RE: Off Beat: U.S. Government Trying to Seize NewMichaelMoore Film

["Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

Fwiw:

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1097.html

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Abrams [mailto:abrams () eset com] 
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 8:11 PM
To: Alex Eckelberry; Brian Loe; Blanchard_Michael () emc com
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: RE: [funsec] Off Beat: U.S. Government Trying to Seize
NewMichaelMoore Film

I believe you can go to Cuba. I think the laws come into play if you
spend money.

Cheers,

Randy
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org
> [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Alex Eckelberry
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:00 PM
> To: Brian Loe; Blanchard_Michael () emc com
> Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: RE: [funsec] Off Beat: U.S. Government Trying to Seize 
> NewMichaelMoore Film
>
> You can't go to Cuba at all if you're American, even through a third 
> country (Canada et al).  There are some exceptions, for "educational 
> tours" and that sort of thing.
>
> Alex
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Loe [mailto:knobdy () gmail com]
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:48 PM
> To: Blanchard_Michael () emc com
> Cc: fergdawg () netzero net; Alex Eckelberry; funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Off Beat: U.S. Government Trying to Seize New 
> MichaelMoore Film
>
> On 5/21/07, Blanchard_Michael () emc com <Blanchard_Michael () emc com> 
> wrote:
> >  ok, I may not agree with anything that the cretin Michael
> Moore says,
> does, or makes....  BUT, I'll whole heartily support his right to 
> express his opinions and to make any movie that he wishes to make.
> >  So, with that said, why is the US gov wanting to seize his
> new movie?
> >
>
> I would avoid discussing the puke at all cost, but I'll just let you 
> know that the government is wondering how he ever made the movie since

> he never had permission to go to Cuba in the first place. He made an 
> application to go, and on it he lied about being a full-time 
> journalist.
> That application was never acted on so he went anyway. To be sure, 
> they should have processed the application much more quickly but he 
> had to of known it was going to be turned down.
>
> That said, I'm not sure how this law works anyway. I'm not aware of 
> flights from the US to Cuba. I know you can go to Canada and then to 
> Cuba, but if you're doing that, why would you need permission from the

> U.S. government?
>
> Moore is naturally spinning this to look like the administration is on

> a witch hunt to get him. I hope they do get him but I have a hard time

> believing Bush - or his evil minions - care that much about him to be 
> pulling strings at the justice department. If they are, well, nothing 
> new for a politician and he deserves much worse than he's likely to 
> get.
>
> ....
>
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