Every country from time to time finds itself an incidental host of the weird. Here's a little weirdness from France:
Merhan Karimi Nasseri is not sure whether he will manage to attend the Paris premiere of Steven Spielberg's latest film, The Terminal, which was inspired by his life. If he abandons the corner of Charles de Gaulle airport where he has lived for the past 16 years for long enough to travel into the capital for the ceremony, airport security will blow up his belongings.The precise details of his life remain unclear: even his age, believed to be 59, is not confirmed, and as he becomes more mentally frail, his version of the facts has shifted dramatically. Probably born in 1945 in Iran, Mr Nasseri was educated at Bradford University, and participated in protests against the shah in the 1970s, which led to his expulsion from Iran when he returned in 1976.
It seems Britain refused him political asylum; the fact that his mother was Scottish made no difference to his case. He was imprisoned in Belgium for four months in 1988 as an illegal immigrant after his refugee papers were stolen, before being taken to the Paris airport for expulsion to Iran. Fearing possible persecution, he declared himself stateless, and has remained in the terminal ever since.
[Emphasis added.]
Weird.
More frog weirdness... A frog looking candidate officially accepted the opportunity to lose in November here in the US. Can't the frog ever try to win anything?
In all this weirdness, I have to post all my apologies to Mr Krempasky (with a 'y'), Damian, Valérie and Carine (these girls rocks)
Bref..
You were right.
Max
In Irak, Christian will never say Thank you to uncle Sam,
US ARMY unabled to secure Christian, What is it really able to do except putting the mess in more than 30 coutries since 1945!!!!
["before, I liked USA" --
The rest of your entry has been deleted. Articles may be quoted to make your point or linked to but not posted in full when over 200 words and not posted without English translation. Also intelligent posts are appreciated. -- Editor]
WOW! I'm convinced! I have been so wrong on my support of Gulf War 2.
Oh wait a minute only one paragraph was in English on an English language blog. Makes sense to me.
*yawn*
Well, Krempasky,
I've taken a little sabatical from my theological groanings. I need a break! But in the interim, I thought I would work on a new blog, JulietheRightwinger. I'm sure it won't be nearly as interesting (or well visited), but I've got to release aggression somewhere!!! *smile*
If I say something really nice about France, will you get mad at me, visit my site, and give me some tips?
The Afghanistan elections process is working beyond all expectations. Ninety percent of elegible voters have been registered, that is to say , 8.7 million of the estimated 9.8 million eligible voters.
The reason why I mention this, here on our French bashing blog? France is co-operating with us in Afghanistan. The French troops are engaged in watching over the natal election process in the region of Mazar-e-Sharif, which was already very much against the Taliban even before the invasion.
The French have put their own special flavor on the election process in Mazar-e-Sharif.
From the article "In the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, Singh said, the number of those registered had exceeded the projected total, suggesting either fraud or that the estimate of the electorate is far too conservative."
WTG Frogs! Stinky cheese to you.
