Sunday, March 20, 2005

Canadian blogger detained, interrogated by U.S. customs


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From: Alan Bass abassATcaribooDOTbcDOTca
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:37:35 -0800
Subject: Canadian blogger detained, interrogated by U.S. customs
To: "caj-list@eagle.ca"

Canadian blogger Jeremy Wright was reportedly detained by U.S.
customs at Pearson Airport, strip-searched, interrogated and
effectively denied entry to the United States.

The tale would be comical if it wasn't so scary: Apparently, the U.S.
officers found it impossible to believe a person with legitimate
business could make a living from blogging or plan to meet people
he'd never met face-to-face or talked to on the phone.

Check out:
http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&url=jeremy+wright

and, from Wright's blog:

http://www.ensight.org/archives/2005/03/17/the-end-of-the-story/

Cheers,
Alan Bass
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