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I am very sorry to have to cancel my forthcoming U.S. tour due to what I consider to be completely unreasonable demands by the U.S. Embassy in France in order to renew my work visa. In order to obtain this new visa, the rules have once again changed since November 2004 and I would now have to not only fill out an exceedingly probing application form, but also be interviewed by a member of the Embassy staff, and provide proof of ownership of my house, details of my bank account, my mobile phone records, personal information on all my family members and more. I consider these demands to be a complete violation of my privacy and my civil liberties and I refuse to comply. I am horrified by these new regulations and feel really sad that this is what some call freedom and democracy. It has now become almost impossible for an artist to come and perform in the United States. And until this new proceedure changes I will unfortunately refuse to comply with this nonsense. Thank you for your understanding. Laurent Garnier

phone records? bit OTT

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fucking hell

That's too bad. Would love to see him. But those Frenchies deserve to get some shit after not having our back on anything.

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Originally posted by NiteMer That's too bad. Would love to see him. But those Frenchies deserve to get some shit after not having our back on anything.

except that pesky old revolutionary war thingy

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Makes me laugh how the USA is 'fighting for freedom' yet their own people have none anyway. Wankers

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Originally posted by Az fucking hell

Seconded.

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Originally posted by Konijn except that pesky old revolutionary war thingy

Okay. True. Within the last century. I was really joking anyway. The stereotypical American attitude. Then I could have said, "If it weren't for us, they'd be speaking German right now."

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that terrorist.

Ouch, that sucks.

And for the record, just because a bunch of power-hungry maniacs put those laws into place, doesn't mean the rest of the country agrees with it.

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Originally posted by NiteMer That's too bad. Would love to see him. But those Frenchies deserve to get some shit after not having our back on anything.

if you're talking about recent non support, I believe they were 100% justified, weren't they?

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Originally posted by Boomer187 that terrorist.

+ 1

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Seems a shame that a country has been reduced to such paranoia, terrorist attacks have happened long before americans problems, other coutries arnt half as strict.

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