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Thaksin's appeal for King's intervention smacks of hypocrisy
Posted by Veera Preteepchaikul
by Veera Prateepchaikul
Once describing himself as a “tamed dog”, it appears that convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has now irreversibly turned a full-time “vicious and mad dog” biting at the hands which once fed him and barking at everyone even at his own shadow.
Completely devoid of any sense of guilt, shame, decency and self-respect, Thaksin still has the temerity to call for His Majesty the King’s intervention to end the political crisis despite the open fact that he played a crucial role in inciting his red-shirt protesters to rise up against the Abhisit government through his almost nightly phone-ins and video linkups with the protesters.
In his interview the France-24 television on Wednesday from Dubai which Thaksin has been using as his overseas home base, the fugitive ex-premier said he had urged His Majesty to intervene and that the King should work to reconcile the factions in Thailand. To quote Mr Thaksin’s statement: “He (the King) is the only person that can intervene otherwise the violence will become wider and also the confrontation would be more and more.”
Mr Thaksin’s appeal for the King’s intervention smacks of hypocrisy and is also highly improper. Firstly, the crisis situation in Bangkok was over after the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship decided to end the protest and to allow the protesters to return home even though the problem of political divide which appears to have worsened remains to be resolved. As such, there is no need for the King to step in. Secondly, Mr Thaksin himself had the capability to end the violence perpetrated by his loyal supporters by simply telling them to stop and they would undoubtedly heed his words since he himself was largely responsible for their protest. But instead, he chose to let his red-shirt protesters to go on the rampage by holding the city hostage, hijacking and torching public buses, blocking and paralyzing road traffic, terrorizing innocent people with their terrorist tactic and forcibly breaking up the Asean summits in Pattaya. But when the situation turned against the protesters in a way which would render the protest futile, the ex-premier abruptly changed tact and sued for peace by seeking the intervention of His Majesty the King.
Mr Thaksin might have lost memory of what he had said to his red-shirt crowd in his many phone-ins during the height of the protest in front of the Government House. Or he simply didn’t care any more of what he said as they no longer had any credibility. For a reminder, here is an interesting statement from his own mouth. He said he would return to lead the protest in a “long march” (obviously copying from the late Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung’s long march) if the army fired the first shot at the protesters. But in an interview with the western media after the protest ended, he said he didn’t want to return home because he was quite happy with life abroad.
While Mr Thaksin urged on his red-shirt supporters to bring their children to join the protest for “real” democracy which was, in fact, a cover for his own good, he and his whole family, including his divorced wife, Khunying Pojaman, were having a good time shopping in Dubai. So much so for a protest leader who boasted to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with his red-shirt rank-and file in Bangkok.
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Comment 2
Rich 
date : 16/04/2009 time : 08:45
date : 16/04/2009 time : 08:45
I think the BBC came up with the correct mix today.
On the one hand, Thaksin was the one who instigated and funded the violence for his own benefit, not caring about the country.
However, the poor people being used by the elite has always been an unresolved issue that will continue to fester as the elites try to preserve their own privilege: the poor have been trained to serve the elites but were never allowed to develop for themselves.
Thaksin took advantage of this to, as Hitler did, get into power and take over everything. He even fooled those who were victims in 1976 and 1992 in the struggle for social justice.
I lived in Thailand for 18 years after first visiting in 1968, speak, read and write Thai, so I have lived through a lot. I left in 2002 after Thaksin's dictatorship became evident. Glad I did.
Now I can only hope that someone as reasonable as Abhisit can find a way to address the problems, but I am not very optimistic. Sadly, the Democrats are part of the elites, but more civilized about it than Thaksin's mobs.
On the one hand, Thaksin was the one who instigated and funded the violence for his own benefit, not caring about the country.
However, the poor people being used by the elite has always been an unresolved issue that will continue to fester as the elites try to preserve their own privilege: the poor have been trained to serve the elites but were never allowed to develop for themselves.
Thaksin took advantage of this to, as Hitler did, get into power and take over everything. He even fooled those who were victims in 1976 and 1992 in the struggle for social justice.
