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

["Randy Abrams" <abrams () eset com>]

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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