Syrians Denied Entry at Philadelphia Airport, Sent Back to Lebanon
Six Syrians including Christians were turned away from Philadelphia International Airport in the United States and sent back to Lebanon, an official at Beirut airport told AFP on Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday prohibiting entry to the United States to all nationals of seven Muslim-majority states -- Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
The ban also prohibits entry to all refugees, regardless of origin, for 120 days and indefinitely for refugees from Syria, which has been ravaged by a deadly war since 2011.
"Six people, including Syrian Christians, were turned back at Philadelphia airport on Saturday and were back in Beirut on Sunday," the source in Lebanon said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
They then headed back to Syria.
The Lebanese official said three children were among those turned away at Philadelphia. Their journey had taken them via Doha in the absence of direct flights between Beirut and the United States since the 1980s, when Lebanon was in the middle of a civil war.
The U.S. ban stipulates that at the end of the 120-day period, however, priority for entry to the U.S. will be given to refugees persecuted for their religion, an implicit reference to Christians in Syria and Iraq.
29 January 2017, 23:09
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday prohibiting entry to the United States to all nationals of seven Muslim-majority states -- Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
So KSA isn't a muslim majority state? Oh no, wait. Obviously it must be because they never took part in terror ops.
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/15/28_pages_showing_saudi_connection_to_911_attacks_finally_released_after_14_years/
29 January 2017, 23:53
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salon.com ya heretic?
9/11 attacks: Newly released pages 'show no top Saudi link'
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36811642
30 January 2017, 01:02
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thank you for your article, it makes my point from the get-go:
"The pages from the 2002 report found it likely the attackers got financial help from people inside the kingdom."
and nails your coffin a line later:
"Fifteen of the 19 hijackers who staged the 2001 attacks were Saudi nationals."
ps: the way you keep calling me "heretic" i'm going to start thinking you're a secular democrat lol.
30 January 2017, 15:07
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Hey _mowaten_…you are one man army...in this site so many personnels against you and you never backdown you tweet them back like a birdie on Twitter…I salute your shia iranian spirit.. I luv it.
30 January 2017, 12:48
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lol @flametroller
how do you argue with 'brains' eaten away by the cancer of wilayat al faqih.
you dont.
30 January 2017, 06:41
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www.salon.com sounds like a website sponsored by shia women from dahieh talking about their traumatic life with followers of al hussain.
30 January 2017, 11:18
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Loool, as if Salon is the only website that states basically all the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi...
30 January 2017, 13:45
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the difference is KSA is not a state sponsoring terror like your iran.
30 January 2017, 14:48
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that is not only untrue, it is irrelevant. if the US is banning visitors from muslim-majority country out of fear of terrorism, then saudi nationals should be on top of that list. period.
30 January 2017, 15:01
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what time zone are you on now mowaten/flamethrower? Australia or the USA? Surely, it cannot be Lebanon since you hardly slept last night.
I hope Trump deports you back to Iran where you belong.
30 January 2017, 15:12
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they are not banning saudis so what else are you going to do about it except whine and bark?
eat your heart out ya irani
30 January 2017, 15:14
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barryless: i'm pointing out the obvious, the ones barking and whining are you and your friends :)
30 January 2017, 15:15
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reminds me of a saying: "when the wise man points at the moon, the troll barks at the finger", or something like that
30 January 2017, 15:17
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OMG ! OMG ! OMG!
Even on an article regarding banning shia iranians, I find you _mowaten_ spamming, trolling, and terrorizing other posters. What kind of person are you? New evidence surfaces by the minute that you are a paid poster but the question remains who pays you and for what exact purpose? Is it the Iranian embassy, is it the revolutionary guard, is it the syrian intelligence or the ex-KGB? These questions must be answered by you and NOW!
30 January 2017, 15:37
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the paid mouthpiece when justifying why he was up posting at 3 and 4 in the morning, he answered:
"_mowaten_
you guys realize being Lebanese and travelling outside lebanon is not mutually exclusive? "
So, let's look at that a bit closer and give the troll the benefit of the doubt: People travel for variety of reasons:
1- Business: it cannot be because the troll cannot be doing business while is constantly posting
2- Vacation : it cannot be because the troll is not enjoying his vacation and is constantly posting
3- Family Emergency: It cannot be because we all know he has no family.
The only plausible scenario is he is a paid propagandist working for an organized intelligence and propaganda agency.
30 January 2017, 16:17
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so now the troll mowaten switches to his backup mode : flamethrower now takes over the trolling session.
31 January 2017, 07:01
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it is called archiving the filthy life of a troll called @flamerotten.
31 January 2017, 07:50
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hahahahahahahaha!
No wonder jealousy eats them up! You have just introduced a new level of debating never ever seen before. Posing the question and then answering it yourself is a technique that leaves them speechless and bewildered. You shut the door and banged it as well. So skilled, so brilliant, so modern age.
In my book you are an icon, a leader, a champion. My Nepalese domestic helper thinks you should go on a talent show or run for elections.
Somesing Anazar flamesrower!
30 January 2017, 19:54
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Problem with the US in some cases is very sad. For YEARS in North America some are so dense they cannot distinguish Arabic Christians from Muslims. I've seen plenty of Christians mistaken and discriminated against. One can thank the leftist media there who was always submissive to extremism, downplaying it, ignoring it, yet not educating enough of it. It'll take a good while to wake people up, and of course the toxic influence of extremist regimes doesn't help either. Thanks to these ridiculous extremist rats for ruining it for the innocent ones.