I lived in Thailand for 18 years after first visiting in 1968, speak, read and write Thai, so I have lived through a lot. I left in 2002 after Thaksin's dictatorship became evident. Glad I did.
Now I can only hope that someone as reasonable as Abhisit can find a way to address the problems, but I am not very optimistic. Sadly, the Democrats are part of the elites, but more civilized about it than Thaksin's mobs.
Comment 3
antony date : 16/04/2009 time : 10:12
date : 16/04/2009 time : 10:12
What it really boils down to is that Thaksin realised that calling for parliament to be dissolved would only result in a stronger Democrat-led coalition government. So he changed tactics and incited a riot. He must be now labelled as a terrorist and any country habouring him should be warned of a possible breaking off of diplomatic relations.
Comment 4
budi date : 16/04/2009 time : 11:51
date : 16/04/2009 time : 11:51
Thaksin is a coward and a joker. Thailand will be better off without him. Remember this happened because he didn't pay taxes. How come a leader wants to avoid taxes? And now he is shopping in Dubai while his supporters are bleeding at home. Hi Red Shirt, are you sure you are supporting the right person?
Comment 5
tong date : 16/04/2009 time : 13:04
date : 16/04/2009 time : 13:04
Based on his interview to CNN his voice was trembling and he could not answer the questions straight away and kept on saying no no no... These show that he is fully guilty of what he has been doing to the country. He has been calling everyday since the RED Shirt MOB on Video Link to come out and have people's revolution against the Abhisit Government and created chaos everywhere in Thailand. We Thai are supposed to love each other and take care of our motherland. But with this fugutive and criminal guy who is on the run who wants to keep his power and his money that was corrupted during his years when he was the premier without check and balance. He is the greatest liar on earth we ever seen because he says something now and he will change his wording everytime...it's not the first time he lied to we Thai people. I will advise all we Thai to be smart enough now to keep him away from winning the next voting time. We need to have the government which is honest and sincere to serve our country not for their self greed and interest only.
Hope all Thai please remember what have happened to our country on Black 13th April our Songkran New Year..Bad year that was created by RED SHIRT SLAVEs OF THAKSIN....
Comment 6
geoff date : 16/04/2009 time : 13:23
date : 16/04/2009 time : 13:23
You should be able to write a book about Thaksin. With what he is trying to do plus what he did in the past. - sleeze and lies are aplenty.
Comment 7
Amita date : 16/04/2009 time : 14:17
date : 16/04/2009 time : 14:17
Unfortunately the Red Shirt people think that Thaksin's family had gone out from Thailand for vacation and business. They don't understand his selfishness nor tricky plan to let the poor people having trouble instead of his family and himself.
Education is the most important way to develop the country. I hope the government take this opportunity to educate the people about democracy and the rule of law.
For the protesters, they said that " Democracy" is " Equality' They don't know that equality in thinking and acting is not the same.
Thank you Khun Veera for the good article. Thaksin is definitely a 'hypocrite'who has never cared about other people's lives even his own servants.
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Comment 9
Saw date : 16/04/2009 time : 19:58
date : 16/04/2009 time : 19:58
I am sure some of the red-shirts are for "real democracy", but the majority are just a fool, fighting for a cause they can not enjoy at all..They should have known for the very first day(when Thaksin's family left)that they are used for his political game..so pathetic with these people..
Comment 10
Soloman date : 16/04/2009 time : 22:16
Whether you believe or not that Thaksin was good for Thailand and its people, its economy, I think his time has passed and , for the sake of peace and stability, should stay quiet and keep out of Thailnd's business altogether. The present government should be allowed time to achieve these aims.
Comment 11
John Hands date : 16/04/2009 time : 23:38
date : 16/04/2009 time : 23:38
He is trying also to blame the King for not intervening if some people still go on causing violence on behalf of Thaksin. What a jerk!
