NEW YORK - The government has rejected a prominent Muslim scholar's application to enter the country, contending that he gave support to a terrorist group, but his attorneys allege the U.S. is using charitable donations he made as a pretext for stifling his views. Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss citizen who teaches at Oxford University, was denied a temporary business and tourism visa Thursday "based solely on his actions, which constituted providing material support to a terrorist organization," said Janelle Hironimus, a State Department spokeswoman.
Tariq Ramadan's latest attempt to legally obtain a visa to the United States was denied on Sept. 24. This was not the first time that Mr. Ramadan an Egyptian-born, Swiss citizen and the grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hasan al-Banna was barred from the United States On July 28, 2004, the Department of Homeland Security revoked Mr. Ramadan's visa under the Immigration and Nationality Act. In that instance, while no specifics were given, Mr. Ramadan's activities lectures and writings in support of the Islamist agenda were presumed the obvious cause. According to State Department spokeswoman Janelle Hironimus, Mr. Ramadan's latest application for a visa was denied "based solely on his actions, which constituted providing material support to a terrorist organization." However, Mr. Ra...
VIENNA, Austria - Iran is ready to consider complying - at least temporarily - with a U.N. Security Council demand that it freeze uranium enrichment, which can be used in developing atomic weapons, diplomats told The Associated Press on Sunday. Such a concession would be a major departure by Tehran as it faces possible U.N. sanctions for its nuclear defiance and would be a huge step toward defusing a confrontation over the program it says is only aimed at generating electricity.
... Washington, State Department spokeswoman Janelle Hironimus said the telephone conference would proc...
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Congress approved a bill Friday decriminalizing possession of small quantities of drugs for personal use -- including cocaine and even heroin -- raising potential questions about joint U.S.-Mexican anti-narcotics operations. The only step remaining was the signature of President Vicente Fox, whose office indicated he would sign the bill, which Mexican officials hope will allow police to focus on large-scale trafficking operations rather than minor drug busts.
... cultivation, trafficking and abuse," said Janelle Hironimus, a State Department spokeswoman. She sai...
WASHINGTON About six in 10 Iraqis say they approve of attacks on U.S.-led forces, and slightly more than that want their government to ask U.S. troops to leave within a year, a poll finds. The Iraqis also have negative views of Osama bin Laden, according to the early September poll of 1,150.
... the department's poll, press officer Janelle Hironimus said later. "We will not identify the fi...
VIENNA, Austria -- Iran is ready to consider complying -- at least temporarily -- with a U.N. Security Council demand that it freeze uranium enrichment, which can be used in developing atomic weapons, diplomats told The Associated Press on Sunday. Such a concession would be a major departure by Tehran as it faces possible U.N. sanctions for its nuclear defiance and would be a huge step toward defusing a confrontation over the program it says is only aimed at generating electricity.
... Washington, State Department spokeswoman Janelle Hironimus said the telephone conference would proc...
LA CAADA FLINTRIDGE - Setrak Sheytanian died long ago, the victim of a mass killing spree that many consider the first true genocide of the 20th century. For decades his family tried in vain to collect on his life insurance policy, issued by New York Life nearly 100 years ago in Eastern Anatolia, modern-day Turkey. They finally prevailed last year, capitalizing on a California law that allows heirs of Armenians killed by the Ottoman Turks during World War I to sue for unpaid insurance claims.
...U.S. State Department spokeswoman Janelle Hironimus repeated the position of President Bush,...
CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez won re-election by a wide margin Sunday, giving the firebrand leftist six more years to redistribute Venezuela's vast oil wealth to the poor and press his campaign to counter U.S. influence in Latin America and beyond. Challenger Manuel Rosales conceded defeat but vowed to remain in opposition. During the campaign, Rosales accused Chavez of edging Venezuela toward authoritarian rule and warned the president could undertake even more radical policies if re-elected.
... Washington, State Department spokeswoman Janelle Hironimus stressed "the importance of a free, fair...
... the wet foot, dry foot policy, says Janelle Hironimus, a State Department spokeswoman. She say...
Solo parents and grandparents should be advised: You might be asked to provide written and notarized permission to enter a foreign country with a minor child. Or even to leave a cruise ship in foreign waters. Because of international concern over child abductions, runaways and the transport of children in child-custody disputes, many countries are now requiring supplementary documents in addition to passports and visas if both parents of a child under the age of 18 are not present at entry and exit points.
Janelle Hironimus, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman, sa...
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