Posted on 12/07/2005 8:25:34 AM PST by ASA Vet
Justice minister: No CIA jail in Thailand
Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Vanasathidya has strongly denied US reports the American Central Intelligence Agency operates a secret prison in Thailand, or uses the country as a prisoner transfer point.
"I want to reassure all of you that we do not have a secret jail and there was never any terrorist suspect passing through Thailand," Pol Gen Chidchai said.
"We are smart enough not to allow such things to happen."
A Washington Post report last month, and recent ABC News broadcasts have reported about secret CIA jails said to have existed since March 2002 when the first was created in Thailand.
"No, they (the US media) tried to implicate us," Pol Gen Chidchai said.
"I have worked on intelligence and haven't heard such a story."
The United States used the old U Tapao naval airbase for about a month for relief operations after the 2004 tsunami, but closed down operations again.
New York-based Human Rights Watch in November said that at least three men, including Southeast Asia's most wanted man, Hambali, were arrested in Thailand in 2003 and transferred to secret CIA prisons. Hambali was arrested in Ayutthaya.
Thai Ping
D.C.'s version of Al Jazeera.
The Wapo sucks. Filled with anti-American slime.
No we have gulags in North Dakota for Islamic types...didn't you know??
I get a shiver up my spine every time I pass the prison in Phrae --- NASTY looking place even from the street. I agree that it would be hard to "improve" on.
The security at Utapao is pretty tight. It is easy to get access to most Thai military bases if you really want. Utapao is quite different. I don't want to fan the conspiracy flames, but if there was a location like this in Thailand, that is where I would put it.
...well there or Koh Pra...
LOL! Been there... still doing that... My GF constantly goes at it with her mom. I have tried to explain to her she should just agree with her mom and then do what she was originally going to do. Instead she argues about it for an hour or so before doing it anyways. Go figure...
I intended on doing Koh Samui, but Koh Samet was given to me as permissible.
To many Thai yuppies go there for my taste so I countered with Koh Chang.
Mom and Dad approved and will allow their twin daughters to go there.
Prices on Koh Chang are better than Koh Samui so I really gave up a lot on that one.
I just go play video games and wait for the noise to quiet down. I would probably care if I could understand what they are arguing about. :)
Samui doesn't do anything for me. It is actually the only island in Thailand that I have been to. I much prefer the Mae Hong Son area if I have some free time but recently that is happening less and less.
hmmmm, I'd like to trade in my wife for 'twins' ....
twin orphans !
;^)
sao na rak pben ku , aroi dee
...and they will still have some distant counsin in Sisaket who will hit you up for a 'loan'. :)
are 'loans' to Thai ladies ever repaid?
;^)
I've been continuously associated with Thai for 39+ years I can't recall a single instance.
there ya go....
slightly shorter term of association , same observation.
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