Reformed Terrorist Not Allowed in Canada

[cross posted at CourtZero]

If you’ve watched the Glenn Beck show on television in the last few weeks, you are likely to know who Walid Shoebat is.

He was once a terrorist. He saw the error of his ways. He now speaks in favor of defeating islamofacism and defending Israel’s right to exist.

That doesn’t fly in Canada:

Former Terrorist Denied Entry into Canada

12/6/2006 3:01:00 PM

To: International Desk

Contact: M. Sliwa Public Relations, 973-272-2861 or msliwa@msliwa.com

OTTAWA, Canada, Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ — Former terrorist Walid Shoebat has been refused entry into Canada by Immigration authorities today. Shoebat is scheduled to speak at the Simon Weisenthal Center at 7:30 p.m. in Ottawa tonight and in Montreal tomorrow. He is often invited to speak about his life as a terrorist and about his transformation from extremist to peacemaker and activist against terrorism. See http://shoebat.com for more information.

“The refusal by the Canadian authorities to let Walid Shoebat in the country shows the absurd policies of immigration officials,” says Keith Davies, director of the Walid Shoebat Foundation. “Mr. Shoebat is trying to educate people about the dangers of terrorism, but is refused entry because he has admitted to his involvement in terror over 20 years ago. Why should the Canadian authorities want to silence his important message?”

On September 10, 2006, Shoebat entered Canada without incident when he was invited to speak on Canadian National TV. He also been to Canada three times in 2004 and his story has been featured by much of the media in Canada. See: http://shoebat.com

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Posted by ArrMatey on December 7, 2006 12:04 am

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