Ah, so you allow seasonal workers? I didn't know that. Is "British based worker" your code for that? Well, that should make it easier for you to get rid of them, if you could get the Guardian to tell you who he is. Just revoke his "green card" or whatever he uses over there. John Walker Lindh was born in America so we put him in jail. Wikipedia says, "He is now serving a 20-year prison sentence in connection with his participation in Afghanistan's Taliban army." Good on you, John Walker Lindh. But over there in Jolly Old I have the impression you would find that cruel and unusual punishment -- if you punished him at all -- unless you caught him in the act; which sounds fairly difficult. But he is still a British cab driver if he drives a cab in East London, isn't he? Surely you wouldn't call him an Afghani cab driver -- or would you? Lawrence From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judith Evans Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 8:55 AM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: British cab driver fights for Taliban in Afghanistan No, we don't distinguish between our citizens. Hence my belief that someone the Guardian calls "British based", whose brother is said to "live in London too", who says "I make good money *there* (UK)...but these are my friends and my family" is not British. Certainly there are suspicions that British citizens fight for the Taliban. But, the Guardian piece says, the last Western insurgent fighter successfully captured by the US, way back in 2003, was John Walker Lindh. Judy Evans, Cardiff --- On Thu, 25/11/10, Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: British cab driver fights for Taliban in Afghanistan To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, 25 November, 2010, 15:53 What, you distinguish amongst your citizens? I thought that was forbidden. Aren't they all British now, even though they might have been born in Afghanistan, Pakistan or someplace else? Over here we are all Americans once we become citizens -- where we were born is irrelevant. In my case my ancestors were all from England and Scotland albeit many generations ago, and while I am a loyal American now I would hate to see the homeland of my ancestors reduced to full-fledged dhimmitude. Lawrence From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judith Evans Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 7:35 AM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: British cab driver fights for Taliban in Afghanistan He's an Afghani, Lawrence, that's why he said his frtiends and family are there and -- he said -- that's why he's fighting there. Happy Thansgiving Judy Evans, Cardiff --- On Thu, 25/11/10, Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [lit-ideas] British cab driver fights for Taliban in Afghanistan To: "Lit-Ideas" <Lit-Ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, 25 November, 2010, 15:15 http://www.lawrencehelm.com/2010/11/british-cab-driver-fights-for-taliban.ht ml How can I have a happy Thanksgiving when British cab drivers are killing Brits, Americans, and other NATO forces in Afghanistan? Lawrence