Judge requests blast suspect's extradition

[Minstrel Boy]

News you won't read in the US - the Philippines is seeking the extradition of an American linked to the CIA, and whisked out of the country by the FBI, for his role in a terrorist bombing campaign.

Judge requests blast suspect's extradition

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

DAVAO CITY -- A judge in Davao City said he already issued a certification from court last week for the extradition of an American national who nearly died when a bomb exploded in his hotel room on May 16, 2002.

Regional Trial Court Branch 13 Judge Isaac Robillo said he issued the certification upon the request of the City Prosecutor's Office (CPO), saying the case against Michael Terrence Meiring was shelved in 2003 yet.

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Meiring, who is facing a complaint for illegal possession of ammunition and reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property, is facing charges before Robillo's sala.

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Meiring was spirited out of his hospital room on May 19, 2002, three days after the explosion, by what Duterte referred to as "arrogant" agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2005/03/16/judge.requests.blast.suspect.s.extradition.html

More about Meiring here:

http://rigorousintuition.blogspot.com/2004/10/michael-meiring-blast-from-past.html

http://rigorousintuition.blogspot.com/2004/12/davao-city-bomber-michael-meiring.html

http://rigorousintuition.blogspot.com/2005/01/you-will-find-my-power-then.html

[seemslikeadream]

1. Ex-teacher denies involvement in hotel blast

I'm sure this is not news to you MB


Monday, January 03, 2005
Davao Sun-Star

AN AMERICAN teacher reportedly sought for investigation in connection with the May 16, 2002 explosion at the Evergreen Hotel in Davao City said he is willing to give any and all information he may have about the blast. The American, who is said to be a friend of Michael Terence Meiring, is one Stephen Hughes.

Hughes wrote a letter to Justice Secretary Raul M. Gonzales, last December 29, in reaction to a December 22, 2004 story in the Philippine Star quoting Gonzales as having requested the assistance of US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, the US Department of Justice, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Homeland Security to locate and investigate Hughes in connection with the explosion in the hotel, particularly in the room rented by Meiring.

Hughes said: "With this letter I offer you and the Philippine authorities any and all information I may have concerning the above event. In May 2002, I made this same offer to Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and the Davao police, giving my residence, my return email address, and my cellphone number. At the time my residence was in Bislig City, and I taught at the John Bosco College there. Presently I reside in Mount Ary, North Carolina, and am employed by the Surry county Public Schools here. At no time has my location been undisclosed; I have been available at all times since May 16, 2002."

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"Although we had several conversations between February and May, Meiring was simply an acquaintance at the time of the explosion. The friendship developed only after the explosion, as I sat at Meiring's bedside during the days before he was airlifted to the United States for treatment. I have no information about Meiring's life prior to that acquaintance."

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2005/01/03/news/ex.teacher.denies.involvement.in.hotel.blast.html

[Minstrel Boy]

2. Well, somebody's interested in this story:

My blog was just visited by the DoD, stationed in Australia, through this link.

Referring Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1317711
Host Name nhbcoat.nhbeaufort.med.navy.mil
IP Address: 214.1.38.249
Country: Australia
Region: Queensland
City: Brisbane
ISP: Dod Network Information Center

[gandalf]

3. Did he donate something?

[Nothing Without Hope]

4. Why are they protecting him? This is extemely creepy.

The implication is that he is agent of the US government who is also a professional bomber. Without reading through everything you've linked to, I'd like to know where and why he applies his bombing skills other than in blowing off parts of himself.

[gandalf]

5. Your conclusion is probably right...

His primary concern is to bomb other people, not himself. A bomb attack is always a good reason to increase the intensity of the war on terror.

But you should have a look at the links above, MB is a specialist on Meiring.

[Nothing Without Hope]

6. Minstrel Boy, I can see that this is important, but I missed it at first

and so did a lot of other people. If you repost it in whichever DU Forum you think is most appropriate for it -- with heads-up posts in other places --and PM me to let me know where it is, I'll recommend it for Greatest Page and try to pass the word if I find a way to do that.

I do think it would be helpful if you chose a thread title that gives more of the story -- as you couldn't do this time because of the special LBN Forum rules -- and gave a few more excerpts and/or explanation in laying out the story for those of us who are entirely unfamiliar with it. Readability can be further helped if you enclose the various multi-sentence excerpts in the gray text boxes using the command in the HTML lookup table.

If you catch attention in your opening post, then more people (besides those shadowy military types) will read through the material you link to on your blog.

And thanks for posting this.