Comment 12
John Hands date : 16/04/2009 time : 23:41
date : 16/04/2009 time : 23:41
Thaksin is trying to shift blame to the King if the violence instigated by him continues. There is no shame in the soul of this man.
Comment 13
Arada date : 17/04/2009 time : 03:35
date : 17/04/2009 time : 03:35
Veera, I agree with everything you said. You couldn't be more right. Thakin tried to wrongly suggest to the world that His Majesty the King plays the role in Thailand's politics, which is not true. The King cares greatly for his people, but he won't interfere with politics because he respects democratic process.
Comment 15
Pop randy86 date : 17/04/2009 time : 06:10
date : 17/04/2009 time : 06:10
It seems that Thaksin has not only forgotten all of the things he had said in the past, but is losing any chance of showing his morality and deep feeling of love for his country ?????????????
Comment 16
A Canadian Living in Thailand date : 17/04/2009 time : 06:32
I could hardly believe my eyes when I read that Thaksin has turned around with such audacity, appealing to the King of this nation to help resolve the present situation! He's a hypocrite, and maybe a schizophrenic too!
Comment 17
sirromey date : 17/04/2009 time : 06:40
date : 17/04/2009 time : 06:40
Thaksin's comments really make my blood boil. He was the one that instigated this red shirt riot. Now he wants his Majesty the King to resolve his problems? Thaksin lies to the international press to make himself look justified in front of the western world. This guy needs to stop acting like a 10 year old brat. Stand up and take responsibility for your actions like a real man.
Comment 18
Jack date : 17/04/2009 time : 08:25
date : 17/04/2009 time : 08:25
How sad to see that Politics are so easy because in his eyes, it is nothing but to LIE LIE LIE...how come every other foreign country seems to believe him? Why don't they get information from Thai/Americans Thai/Germans or any other person who is bi-national? It is obviously easy for Thaksin to produce Bull**** to any agency. When will it take the world to understand that he is only manipulating people...including those who interview him. Really sad....If I only had the choice to interview him myself. I would catch him in his major series of contradiction! Soo many, but every country draws their own picture of what he has to say.
Comment 19
Alan na Sydney date : 17/04/2009 time : 09:27
date : 17/04/2009 time : 09:27
A squad should be sent overseas to kidnap Thaksin and bring him back to Thailand to face justice. He has a lot to answer for. At the same time, political reform should be seriously looked at, discussed at length and implemented. Serious attempts should be made to heal the rifts in society and make politicians more accountable and not corrupt. The red shirt politicians only want to get their snouts back in the trough and line their pockets again. Change is needed, as well as justice.
Comment 20
Luc date : 17/04/2009 time : 09:47
date : 17/04/2009 time : 09:47
Rich said:"Thaksin took advantage of this to, as Hitler did, get into power and take over everything. He even fooled those who were victims in 1976 and 1992 in the struggle for social justice."
Rich you hit the proverbial nail in your comparison.
When I saw part of the video of Thaksin talking about the 500 Baht, my blood froze, literally. I don't speak Thai, even though I live here for 5 years now, sorry, but the sound, the ambiance, the tension, it was frightening.
It really sounded like a maniac Austrian artist some 70 years ago....
I really hope that people wake up on him.
Rich you hit the proverbial nail in your comparison.
When I saw part of the video of Thaksin talking about the 500 Baht, my blood froze, literally. I don't speak Thai, even though I live here for 5 years now, sorry, but the sound, the ambiance, the tension, it was frightening.
It really sounded like a maniac Austrian artist some 70 years ago....
I really hope that people wake up on him.
Comment 21
Addy date : 17/04/2009 time : 10:07
date : 17/04/2009 time : 10:07
I think that all Thai people now know how this man is. If he stops his role I think it's never too late because the real Thai culture is forgiveness but not for this man, so Mr.Taksin will receive the consequences from his act someday, I believe in.
