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Queen Alia airport, Red handed!

  • By: Qwaider

  • On:Saturday, August 11, 2007 7:36:29 AM
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    It's unspeakable. It's outrages, it's shameful, it's appalling and disgusting. The way the Iraqi's were being treated in Queen Alia airport. I can't imagine how anyone, would be so inhuman in the way they deal with people coming from war torn country. Even worse, imposing the concentration camp ideology on poor families with women and children. It's despicable to say the least. And I as a Jordanian demand to find out why such a thing is still happening in this day and age. Who is behind it, and how are they going to be punished so that such a thing will never happen again.

    +CSS
    +Last of the Iraqis

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    Alright, with that off my chest, now allow me to cast my raging emotions aside, and start talking rationally about the whole matter. Yes, the security forces might have mistreated many people. Iraqi's included. I myself can attest to my bad experience with the security forces as I enter my beloved country

    But, lets put some well known facts on the table. How about we talk about the human rights violations in ALL (and I mean, ALL) airports in the world. Including the European airports, and the American ones. I was forced to miss my flight in Athens once due to the so called "security" check, when I was  only in transit. True, I was late 34 hours (that's a day and 10 hours), eventually got through

    In Heathrow, something similar happened to me, and I missed my flight due to it. And aside from few people giving me the dirty look and shouting at me couple of times. I wasn't ill treated

    Also in Amsterdam, a colleague missed his flight and an important meeting. For similar reason. Mind you, he is white American!

    A few months back, there were a bunch of Jordanian students who were tortured and assaulted sexually in Cairo airport.

    I remember crossing to Syria (many years ago) and having our car almost dismantled from bumper to bumper or really no apparent reason

    I remember also many years ago, an Iraqi policeman pulling my fathers finger (seriously, he was that tiny, that his hand could only wrap around my father's extra large fingers) He was pulling him trying to intimidate him to do something. In front of his whole family. While my father stood there and smiled. He could have kicked that guy but ... well he had a family to protect.

    I remember sleeping for 2 days at the Saudi border while we were driving OUT to get to Jordan. Isn't subjecting women and children to these conditions as inhuman as it is to do so at the airport? Even worse, there were wild animals, extreme heat variation and sleazy Saudi men in the unforgiving Saudi desert!

    I remember the stories of Palestinians being "thrown out" to the Libyan desert!

    I remember the stories of hundreds of thousands (even millions) being slaughtered across borders in Europe, and Africa..

    I'm not going to mention Israel, because ... I really don't want this article to be 90,000 pages long

    And lets not forget the land of the brave. The harbor of freedom, justice, democracy and ...[fill in your favorite great value here]. I remember how just about every single Arab, Muslim or even dark skinned person used to be "Randomly selected" for extra security checks. Humiliation of veiled women, the endless wait. The extra "Registration" for citizens of "countries of concern" and the missed flights while we sat there, smiling at the little camera as the officer scans our thumbs.

    I'm not saying I condone any of the above. I'm not saying that what ever happened in Queen Alia International Airport, happens EVERY SINGLE DAY everywhere around the world. And it happens more than we hope for.

    I'm not going to say that what happened is acceptable. It is NOT! But this is a classic case of getting caught with your hand in the jar, while the other monkeys continue to roam freely, and even worse, take the higher grounds and throw peanuts at you.

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    • Bilal
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    • Said
    • On: 8/11/2007 8:05:38 AM
    This is Sad, this is really Sad. Again i say, Who created these borders? I don't think humanity got this low in all its history like the last one hundred years. before 1900, at least you can go to another country and stay there without a  problem. Nowadays, you have to stay and suffer, and if you go somewhere else to seek a shelter, you will be treated like a non-human.

