“This is a nonsensical position we've found ourselves in, and we're determined for it to stop. In one moment we're in the White House and Gerry is having his photo taken with the president of the United States...the president of the country is greeting Gerry Adams like a long-lost friend...then a few hours later at the airport, you're being pulled aside for this rigorous, ridiculous special screening..”
“Every U.S. official we speak to agrees the policy makes no sense, but the buck gets passed from State to Justice to Homeland Security, and becomes impossible to tie down. This might make a difference.”