Comment 23
Mike date : 17/04/2009 time : 10:34
date : 17/04/2009 time : 10:34
Don't forget: it wasn't Thaksin who started this. He was the democratically elected prime minister, elected by the people of Thailand and then removed by the military. Then in the next elections one of his party members was elecetd again and the “yellow shirts” started to protest, blocked the airport and brought big damage to the Thai nation. Later Abhisit came into power, absolutely undemocratic, sneaking into power through the back door. So who is really surprised now that the “red shirts” are doing exactly the same what the “yellow shirts” already had begun?
Comment 24
ananda date : 17/04/2009 time : 15:30
date : 17/04/2009 time : 15:30
Now red shirts supportrs should understand that thaksin cares for his locked money (in thailand) and not people.. afterall he is more businessman and not a politician or social worker... pls understand and stop supporting him...!!!!
Comment 25
mike williams date : 17/04/2009 time : 18:36
date : 17/04/2009 time : 18:36
i think Thaksin is right to ask the King to intervine in the political arena he is much loved by all in Thailand and perhaps both sides will agree that they have failed to have any success.Many of my friends now do not whear yellow shirts to support the King because they are afraid that the red shirts will think that they support the government.please let common sense prevail for the sake of the country and let business men run the country and not politicians.
Comment 26
Maxthai date : 17/04/2009 time : 21:20
date : 17/04/2009 time : 21:20
Has anyone considered the similarities between Thaksin and Taksin, the Thai leader who preceeded the present Royal Dynasty. Read up on that story and consider the similarities, not only between the names but also the faith.
Comment 28
Sarath date : 18/04/2009 time : 08:32
date : 18/04/2009 time : 08:32
When someone who lost his power generally makes no stone unturned to regain it. That is what Thaksin is going to do. He doesn't love for the country or people but he needs power again as he knows how valuable and soothing it is for him. Greed for power nothing else other than that.
Comment 29
pen date : 18/04/2009 time : 09:04
date : 18/04/2009 time : 09:04
dont worry thaksin is in africa now.we will teach him a reason.
He run to africa despite all evil he did to african in thailand and killed some.
God will kick is ass in africa,he should mind that africa is not asia
He run to africa despite all evil he did to african in thailand and killed some.
God will kick is ass in africa,he should mind that africa is not asia
Comment 30
mattaya date : 19/04/2009 time : 03:15
date : 19/04/2009 time : 03:15
I don't understand why anyone gives Toxin any credibility. Does anyone remember his first foray into politics? He said 'I will solve Bangkok's traffic problems in 6 months' Then after 3 months in office he gave up and quit because it was too difficult.
The man is,was and ever will be a theiving scumbag!
Comment 31
VICTIMIZED CIVILLIAN date : 19/04/2009 time : 05:16
date : 19/04/2009 time : 05:16
All the comments are apt.For say or sake,we should develop ideas and share to bring a true information to the rural areas about the effect of the current political turmoil.What now I can put forward is to join hands with government support to develop MLM in which benefit to the rural and the true info about the real politics.
Comment 32
Pratriot date : 19/04/2009 time : 09:41
date : 19/04/2009 time : 09:41
Thaksin can do everything just to win and profit from all situation.
The whole story has revealed that Thaksin is senseless for democracy, but he seek utmost power so he can even more corrupt ofr his own.
In short, he is selfish and he worths nothing to serve the country. He did never sacrifice anything for the country, but he did everything for his own.
The whole story has revealed that Thaksin is senseless for democracy, but he seek utmost power so he can even more corrupt ofr his own.
In short, he is selfish and he worths nothing to serve the country. He did never sacrifice anything for the country, but he did everything for his own.
Comment 33
Stefan date : 20/04/2009 time : 01:15
date : 20/04/2009 time : 01:15
Another biased article form Veera! This problem can not be solved by either side. If the Red shirts were to get their way, then the Yellow shirts will be back in the streets (I remember chaos and bombings and shootings going on then too, even if Veera "conveniently" have forgotten all about it!) Here is the only way to solve the problems: Current government grants full amnesty to Thaksin so the Red shirts have no reason to riot anymore. Then create a new government with 50/50 representation from PAD and UDD with a term limit of 2 to 3 years after which new elections are held.
