WASHINGTON - A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine when it was discovered that passenger Yusuf Islam — formerly known as singer Cat Stevens — was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country. United Airlines Flight 919 was en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made Tuesday between a passenger and a name on the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration. The plane was met by federal agents at Maine's Bangor International Airport around 3 p.m., Melendez said. Homeland Security Department spokesman Dennis Murphy identified the passenger as Islam. "He was interviewed and denied admission to the United States on national security grounds," Murphy said.
Well, since you have better information than the US intelligence, I would highly suggest you run straightaway and get it out to the mainstream media. I'm willing to bet you'll be able to get a spot on "60 Minutes".
It HAS been proven that Yusuf Islam is ideologically aligned with radical factions of Islam -- unless you call those who support fatwas "moderates". In the years intervening, he has failed to apologize for those statements, despite numerous opportunities to do so.
His repeated support for terror organizations IS suspect, sorry. I guarantee you, if I am supplying millions to an organization, I am going to KNOW where they're spending their money. Heck, I have probably had access to information tha average joe doesn't have with that size of a donation. This is not the same as buying a $1 baloon at walmart for Children's Miracle Network, mind you. This is being at a donor level where you are WELL AWARE of the activities of the organization.