-Caveat Lector- Euphorian spotted this on the Guardian Unlimited site and thought you should see it.
To see this story with its related links on the Guardian Unlimited site, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk Australia adds to Phuket warning David Fickling in Sydney and Richard Norton-Taylor Friday October 25 2002 The Guardian Australia became the second country yesterday to say that it has received intelligence that the popular Thai resort of Phuket is a potential terrorist target. Despite the British government's continued insistence that there is no direct threat against the holiday resort, Australia's foreign minister, Alexander Downer, said: "We know from the Bali experience that you can't be too cautious, and we have had some information in relation to Phuket, and Phuket is a favoured holiday resort for Australians." A spokesman for the foreign affairs department confirmed that the warning was based on specific Australian intelligence about an attack on the island, which attracts up to three million tourists a year. The department said the information had been gained in the past 24 hours. Similar advice was issued by the Danish government on Wednesday about threats to Thai resorts, including Patong beach on Phuket. Asked again by the Guardian yesterday about the warnings, the Foreign Office confirmed that it was not naming any locations in its travel advice for Thailand. It said it had issued new advice for Thailand on October 18 stating that the threat had "increased significantly". A spokeswoman said the government was aware of the advice given by other countries to their citizens but Whitehall had no reason to change its views. Australia has warned travellers to "exercise extreme caution" in Thailand, but has stopped short of urging its citizens to leave the country. In response, the Thai government deputy spokeswoman, Sansanee Nakpong, said the government was "confident about Phuket's safety" and that authorities were "on maximum alert". Copyright Guardian Newspapers Limited <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