If either side refuses concessions over what angers them, then the vicious cycle will just continue: Yellow shirts protesting in order to overthrow a "Red" government followed by Red shirts protesting in order to overthrow a "Yellow" government, and on and on...
If either side refuses concessions over what angers them, then the vicious cycle will just continue: Yellow shirts protesting in order to overthrow a "Red" government followed by Red shirts protesting in order to overthrow a "Yellow" government, and on and on...
Comment 34
Bill and Smorn Arnold date : 20/04/2009 time : 02:42
date : 20/04/2009 time : 02:42
You folk need to hire Dwayne Chapman ("Dog the Bounty Hunter") out of Honolulu, Hawaii to "snatch" Thaksin ("Toxin") and bring him back to Thailand to do his prison time. The government offered a "cheap" 1 million baht reward. Offer "Dog the Bounty Hunter" a million American dollars or more and see how fast Thaksin ("Toxin") is back in Thailand to do his prison time!
Comment 35
chalee date : 20/04/2009 time : 12:08
date : 20/04/2009 time : 12:08
Thaksin could be apprehended easily by a small special force and a private jet, but to bring him back in "chains" would cause more rioting by both red and yellow shirt factions...who cares who is on his enemies list...he brought himself down to criminal level and the courts merely did their job as the law provides.
Comment 36
Charles Anthony date : 20/04/2009 time : 23:20
date : 20/04/2009 time : 23:20
Let's not be hypocrites!!
The "Elites,the Aristocracy, the Business Community and the Army" - "the Establishment" have for centuries exploited and abused the poor people of the North and the North-East Provinces.
They were used as slaves, servants and sexual objects, even to this day!!
They were not given the educational opportunities that the "Establishment" gave its own children. This was to keep the poor stupid and thus exploitable.
Lets not be hypocrites!!
Taksin was the first PM who tried to level the playing field. All the PM's before him, only developed Bangkok and lined their own pockets and those of their cronies. But they were NOT corrupt!!! Come on, stop kidding yourselves.
The "Establishment" realised that soon they will lose their slaves, servants and sexual objects so they staged a coup in 2006, to re-establish the "old order".
The poor now realised their own down-trodden position and want the good things too like: JUSTICE,FAIRPLAY,EDUCATION AND WEALTH.
But the "Establishment" want to live in the "Glorious Past". They fear the change that was coming and the lost of their good life.
Lets not be hypocrites!!
The "Elites,the Aristocracy, the Business Community and the Army" - "the Establishment" have for centuries exploited and abused the poor people of the North and the North-East Provinces.
They were used as slaves, servants and sexual objects, even to this day!!
They were not given the educational opportunities that the "Establishment" gave its own children. This was to keep the poor stupid and thus exploitable.
Lets not be hypocrites!!
Taksin was the first PM who tried to level the playing field. All the PM's before him, only developed Bangkok and lined their own pockets and those of their cronies. But they were NOT corrupt!!! Come on, stop kidding yourselves.
The "Establishment" realised that soon they will lose their slaves, servants and sexual objects so they staged a coup in 2006, to re-establish the "old order".
The poor now realised their own down-trodden position and want the good things too like: JUSTICE,FAIRPLAY,EDUCATION AND WEALTH.
But the "Establishment" want to live in the "Glorious Past". They fear the change that was coming and the lost of their good life.
Lets not be hypocrites!!
Comment 37
david date : 21/04/2009 time : 16:34
Yes offer $1 million and many people will be out there after him and one of them will bring the murderer back to face the music.
Or just send out a squad to kidnap him. That should not be too hard.
Either way bring the Hitler of Thailand back to serve his jail time.
Comment 38
angle date : 21/04/2009 time : 17:06
stefen comment13, where are you living now?I disagree with you. Read more and learn more about Thai politics.
The problem we have now created by Thaksin.He is a jerk.
Comment 39
supida date : 22/04/2009 time : 00:40
date : 22/04/2009 time : 00:40
The government should charge Thaksin with lese majasty law as he mentioned that our king knew coup plot in 2006. This is very inappropriate. The governnment should also revoke Jakrapob's passport to limit his travel. The idea to write a book about Thaksin in English is highly recommended.
