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Hotel Bans U.S. Tourists in War Protest Friday, March 21, 2003 10:49 a.m. ET BANGKOK (Reuters) - A hotel on the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui has banned American tourists in a protest against the U.S.-led war in Iraq, its owner said on Friday. Virach Pongchababnapa, owner of the 62-room Pavilion Resort on the island, 550 miles south of Bangkok, said U.S. visitors were not welcome because he was against the U.S. campaign to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein . He said he had already turned away two American tourists, provoking protest letters and emails from other U.S. citizens. "I have politely told them that I am opposed to the policies of their government, and Americans are not welcome here," he told Reuters. "My resort is against war mongers." A spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Bangkok was not available for immediate comment. Copyright � 2003 Reuters Limited. _____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB, POP3, Spam Filtering with LYCOS MAIL PLUS for $19.95/year. http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus
