Pitak Siam leader denies aiming to "freeze" Thailand

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Pitak Siam leader denies aiming to "freeze" Thailand

Published: 18 Nov 2012 at 14.30
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BANGKOK - The Pitak Siam group has never called for the country to be closed to outsiders but only wants to stop corrupt politicians, Gen Boonlert Kaewprasit said on Sunday morning.

Gen Boonlert Kaewprasit (file photo)

He said this before launching convoys of vehicles in a campaign for the people to join the planned rally at the Royal Plaza on Nov 24 in a show of force against the government for turning a blind eye to acts of lese majeste, acting as a puppet of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and allowing corruption to become widespread without proper suppression.

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ricefield
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Discussion 34 : 19 Nov 2012 at 09.3834
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Facts_only -

“The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly - it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over.”
― Joseph Goebbels

Sound eerily familiar?
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Discussion 33 : 19 Nov 2012 at 09.1933
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His (Boonlert) first rally was peaceful very different from the rally of the UDD supporters, hopefully this rally will be peaceful again and can achieve that Thai people understand that only honest politicians can change their life to the better.
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Discussion 32 : 19 Nov 2012 at 05.5232
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"If a coup did take place, an interim government would be set up. If this was not acceptable to other countries, we could close the country. I don't know for how many years, but the closure should remain until all the bad politicians have been driven away. I have never seen a good politician. Soldiers are needed to take care of the country." - Gen Boonlert, Oct 31, 2012
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Discussion 31 : 19 Nov 2012 at 05.5231
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"We will have a period of caretakers in control. It's like basketball. If there is an accident, can't we have a short timeout of 2-3 minutes? If it's on the time scale of politics, it will maybe be 1 year 2 years 3 years or 5 years, then we can have elections again. If it's just one year [without elections] such as in 2549, it will be ruined because as soon as 'he' leaves he'll be back." - Gen Boonlert, Nov 16, 2012
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Discussion 30 : 19 Nov 2012 at 02.2030
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"If a coup did take place, an interim government would be set up. If this was not acceptable to other countries, we could close the country. I don't know for how many years, but the closure should remain until all the bad politicians have been driven away. I have never seen a good politician. Soldiers are needed to take care of the country." - Gen Boonlert, Oct 31, 2012
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Discussion 29 : 19 Nov 2012 at 02.1729
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"We will have a period of caretakers in control. It's like basketball. If there is an accident, can't we have a short timeout of 2-3 minutes? If it's at the time scale of politics, it will maybe be 1 year 2 years 3 years or 5 years, then we can have elections again. If it's just one year [without elections] such as in 2549, it will be ruined because as soon as 'he' leaves he'll be back" - Gen Boonlert, Nov 16, 2012
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Discussion 28 : 19 Nov 2012 at 00.1228
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Disc 27 Should hold it a Central world at lest then he could count 10,000 HiSo shoppers in the mix.
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Discussion 27 : 18 Nov 2012 at 22.5827
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It looks like the General is in full "retreat". I wonder if he still believes he'll get a million people at the Royal Plaza next week.
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Discussion 26 : 18 Nov 2012 at 22.3226
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yeah right..like this will be worse than closing rajaprasong...why is everyone panicking..seriously
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Discussion 25 : 18 Nov 2012 at 22.1025
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Prompong, UDD, PT and the red villages will only have a reason to complain if Pitak Siam does WORSE than terrorize the city, loot, shoot ,intimidate and threaten honest citizens, invade hospitals and finally set the city ablaze....Nothing more nothing less!
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