Comment 40
Tu le date : 22/04/2009 time : 03:53
date : 22/04/2009 time : 03:53
No democracy in Thailand. Thaksin and his allies won and win election coninously, but the King and his military above the law to over throw Thaksin and his allies and also abolished the constitution. The King is not God, he is only humanbeing.Thaksin will no longer be suffer. But the thai people will continue to be suffer for generation after generation. Mr Thaksin and Mr Abhisit both are good prime ministers.The bad is the King and his military generals.
Comment 41
Alex date : 22/04/2009 time : 05:46
date : 22/04/2009 time : 05:46
Veera, you're adding fuel to the fire. I only see a balanced comment here (Stefan's), the others are written by people who probably only read the biased articles of the Bangkok Post. I hate Thaksin, but conveniently forgetting/overlooking the misdeeds of a coup, a year of military ruling, months of Yellow Shirts occupations and near-guerrilla tactics and an unelected government that focuses on curtailing media freedom (they themselves call it MEDIA WAR) and let the lese majeste laws be abused won't help Thailand in the first place, nor does it help the monarchy. Veera, you're a journalist, but you seem to ignore Thailand's current trend to advocate fascist tendencies. I'm Italian, so I know how these things start. Careful, cos, as we say "in a fascist regime, you'd be the first to go". Calling opponents "dogs" (even quoting their own statements) is not good journalism.
Comment 42
Vasit date : 22/04/2009 time : 11:13
date : 22/04/2009 time : 11:13
Thaksin's is a classical case of bipolar disorder, or manic depressive. The only objective of the "people's revolution" he is instigating is to return him and his cronies to power so that they can continue bleeding Thailand, fill up their pockets and cover up their past corrupt deeds. The man is also a pathological liar. Instead of political asylum, he should be committed to a lunatic asylum. The sooner the better.
Comment 43
Citizen X date : 22/04/2009 time : 12:34
date : 22/04/2009 time : 12:34
After world war 2, the war criminal and nazi Adolf Eichmann fled from Germany to Argentina in 1950 to avoid jail. As a shameful criminal and dirty dog he kept hiding in Dubai, sorry I mean Argentina... Finally Eichmann was kidnapped by a team of Mossad agents in a suburb of Buenos Aires on May 11, 1960. The agents kept him in a safe house until they judged that he could be taken to Israel without being detected by Argentine authorities; then smuggled him out of Argentina to Israel on board an El Al Bristol Britannia commercial air flight from Argentina to Israel on May 21, 1960, heavily sedated and disguised, like the agents, as one of a delegation of Jewish union members. Eichmann's trial before an Israeli court in Jerusalem began on April 11, 1961. Justice prevailed. They hung him in 1962.
A bounty hunter would indeed bring fugitive criminals from Dubai to Thailand, just offer to pay actual expenses. Many would feel proud to participate...
A bounty hunter would indeed bring fugitive criminals from Dubai to Thailand, just offer to pay actual expenses. Many would feel proud to participate...
Comment 44
vanida date : 22/04/2009 time : 14:02
date : 22/04/2009 time : 14:02
Seem to me Khun Veera has bias comment. Perhaps he had forgotten how the PAD coming into power. How many lives had lost because of PAD actions. How many bombs went off, and how many polices had been holding as hostages? The red shirts are acting like PAD, but to my opinion, PAD do much damages to the country by closed both international airports and whole nation was collapsed during PAD protest. Thaksin had done many good thing for the poor and he had created many subsidies programs to help the poor also. All I can say is during Thaksin, we are all happy and have food on the table to eat. Now a day, look at the prices of commodities, all prices are sky rocket. From where we can earned enough money to purchase necessary meanting? Gas prices risen, and many other items are going up more and more. Still I don't see this administration done anything to help the people.
