that the Amercian had gone too far with all those Sercuity Arrangement with the traveller as they are now changing the system that would ensure that all the traveller would undergo the same system as a criminal!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3367893.stm

Even thought it state that it wouldn't applies to the European traveller but that a sure way to keep me away from travelling in Amercia for time being!

I do hope it don't applied to the flight to Canada, as I wouldn't let it stop me from seeing Amanda!! And hope to see Burner when I am there!

Oy, bloody well better see me or my feelings would be hurt. A lot. Just let me have some lead time so that I can fumigate the place. lol.

just when you though the usa couldn't slow down customs anymore....

I agree with the article bringing up discrimination claims. Kudos to those nations who are fighting it, although I doubt they would ever win, makes sense to me.

More nations should follow Brazil's example maybe !!

As if we the Brit would!! Bah Humbugs!!

This holiday season, the United States blocked or delayed several international flights into the country because of security concerns. Ultimately, no arrests were made, and the government admits there may have been no terrorist plot to begin with. In fact, some of the flights had spelling errors on their passenger manifests that caused the delays. More specifically, a test of the US-VISIT program in Atlanta screened over 20,000 passengers and found just 21 people with suspicious records. None of them were suspected terrorists - rather, they had been convicted of prior offenses including statutory rape.
Linky to "Fortress America"

Marginal benefits, major bucks.

Spin, spin spin........look over here. I'm doing something.

The more security, the safer you are!

In answering the thread title: So, that's that grinding sound coming from my head.

Not that often.

You America are pain in the backside, I want to find some information about crossing into USA from Canada and they wouldn't advise!!

Just want me to visit the Consulate in London and forking out 60 odd quids!!

Stuff it!! I am sticking to Canada for time being!

Sorry Yellowbelly... this sounds like a thread that John Britain posted at "the other place." It's not even three years since the attack and we're still learning what goes too far. I don't think this does. Although having traveled to Taiwan I can assure you that I could have gotten a thermo-nuclear device on board any of those domestic flights - no security!

Yeah but Moi!! I just want to do some Windows Shopping in Seattle to see how American live.....but no!! I will stick to observe how Canadian fare!!!

Sneak across the border - it's easy, just pretend to be Mexican!

great now we have to apply for visa's to go to the states...


i thought we were your friends???

You are!!!!! The French and Germans aren't even allowed in.

Or better stilll put on a woodcutter shirt and go as a Canadian!

well reading it though, i think only people in the uk who have new passports as of November last year need visas,.

im ok then....


*phew*

You think?

sorry, that'lll teach me to read an article before typing



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3378717.stm

Hmm, if that's the case then I can be able to enter America without VISA as my Passport was issued two years ago, and containt the machine readable mumbojumbo on the bottom of the passport....hmmm!

i had a passport ten years ago that had that machine readable mumbojumbo on, though the new one is laid out differently

Just renew it before October then to beat the Deadline.....

i renewed it middle of 2003, should be fine i think

I would have thought so....but need some more information really don't you reckon?

Or as a lumberjack!

<Singing>I chop down trees....</Singing>

Unfreakinreal......how soon we forget those who died and the families
that suffered.
How dare those Americans inconvenience me.