State Department Scandal
Well, at least the State Department is doing something now.
And Yes, this is damning by faint praise.
The New York Post rightfully shines a spotlight on nonsense in Egypt:
State Department officials are closely examining 15 to 20 Egyptian employees of the embassy's consular section after top officials received complaints from lawyers and human-rights groups about discriminatory behavior toward the Copts seeking visas to the United States, sources said. . . . In a recent meeting organized by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), top State Department officials were told that these employees, who conduct prescreening interviews and translations, appear to have unusual influence over a process that is supposed to be controlled by Americans. . . . Among those making complaints to the State Department is a Christian man who was seeking to donate a kidney to an uncle in New Jersey. He says he was twice told to remove the cross he was wearing if he wanted a visa. He refused and was denied a visa.Doesn't the State Department monitor the actions of foreign nationals in doing the business of the United States? Time to clean up the mess before lives are threatened:
There have also been complaints that these employees keep posters in the embassy promoting supporters of the Hamas terror group. "This should be a concern because if they can influence who they can keep out of the United States, they could also influence who can get in," said Caroline Doss, a Jersey City immigration lawyer who presented State Department officials with affidavits from Coptic Christian clients.Hamas-related posters in U.S. Embassies? Alas, given the rest of the story, entirely believable. Condi, crack the whip and get out the broom (or verse-vica).