And the American's wonder why US airlines are going broke? This looks like
the final nail in the coffin for UA and AA. When will George ever wake up
and realise he's not John Wayne..
"Oelewapper" wrote in message
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Dear allies, welcome to the age of digital fascism... :

Millions of visitors from some of the United States' closest allies soon
will have to be fingerprinted and photographed before entering the
country,
U.S. officials said yesterday. Officials said the requirements of the
U.S.
VISIT program will be expanded this fall to cover about 13 million
travelers
each year from 27 countries, including Australia, Britain and Japan, whose
citizens are allowed to travel within the United States for as many as 90
days without a visa. The program -- an effort to track down criminals,
suspected terrorists and travelers who overstay visas -- began Jan. 5 and
now applies mainly to about 19 million visitors each year from Central and
South America, Africa and Asia.

The expansion, which will take effect by Sept. 30, means only diplomats
and
travelers from Mexico and Canada will not be fingerprinted and
photographed
when they enter the United States through 115 airports and 14 seaports,
said
Asa Hutchinson, undersecretary for border and transportation security at
the
Department of Homeland Security. ...

Here is a list of the 27 countries in the Visa Waiver Program whose
citizens
will have to be photographed and fingerprinted on arrival in the United
States under a new program announced today.

Andorra
Austria
AUSTRALIA
Belgium
Brunei
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
PORTUGAL
San Marino
Singapore
Slovenia
SPAIN
Sweden
Switzerland
UNITED KINGDOM

U.S. Will Fingerprint 13 Million More in Fall - Visitors From Close Allies
To Be Photographed, Too - By Christopher Lee and Sara Kehaulani Goo -
Washington Post Staff Writers - Saturday, April 3, 2004; Page A01

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