Ethanol-fueled