American Michael Meiring was rescued by the FBI after a bomb he was making in the Philippines exploded in hotel room. Philippine authorities want Mr. Meiring(CIA agent?) brought back to the country to face the criminal charges filed against him.

BusinessWorld. Manila: Mar 10, 2003. pg. 1 From archive at
http://www.bworld.com.ph

DAVAO CITY - Militant organizations will petition the National Government for the extradition of American Michael Meiring to the Philippines as they believed he might have been involved in the blast at the Davao International Airport that killed 21 people and wounded 130 others. Joel Virador, Karapatan secretary-general for Mindanao, said Mr. Meiring should be summoned back to find out whether he knew something about the blast, since he was nearly killed when boxes of explosives went off inside his room at the Evergreen Hotel last May 16, 2002. "We believe Meiring was a member of the Central Intelligence Agency who was instructed to sow terror in Mindanao to advance American interests," said Mr. Virador. He said there were rumors the one responsible for the explosion at the airport was someone connected with Mr. Meiring, although this has yet to be established. Mr. Virador said his group will coordinate with the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan national chapter and the Public Interest Law Center in filing an extradition case against Mr. Meiring.

DAVAO CITY - Civil society leaders here expressed alarm over the alleged intrusion by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in cases being investigated by Davao City and Gen. Santos City police.

Civil society voices alarm over FBI intrusion
Carmelito Q. Francisco. BusinessWorld. Manila: May 28, 2002. pg. 1

Joel Virador, Bayan Muna party-list spokesperson in Southern Mindanao, said what the FBI did when it took 65-year-old Michael Meiring out of the Davao Doctors Hospital last week was an insult to the Philippine government.

Joji Ilagan-Bian, Mindanao Business Council (MBC) chairman, said there is a need to look at whether the FBI authorities did not coordinate with the local police forces.

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DAVAO CITY - Civil society leaders here expressed alarm over the alleged intrusion by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in cases being investigated by Davao City and Gen. Santos City police.

A leader of a cause-oriented organization yesterday challenged police officials to investigate an incident wherein FBI agents took out of the hospital an American, previously reported as a Briton, who almost lost his life when an explosion rocked his hotel room two weeks ago.

FBI agents also grilled last week the alleged bomber in Gen. Santos City whom they suspect to have links with the al Qaeda terror group.

Joel Virador, Bayan Muna party-list spokesperson in Southern Mindanao, said what the FBI did when it took 65-year-old Michael Meiring out of the Davao Doctors Hospital last week was an insult to the Philippine government.

"That was a clear slap on our sovereignty. We are throwing this challenge to the police to (also) look into the angle if Meiring is involved in covert operations in Mindanao," said Mr. Virador.

He said cause-oriented groups have doubts about the involvement of the American authorities in the Meiring incident. He insinuated that the American authorities were here to "justify forward deployment (of American soldiers) in Mindanao that will eventually protect their strategic interest in Asia-Pacific."

Earlier, militant organizations said the American government was pushing for the continued stay of its soldiers after the joint military exercises of American and Filipino soldiers in Basilan province.

Even the business sector is apprehensive over the reported intrusion of the American agents in the affairs of the local police.

Joji Ilagan-Bian, Mindanao Business Council (MBC) chairman, said there is a need to look at whether the FBI authorities did not coordinate with the local police forces.

Ms. Bian said that if the FBI was on top of the investigation, then "there must be something wrong here."

But Chief Supt. Eduardo Matillano, regional police director, justified the FBI move, saying the American government has the authority to investigate and protect its people.

"But we cannot say it (the FBI move) was an intrusion because you know, they have the authority to impose actions on their nationals, particularly in looking at the welfare and interest of their nationals in our country," he added.



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Q: Why did the White House rescue and hide Michael Meiring, the CIA-linked American "terrorist" bomber now wanted in Mindanao?

A: The Pentagon wants new bases in Asia, and it is killing civilians to get them.

US FAKING TERROR IN PHILIPPINES
Meiring case unmasks covert campaign to justify intervention
By Craig Hanley, October 10, 2002.

Filipino media can't keep up with American spook sightings. Despite official denials, one story from Mindanao will not go away:

American blast victim in Davao tagged as terrorist.
Jun Bersamin, Radio dzMM, September 27, 2002.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/abs_news_flash_article.asp?FlashOID=3245

DAVAO CITY - The City Prosecution Office on Friday tagged the American victim of an explosion in his hotel room four months ago as a terrorist.

City Prosecutor Raul Bendico said findings from the investigation of the case indicated that Meiring apparently attempted to set up explosives intended to blow up Evergreen Hotel when the accidental explosion went off, mangling his lower limbs.

Michael Meiring, 65, of California, was rushed to Davao Medical Mission Hospital on May 16 after the blast inside his room at the hotel located on Ramon Magsaysay Avenue here.

Meiring was charged with illegal possession of explosives and reckless imprudence "for failing to practice proper attention and diligence regarding the handling of explosive materials."

But he was reportedly whisked away by agents of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and brought to the United States.

Authorities want Meiring brought back to the country to face the criminal charges filed against him.

THE WHITE HOUSE RESCUES A TERRORIST.
What is unusual about the case, The Manila Times reported, is that Meiring was: whisked out of Davao, past the Philippine National Police guarding him at the hospital, and on to a chartered plane, accompanied by what Immigration officials described as agents of the US National Security Agency and agents of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The National Security Agency intervention, confirmed by Immigration Deputy Commissioner Daniel Queto, sparked intense local speculation as to why an agency that reports directly to the Office of the President of the United States would send an entourage of bodyguards to speed Meiring to a hospital in Manila.