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Thaksin gets US visa: Noppadon

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has, for the past few months, sought and received visa to enter the United States, his legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Friday.

"The granting of visa has no linkage to the Nasa request to use U-tapao air base for conducting weather research," he said.

Noppadon said he did not make an earlier confirmation due to concern that the Democrats would politicise the visa issue.

He did not comment whether Thaksin had immediate plans to travel to the US.

-- The Nation 2012-07-06

So, This is news

If I am not mistaken, as Thaksin has not traveled/arrived in the US, he does not have a visa, contrary to what his legal beagle might say. .

You get your USA visa before you travel there.

If this is true, I am surprised, and let me make one thing perfectly clear, it's Bush's fault!

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has, for the past few months, sought and received visa to enter the United States, his legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Friday.

I wouldn't trust Noppadon to sweep the floor. Also, being Thaksin's legal advisor is like being head chef on the Titanic. Doesn't matter how wonderful the cooking is, that ship is still going down.

Edited July 6, 201214 yr by Yunla

So it took him several months to obtain a visa? Doesn't sound like the Americans were all that keen then!

Seems strange the American autjorities let a criminal on the run into USA while Julian Assange is being hounded for telling the honest truth

Seems strange the American autjorities let a criminal on the run into USA while Julian Assange is being hounded for telling the honest truth

So very true....

Seems strange the American autjorities let a criminal on the run into USA while Julian Assange is being hounded for telling the honest truth

So very true....

Need to wait and know what the deal is/was.

Seems strange the American autjorities let a criminal on the run into USA while Julian Assange is being hounded for telling the honest truth

Don't tell me you are surprised. The good old ' do as we say, not as we do " policy of the US.

It *could* be interesting. The US is one of only 14 countries that have extradition treaties with Thailand. Given the raft of charges still awaiting Our Man In Dubai upon his return to Thailand, I wonder if any civil service flunky will have the machismo to file a motion with the US for his extradition.

Doubtful, eh.

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Edited July 6, 201214 yr by Scott

Wait for Wikileaks to publish the related documents. Until then, enjoy the wild speculations you will be reading in the Thai press and on discussion forums.

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The last time he visited the U.S. something bad happened. If I were him, I would not go.

Doesn't he have some civil cases awaiting him there for screwing US businesses out of millions?

If he really does have a visa, I'd still be surprised if he actually does travel to the US as long as he is technically a fugitive.

The USA is a good place for Thaksin in my opinion........

It *could* be interesting. The US is one of only 14 countries that have extradition treaties with Thailand. Given the raft of charges still awaiting Our Man In Dubai upon his return to Thailand, I wonder if any civil service flunky will have the machismo to file a motion with the US for his extradition.

Doubtful, eh.

Come on! It is complete irrelevant what someone in Thailand fills. The USA is doing what they want, they did worse things than brake a extradition treaty with a country that no US president since Carter can even find on the map.

Edited July 6, 201214 yr by Scott

The USA is a good place for Thaksin in my opinion........

Cuba would be better. Guantanamo.

He and Obama should get along well. I hope he has so much fun he stays there.

You get your USA visa before you travel there.

If this is true, I am surprised, and let me make one thing perfectly clear, it's Bush's fault!

Well he has a visa prior to travel, Brits can do that, but the big thing!! is this..... visa or not when he arrives at his port of entry and immigration, he will still have to fill in a declaration that includes whether he has any criminal record. If he lies, he is in the sh*t, if he does not lie, he could be in the sh*t. Maybe his plan is to go to the US and indeed be extradited back to Thailand amid a mass of red shirt protest and when he arrives all is forgiven and the prodigal son returns

Might be some Realpolitik at play in the USA just in case Thaksin does get back into power.

It's one thing having a visa but another getting admission!

I can't think of an easier way to arrest somebody. Knowing the US's stance on terrorism, this makes me wonder.

It *could* be interesting. The US is one of only 14 countries that have extradition treaties with Thailand. Given the raft of charges still awaiting Our Man In Dubai upon his return to Thailand, I wonder if any civil service flunky will have the machismo to file a motion with the US for his extradition.

Doubtful, eh.

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Come on! It is complete irrelevant what someone in Thailand fills. The USA is doing what they want, they did worse things than brake a extradition treaty with a country that no US president since Carter can even find on the map.

Oh, I don't know about that - I imagine Clinton knows where Phuket and Pattaya are!

The last time he visited the U.S. something bad happened. If I were him, I would not go.

He is lucky Mr Lee Harvey Ozwald is no longer with us IMO.

I know what you mean but Oswald was just a fall-guy...a patsy...a red-herring set-up to attract attention away from the actual perpetrators who assassinated JFK simply because he wouldn't go along with the masters of war to Vietnam. It's all about money. Big money.

It's one thing having a visa but another getting admission!

Exactly!

Might be some Realpolitik at play in the USA just in case Thaksin does get back into power.

Why would he be so useful to the USA? What would be the interest of the USA if he gets back to power?

The biggest risk is indeed to extradite him, and that upon his return, mass riots start.

It *could* be interesting. The US is one of only 14 countries that have extradition treaties with Thailand. Given the raft of charges still awaiting Our Man In Dubai upon his return to Thailand, I wonder if any civil service flunky will have the machismo to file a motion with the US for his extradition.

Doubtful, eh.

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Come on! It is complete irrelevant what someone in Thailand fills. The USA is doing what they want, they did worse things than brake a extradition treaty with a country that no US president since Carter can even find on the map.

Oh, I don't know about that - I imagine Clinton knows where Phuket and Pattaya are!

I believe she knows Phuket and Pattaya. But can she find it on the map, a real with all that strange countries with similar names...Taiwan, Thailand, Taipei, all full with yellow people who steal American jobs, or Arab terrorists or European monarchists. Some are friendly some not.

It isn't easy for the land of the free home of the brave.