Asylumn Seeker Who Has Been Offered A Place At Oxford Is Told His Family Must Return To Their Country.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2399842/Asylum-seeker-secured-straight-As-A-level-winning-place-Oxford--family-refused-permission-stay-Britain.html

Whilst doing exceptionally well with his studies in his short time in England, (for which he must be very much praised), is there any reason why his family should also be granted permission to stay?

[Sqad]

Gromit.......no, Assad studied medicine at the University of Damascus, as far as i know, never studied at Oxbridge.

[emmie]

Al-Assad graduated from the medical school of the University of Damascus in 1988, and started to work as a physician in the army. Four years later, he attended postgraduate studies at the Western Eye Hospital, in London, specializing in ophthalmology

[Gromit]

I am sorry, I have a totally false memory of Assad studying in England. All the things I thought I remembered, I can find no evidence of. While I was looking, I found this forgotten gem...

// TONY BLAIR’S government considered asking the Queen to bestow an honorary knighthood on President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian dictator, official papers reveal.

The decision to court Assad came despite the Syrian leader attacking Israel and comparing pro-Palestinian terrorists to the French resistance at an event attended by Blair.

Discussions about the honour took place ahead of Assad’s visit to Britain in 2002 during which he sought “as much pomp and ceremony as possible”. The Arab leader was granted audiences with the Queen and the Prince of Wales, lunch with Blair at Downing Street, a platform in parliament and many other privileges. //

The sh*t just never sticks on some people.