US authorities say she not only paid a domestic servant a fraction of the minimum wage but also lied in a visa application for the employee, an Indian national who has since absconded.
I don’t see how such accusations can possibly justify the treatment of a diplomat with any kind of indignity whatsoever–but to force her to submit to a cavity search? Give me a break. Does the US Marshal Service humiliate members of the US government who commit the same level of so-called “fraud”. Hardly. This appears to be a very selective application of the “law”.
One protestor sums up the outrage:
“We say if any American official comes to India, even if it is the American President himself, then he should be stripped down and mistreated in the same way.”
FATCA is the proof that the United States is arrogant and disrespects the rest of the world. But actions like this are far more visible, more concrete expressions of how ugly Americans have become. This strip searching of a Indian diplomat has taken place under the watch of the administration which claimed that it would restore the US’s relations with the other nations. During Obama’s reign, however, the United States has become demonstrably more arrogant and less respectful of all the other nations of the world.
I am ashamed of this. I am ashamed of this even though I am only an ex-America.
Consider this treatment of an Indian diplomat in light of the Federal government crackdown against Indian immigrants in the United States. Through FBAR laws, the IRS has been going after their life’s savings, which they earned in India. You get the impression that this administration holds a grudge against India.
Update: India has taken away diplomat cards from the personnel in India. They have also removed security barriers leading to the embassy. Rick Moran threatens:
Removed security barriers? That’s not retaliation. That’s acting as an accessory to terrorism. The Indian government better hope no passing terrorist attacks our embassy before they come to their senses and restore the barriers.
Americans rather should be asking how high this outrage goes. Remember, Obama once visited Pakistan and his college buddy was a Pakistani. Did the US Marshals act on orders from the Nobel Peace laureate?
http://www.feardepartment.com/2013/08/ashton-kutcher-fear-maker-trust-maker.html
Ashton Kutchers does his part to create the appropriate fear levels necessary to perform strip searches upon Indian diplomats.