Re: [73attendees] Is USA qualifiedfor 2.3ofdraft-palet-ietf-meeting-venue-selection-criteria?

Harald Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no> Tue, 18 November 2008 19:56 UTC

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Mike McBride (mmcbride) wrote:
>>> However unfortunately we have had increasing problems with 
>>>       
>> the U.S.  
>>     
>>> government being skeptical about visa applicants - several good 
>>>       
>
> I, for one, I'm grateful the U.S. is a pain in the visa arse. In behalf
> of my country, sorry for the headaches, but I think its fair to be a bit
> skeptical after 9/11. More Canada mtgs sounds great. 
>   
I have not yet heard of a single Chinese national arrested as a 
terrorist in the US.
The last person I remember being executed for a terrorist act in the US 
was born in Lockport, New York.

But don't let me pollute this interesting discussion with inconvenient 
facts.

                Harald
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