...Time, in its online edition, quoted aviation sources with access to the "no-fly" list as saying there was no entry on the list under the name Yusuf Islam, but there was a Youssouf Islam listed.
Because Islam's name was spelled Yusuf on his passport, said the sources, he was allowed to board a plane in London bound for the United States.
Oh, bullshit. Cat Stevens, as Yusuf Islam, supported Khomeini's fatwah calling for the death of writer Salman Rushdie (as I posted before, and which he has tried to whitewash). And Israel has banned him from entering that country because they said he contributed funds to Hamas. That's why he was on the no-fly list. Bollocks to this B.S. about a spelling error. Somebody's trying to cover up an embarrassment and avoid a lawsuit as well, since the Cat threatened to sue the U.S. (and the airline, no doubt).
The airline is trying to dodge a bullet from Herr Ridge who chided them for being lax about allowing possible terrorists on board and demanded that the Fatherland Department of Security be in charge of no-fly lists if the airlines can't keep the citizenry safe. Plus, it would be bad for business if the citizenry felt unsafe and decided to fly a different airline.
The circus is in full swing.
As for the Cat, I think he is still on the journey to himself and has gotten hijacked into a religion along the way, which happens to many a seeker. I still have hope for him, though. He'll be on the New Train. Hurry up, though, Cat. We're boarding now.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
Update 10:00: Now this is more like it. Strange goings on. What's the Cat really doing, eh?
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