. Rio . Brazil
"Bruno Carneiro da Cunha" wrote in
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> "dajaxon" wrote in message
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> > I woudl hope that other countries would understand why Americans are
> gunshy
> > and may be subjecting travelers to unusual checks - by the way are any
> > Brazilians help fight terrorism? just wondering?
>
> Of course Brazilians are all for fighting against terrorism. But "the war
on
> terrorism" has (or should have) absolutely nothing to do with hassling
> third-world country's citizens. Most of the people involved with 9/11
would
> have been caught beforehand if the security checks already in place were
> applied (like for instance checking if Atta had actually enrolled in the
> school like he told the consulate general), and all terror scares after
that
> came from Europe! But never once did the U.S. government told the
Brazilian
> government that computer scanneable passports with biometric information
> would be an alternative for the extended hassle, like it is for Europeans.
>
> So it is hard for many Brazilians (yours truly included) to build the
bridge
> between US-VISIT and "the war on terrorism."
>
> > So since Brazil has placed these NEW get-back-atcha strategies, I
happily
> > take my business elsewhere.
>
> So will Brazilians, but I don't think this attitude will help anyone. BTW,
> these are OLD "get-back-atcha strategies." Brazil instituted a fee for
> issuing visas after U.S. did the same thing to Brazilian applicants.
> Brazilians banned visas issued by mail after the U.S. did the same thing
to
> Brazilians. It is our prerrogative to treat U.S. citizens as well as they
> treat ours.
>
> > I don't knock Brazilians by the way - I love their hospitality, language
> and
> > varied races - but what purpose does the new strategy have? Inever
n=knew
> > Brazilian o be vindictive.
>
> "Vindictive" means there is an act of retribution involved. I think that
> "just" is the word you are looking for here.
>
> B.
>
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