[gopwinsin04]

Deported on the 'Peace Plane..'

[Howlin]

Let him. Then we can produce the evidence.

[Guillermo]

Why do foreigners think they have an automatic right to come to this country?

[pikachu]

'I am a man of peace and denounce all forms of terrorism and injustice.'

Unless your name is Rushdie or there is a fatwa issued by some imam in the way.

I loved his music but he is now just a bearded version of Barbara Steisand.

[lilylangtree]

If he's got the money to pay, let him suit. Meanwhile, keep his islamic a** out of the states.

[cwiz24]

Go ahead--round up your lawyers. Just because you exist in the world does not give you a right to come to this country if we don't want you here. The United States is not a shopping mall--we can legally exclude you.

[brewcrew]

Bring it on!

[Polyxene]

Hiring a lawyer -- how American of him!!

[headsonpikes]

He wants sharia law to cover this case.

[Bikers4Bush]

Note to stevens, you're not an American anymore. You no longer enjoy the same rights we do. Get used to it.

[Cicero]

I wonder why the headline doesn't call him by his proper name?

[ZULU]

I think the U.S. government should have total discretion in determining who is or is not a risk in entering this country.

No non-citzen has any "right" to come to Amercia including this turncoat Christian.

[1Old Pro]

Is this guy even a US citizen?? If not, he has not right to entry.

[abc1]

Cripes, shut up and sing.

It's amazing how many of these celebrity has beens, or never weres, think they are relevant and that people really care about them or what they think.

[50 Cal]

Idiot! You join a terrorist group and then complain about being treated as a terrorist.

HEY MORON, YOU ARE A TERRORIST!

[telebob]

According to a co-worker, some cable channel this morning was claiming that he was recently invited to the White House to recieve an humanitarian award.

Anyone have any info on this or is it BS?

[eastsider]

''We have now initiated a legal process to try and find out exactly what is going on, and to take all necessary steps to undo the injustice that I have suffered.'

An injustice, Yusef? If you were owed, but denied, unrestricted entry into the U.S. of A., that would be an injustice. Last time I looked, however, aliens are not owed unrestricted entry.

Buh-bye!

[bikepacker67]

His comments in 1989 concerning Salman Rushdie after the publication of Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses provoked controversy. During this time period an Islamic fatwa (religious ruling) was issued, holding that it was an obligation of Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie. Yusuf Islam publicly stated that Rushdie was indeed guilty of blasphemy against Islam, and Rushdie deserved to be killed. This led to a public outcry, and a drop in record sales. In response to this criticism, Yusuf Islam has since clarified that he believes that a death sentence can only be carried out by the authority of a court in an Islamic society, and that he is opposed to anyone taking the law into their own hands by murdering Rushdie.

Source

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

does he even have standing to sue? And who would he sue? IIRC the US government can be sued by US citizens but it basically has to "consent" to be sued. I'm not altogether sure a non citizen can just willy nilly file a suit against the US. What court would it be heard in? And what are the damages - what "rights" have been taken away. Are there any lawyers out there? I gotta feeling that ol' yusuf is just blowing smoke here.

[arkady_renko]

Mr. Islam said...

Is that anything like Mr. Wizard???

"Drizzle, drazzle, druzzle, drome, time for this one to come home."

Just go away.

A_R

[Revolting cat!]

Let 'im in, but forbid him from singing Morning Has Broken!