Comment 45
Somsak (Chaingmai) date : 22/04/2009 time : 14:24
date : 22/04/2009 time : 14:24
Response to Comment 28:
Come-on .. Let's not be hypocrites!!
TKS was, yes, democratically elected but he ran the country like CEO and dictatorship style. Use superpower from his big pockets. None of his democratically elected MPs dare not say 'no' to him. Manage to avoid tax, corrupt without fear, ... at the end untouchable when he was in power; ..... he gave this kind of democracy for people ... and now also asking this kind of Thaksin's style democracy (Thaksin-crazy), for sure.
Come-on .. Let's not be hypocrites!!
He is the most dangerous person for Thailand. The most destructive person for Thailand. Should never allow him to become a PM. Recently, his behaviour also showed that he has full of greed and being power crazy with the expense of all red-shirt innocent misguided people.
You know what?
If you give back Thaksin his 7.6 billions, he will never look back Thailand. He will say I retired from politics. Enough is enough. Bye bye red shirts. I got what I want. I may come back if I need money. ....
Comment 46
PhatPhrank date : 23/04/2009 time : 02:09
date : 23/04/2009 time : 02:09
Toxin is easy to understand, I urge all to google "Sociopath", Toxin fits the definition to a tee !
Comment 47
Alex date : 23/04/2009 time : 05:53
date : 23/04/2009 time : 05:53
Both #28 and # 31 are right, it's obvious. So there's not need to hypocritically defend any of the two sides, when their faults and shortcomings are bright as the sun. I am still waiting for my other, more significant comment to be published, but even this won't make it through the self-imposed censorship's brickwall.
Comment 48
Norman date : 28/04/2009 time : 03:50
date : 28/04/2009 time : 03:50
When a person appeals for assistance to the country's true leader, The King, we should trust The King to make a good decision whatever it may be.
When The King pardons Thaksin, then the intemperate remarks made in previous posts will be hard to live down.
When The King pardons Thaksin, then the intemperate remarks made in previous posts will be hard to live down.
Comment 49
DOVE date : 02/05/2009 time : 07:43
date : 02/05/2009 time : 07:43
Comment 21
Mike date : 17/04/2009 time : 10:34
Don't forget: it wasn't Thaksin who started this. He was the democratically elected prime minister, elected by the people of Thailand and then removed by the military. Then in the next elections one of his party members was elecetd again and the “yellow shirts” started to protest, blocked the airport and brought big damage to the Thai nation. Later Abhisit came into power, absolutely undemocratic, sneaking into power through the back door. So who is really surprised now that the “red shirts” are doing exactly the same what the “yellow shirts” already had begun?
MIKE, i am totally agreed what you said. One thing i really dont understand that is thai people seems to forget who started the problem first. How about red shirt storm into the asean submit ? they did it because the Navy shirt started first and force the red shirt to get angry. the red shirt then ask the police to bring leader of navy in but the police refused. (video from youtube) and the funny thing is there is no tight security in the hotel which is going to have an asean meeting. Dont you guys not suspecting anything ?
Mike date : 17/04/2009 time : 10:34
Don't forget: it wasn't Thaksin who started this. He was the democratically elected prime minister, elected by the people of Thailand and then removed by the military. Then in the next elections one of his party members was elecetd again and the “yellow shirts” started to protest, blocked the airport and brought big damage to the Thai nation. Later Abhisit came into power, absolutely undemocratic, sneaking into power through the back door. So who is really surprised now that the “red shirts” are doing exactly the same what the “yellow shirts” already had begun?
MIKE, i am totally agreed what you said. One thing i really dont understand that is thai people seems to forget who started the problem first. How about red shirt storm into the asean submit ? they did it because the Navy shirt started first and force the red shirt to get angry. the red shirt then ask the police to bring leader of navy in but the police refused. (video from youtube) and the funny thing is there is no tight security in the hotel which is going to have an asean meeting. Dont you guys not suspecting anything ?
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- Entry: 38
Doctors should diagnose the patient and subscribe the right treatment, whilst the general public should keep their distance for their own safety, even if he promises Baht 500 per head to be his friend.