"Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Dec 6th 2006, 5:06 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by TruBrit
it's all true ehh....special visas/passes for the murderers to enter this country 
Dec 6th 2006, 5:08 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Didn't Gerry Adams almost get refused entry last time he entered the US, on his way to dinner with GW?
Dec 6th 2006, 5:10 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by TruBrit
correct
Dec 6th 2006, 5:34 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Didn't Gerry Adams almost get refused entry last time he entered the US, on his way to dinner with GW?
Dec 6th 2006, 5:43 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by Bob
wonder if he ticked any of those "naughty" boxes on the I-94
Dec 6th 2006, 5:58 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
That must be some very special kind of Visa he has
Dec 6th 2006, 5:59 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by Moving?
don't know about the UK/US one... but Jerry's must be a very special relationship
Dec 6th 2006, 6:04 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
My US Political history is a bit sketchy, but wasn't it Clinton that greased the wheels for that one?
yep it was during his reign that all doors were opened.
Dec 6th 2006, 6:06 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Didn't Gerry Adams almost get refused entry last time he entered the US, on his way to dinner with GW?
Dec 6th 2006, 6:09 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Yep - and Gerry's good mate and one of the fundraisers-in-chief is now heading up homeland security in the US - you couldn't make it up
Dec 6th 2006, 6:14 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Yep - and Gerry's good mate and one of the fundraisers-in-chief is now heading up homeland security in the US - you couldn't make it up
Doesn't get any better does it Even just a UK/US "relationship" like this is bad enough, let alone a "special" one 
And may I wish you all Happy St. Pat's day in advance.
Dec 6th 2006, 6:15 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Who's that Davy?
Dec 6th 2006, 6:18 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Congressman Peter King (Rep)
Dec 6th 2006, 6:21 pm
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Re: "Britain's Special Relationship With US Is Just a Myth"
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
should be OK if you have a Belfast accent then.
Some of the sh!te this man has spouted over the years has been incredible.
Anyway, enough of this - tell us what you had for lunch.