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Subject: Acrassicauda Granted Refugee Status In U.S. Posted by: Acrassicauda Granted Refugee Status In U.S. by HTR
on Feb 23,2009 8:03pm | According to msnbc.msn.com, Iraq based metal band Acrassicauda have come to the United States and been granted refugee status. The band was recently the subject of the documentary "Heavy Metal In Baghdad." Excerpts from the MSNBC article are below:
"Drummer Marwan Riyadh, 24, arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, where he was greeted by band mates Firas al-Lateef, 27, and Faisal Talal, 25. Fellow member Tony Aziz, 30, was visiting family in Detroit.
"The New York Times reported that the group met idols Metallica on Sunday after a concert at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. James Hetfield, Metallica's lead singer, presented them with a guitar signed "Welcome to America."
"The Times said the U.S. government has granted all four members of Acrassicauda refugee status, which allows them to apply for green cards in a year."
Read the full article at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29013026/[7 replies][disscussion link] [views=109684] | Feb 23, 2009 - Acrassicauda Granted Refugee Status In U.S. [7 replies-discuss]
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