anyone ever crossed the land border into Syria with a US Passport? - GoFuckYourself.com

dodger21 · 09-10-2008, 10:38 AM

any problems? advice? Dont do it? Allah Aoakhbar? I need to get to Damascus but would rather not fly from where I'll be. No, its not Israel.

MaDalton · 09-10-2008, 11:25 AM

camel hitchhiking?

Owner · 09-10-2008, 11:28 AM

this would be the place to ask

WarChild · 09-10-2008, 11:29 AM

You should be totally fine. I'd suggest carrying a big American flag with you just to be sure.

marketsmart · 09-10-2008, 12:00 PM

sorry, but my balls are not big enough to take that journey...

fatfoo · 09-10-2008, 12:17 PM

Allah Akhbar

Mr Pheer · 09-10-2008, 01:19 PM

insanity

bloggingseo · 09-10-2008, 01:23 PM

I hope you're kidding

Jim_Gunn · 09-10-2008, 01:37 PM

Re-evaluate your reasons for going to such a place and change your mind.

Barefootsies · 09-10-2008, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarChild

You should be totally fine. I'd suggest carrying a big American flag with you just to be sure.

Lycanthrope · 09-10-2008, 05:55 PM

You would be safer walking through East St. Louis dressed in a KKK robe.

OG LennyT · 09-10-2008, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lycanthrope

You would be safer walking through East St. Louis dressed in a KKK robe.

lmfao

d-null · 09-10-2008, 08:03 PM

embed fail

L-Pink · 09-10-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by marketsmart

sorry, but my balls are not big enough to take that journey...

no shit ... mine are shrinking as i post this.

KRosh · 09-10-2008, 10:31 PM

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p...w/tw_3036.html

On February 12, 2008, an explosion occurred in the residential Kafer Soseh neighborhood of Damascus, killing Imad Moughniyeh, a senior Hizbollah operative. In 2006, the U.S. Embassy in Damascus was attacked by terrorists armed with guns, grenades, and a car bomb. The Syrian Government has allowed anti-U.S. demonstrations to occur; the latest was on March 3, 2008.

thank you Mr Bush

StarkReality · 09-10-2008, 10:44 PM

Are you superman? Do you have a magic-hood making you invisible?

If you can answer one of those 2 questions with a honest YES, go ahead. If not, don't do it for gods sake.

Quote from http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p.../cis_1035.html

The Syrian government rigidly enforces restrictions on prior travel to Israel, and does not allow persons with passports bearing Israeli visa or entry/exit stamps to enter the country. Syrian immigration authorities will not admit travelers with Israeli stamps in their passports, Jordanian entry cachets or cachets from other countries that suggest prior travel to Israel. Likewise, the absence of entry stamps from a country adjacent to Israel, which the traveler has just visited, will cause Syrian immigration officials to refuse admittance. Entry into Syria via the land border with Israel is not possible. American-citizen travelers suspected of having traveled to Israel have been detained for questioning.
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Syrian security officials are also sensitive about travel to Iraq. There have been instances in which Americans, especially those of Arab descent, believed to have traveled to Iraq were detained for questioning at ports of entry/exit.
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Security personnel may at times place foreign visitors under surveillance. Hotel rooms, telephones, and fax machines may be monitored, and personal possessions in hotel rooms may be searched. Taking photographs of anything that could be perceived as being of military or security interest may result in problems with authorities. Additionally, Americans should be aware that conversations on the topics of political, religious and other freedoms are not seen as merely healthy debate in Syria and could lead to arrest. Note that possession of specific-use electronic devices including GPS, short-wave or handheld radio equipment, or similar devices in Syria is illegal.
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Although Syria is a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Syrian officials generally do not notify the American Embassy when American citizens are arrested.
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Very few places in Syria accept credit cards... Travelers’ checks are not accepted for payment in Syria... There are no US-based banks operating in Syria.
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Since 1979, the United States has designated Syria a State Sponsor of Terrorism due to its support for groups such as Hizbollah and Palestinian terrorist groups.

cgu · 09-10-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Lycanthrope

You would be safer walking through East St. Louis dressed in a KKK robe.

spent plenty of time at the strip clubs there!

Are you in Lebanon?

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