    Allah Said " وَتِلْكَ الأيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ "
    • #2
    • sam
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 8/11/2007 11:16:12 AM
    wow that is sad..all of it...i do not understand what gives a human the right to mistreat other humans...where are their hearts...i just do not get it...
    At last someone who's looking at the whole picture... without giving excuses to any party...  Great post...
    • #4
    • Tiger
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 8/11/2007 4:22:09 PM
    man this is sad btw as u said also some cases of palestinians who have watha2eq r treated the same when they reach cairo airport they r locked up in the airport jail till they r transfferd to Gaza.

    man there is a lot of people these days r living in the airports not necessarly palestinians or iraqis it is becomin a world wide scale thing:(
    at the end
    god be mercy on all those who suffers.
    • #5
    • anonymous
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 8/11/2007 4:25:41 PM
    Wallahi its so sad
    I not for once thought that Jordanians would ever do this
    Its unbelievable. fullstop
    • #6
    • afaf
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 8/11/2007 6:43:00 PM
    yeah my son and i r always randomly checked more than others...simply cuz his name is mohammad and he is not even 6....
    mentioning israel...i remember, my husband, used to have an electronic hand print checked only to leave airport, while with me, since i am an arab, he would simply have to wait and wait and wait and keep his mouth shut while shabak (security officers) would question me about my bags and where and when...
    and the list goes on...but have to say it is heart breaking that arabs treat each other like that..i am not blaming anyone, but it is so inhumane...as simple as that...
    peace to all...
    • #7
    • Nido
    • Windows Internet Explorer
    • Said
    • On: 8/12/2007 12:30:03 AM
    For me, It's unfair to be chosen "randomly" to be checked, just because I wear a scarf! They search me from top to toe, even my head:s  and infront of everyone, I find it disgusting and unacceptable, I went through this in both American and European airports!
    This is a great post!
    I have only recently begun hearing about this kind of treatment of Iraqi's in Jordan airports... altho am all too familiar with treatment of Arabs in American/European airports.
    It is one thing when The Other Side who considers you an enemy to stop you for an extra security check, but when 3arabs do this to each other, it is even more despicable.
    Another example of too much power in the hands of the wrong people.
    I am ashamed that such a thing could happen in my country...
    Hopefully, someone with a conscience will intervene soon and stop this inhumane treatment.
    This is a great post Qwaider.  Everyone understands by the way the financial hardship for Jordan with the huge sudden influx in the population.  It's still very hard to swallow some of the comments being posted on a lot of Jordanian blogs about the treatment of the refugees there, I didn't know this sort of mentality existed outside of twisted "Phonician" mentality of some Lebanese.  Yours is among the very few posts that didn't make my blood boil.  I know the outrage that I feel when I see the Palestinians standing in lines to receive food aid and what not from UNRWA and so seeing Iraqis placed in a similar situation is just really damn depressing.  Iraqis have suffered unspeakable horrors for a very long time.  The first Gulf war followed by the sanctions which slaughtered over a million Iraqi refugees.  Not to mention the fact that they lived under a madman (Saddam).  How many millions of Iraqis have died in the last 15 years?  Is there a single family that has not been affected by this insanity of that war torn land?  And the comments from Jordanian bloggers saying, "ohh it's not our fault, they f*ed up their country, too bad" are just completely outrageous.  Do those people know that their are Jordanians in Iraq who are also contributing to the instability there?  I am not just blaming Jordanians either but it seems that their voices are the loudest in complaining about the refugees.  Why are these bloggers so stingy with human compassion?  And where in the world do the Palestinians living in Jordan get the unmitigated gall to complain about Iraqi refugees????  I hate this mentality of "if you don't like the way you are treated then get the hell out" and did you read that creature "Moey"'s post?  And some of the other Jordanian bloggers?  Totally appalling.
    I agree with you CSS on a number of things. However, I would have used a little different language to describe the situation
    Please check out my next post about this matter
    Qwaider, why should I use "better" language when the people attacking Iraqi refugees are using fascist sounding language?
    I wasn't talking about You using better language. I can only control my own language. You, are free to use what ever language you prefer
    You too can have your Memories Documented

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