Surakiart rules out taking up govt post

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Surakiart rules out taking up govt post

Governing party urged to improve performance

Published: 21 May 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Thai Rak Thai Party's banned former foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai says the government needs to do a better job of handling challenges such as national reconciliation and violence in the deep South.

Surakiart: Busy on world lecture circuit

But the deputy leader of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party has ruled himself out of being part of these efforts in a political role.

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soltair
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Discussion 15 : 21 May 2012 at 17.3315
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Rare to see a man in his position with honour. Hold him next to Newin ..... and this is the deplorable standard in general.
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Discussion 14 : 21 May 2012 at 16.5614
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D7 Khun Moruya, you may be in danger of putting facts in the way of the story.

The self appointed red/UDD co-comrades have constructed an entire business for themselves out of this affair and continually shape the narrative to suit their needs.

Despite DSI suggesting perhaps up to 30% of the deaths were caused by Government officers and by extension AV and Suthep not one red-shooter or leader is responsible for the remaining 60%

As I said, facts have little place in this story.
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Discussion 13 : 21 May 2012 at 15.3713
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Surakiart previously and still does not like to be an actor according to his own statement, in other words, he does not like to be dictated what to do.
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Discussion 12 : 21 May 2012 at 15.2412
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Beer_sing (quite a name) what has K. Surakiart’s decision to do with Thaksin? He don’t want to take any position in the Government for reason’s he points out and he has the right to do so without asking Thaksin or someone else for permission.
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Discussion 11 : 21 May 2012 at 13.2611
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K. Surakiart should be more honest instead of giving himself credit he do not deserve when turning his back on Thaksin. Fortunately, some read more than an article to conclude his message.
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Discussion 10 : 21 May 2012 at 10.4010
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I applaud his honesty .Its something that is sorely lacking .
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Discussion 9 : 21 May 2012 at 10.189
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D7 - Thaksin had resigned as Prime Minister in order for the 2006 election to take place, but as is the case in the Thai Parliamentary system, he and his cabinet served as the Interim Government until the election results were ratified. So technically he wasn't THE Prime Minster, but he was functioning as an interim Prime Minister. So legally he was "deposed".
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Discussion 8 : 21 May 2012 at 09.558
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@Moruya - Thaksin was acting as "caretaker prime minister" at the time he was deposed. Had it not been for the coup, there would have been an election somewhere in the not too distant future. Most likely that election would have returned him to power. The coup prevented that.
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Discussion 7 : 21 May 2012 at 08.487
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I hope there is someone here that can clear something up for me.

The military takeover is often referred to as a "coup d'etat" which I guess in the true sense of the word it was as the military filled a vacuum.

However Thaksin had resigned as prime minister, his resignation had been accepted by the palace and so he was NOT deposed.
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Discussion 6 : 21 May 2012 at 08.456
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Actually, weather you liked TS or not, there were a lot of very capable people in those politicians that were banned due to no actions of their own. The entire law to ban parties was a farce to eliminate all competition. Even now most of the readers are avid DP supporters would not want to see your whole party banned because of the actions of a few. This action which many feel was quite unjust was one of the major reasons among many that gave rise to the red shirt movement.
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