Cat Stevens, on Watch List, Diverts Plane
 

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040921_2176.html

Flight Diverted After Singer Formerly Known As Cat Stevens Found to Be on U.S. Watch List

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Sept. 21, 2004 — A plane bound for Washington from London was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after passenger Yusuf Islam formerly known as pop singer Cat Stevens showed up on a U.S. watch list, a federal official said.
United Airlines flight 919 had already taken off from London en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made between the passenger and the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration.

The plane was met by federal agents at Maine's Bangor International Airport around 3 p.m., Melendez said.

Federal officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified the individual as Islam.

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"He was interviewed and denied admission to the United States
on national security grounds,” said Homeland Security spokesman
Dennis Murphy. He said the man would be put on the first available
flight out of the country Wednesday."

why the hel did Cat Stevens have to go crazy like that. Why couldn't he stay a perfectly normal gy who wrote some great songs.

It's a wild world...
I wonder what the darn justification is?

I think a combination of both. Remember all the hooplah surrounding his support of the Ayatolah Khomeni's Fatwah (sp?) on Rushdie? I think since he openly supported the Ayatolah (who was not a favorite of the U.S. government) record stores in the U.S. wouldn't sell his albums for years after that.

That's the only thing I can think of. :shrug:

OT: trackaghost, Is your sig the clip on SNL, Blue Oyster Cult's, Don't Fear the Reaper??

If so, I just heard that song yesterday and thought of this clip. It's hilarious.

I just thought, whats the odds of me thinking about that clip and seeing it on The Ledge today? :lol:

Romeo and Juuuuliettttt
(Romeo and Juliet)

:laugh:

One of my fav. songs in the world!!!!!!!!!!!

It is based on his ties to possible terror related groups.....at least thats what cnn told me :laugh:

~Alex

Gosh he was great in his day. Teaser and the Firecat was on my turntable all the time. 'How Can I Tell You', oh boy I used to sob to that one. 'Rubylove' and 'Bitterblue', how great are those songs...gotta go play him now. ;)


-Lis

:thumbsup: That's a great album.

That skit is hilarious. :laugh:

Nakomis, on Big Brother, was wearing a SNL cowbell skit t-shirt last week. I want one!!!

I NEED MORE COWBELL!!!!! :laugh:

:laugh: It was a highlight for me, but I always think about the clip - and i love that song. And the radio station i listen to has one ad that says "we give you more cowbell classics...." :laugh: then they play the clip of Walken from SNL, then they play a couple snippets of songs with cowbell (including Gold Dust Woman)...I'm just so happy to see it come full circle for me on the ledge... :laugh:
AMber