'Lackey' PM risks exile

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Thaksin hold will break Yingluck, says Suthep

Published: 24 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be driven out of the country unless she is able to shake off her brother Thaksin's influence, Democrat MP Suthep Thaugsuban said Sunday.

Suthep: ‘Truth’ push working

The former Democrat secretary-general said Ms Yingluck would end up sharing her brother's fate if she carried on acting as his lackey.

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christhai
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Discussion 59 : 24 Dec 2012 at 13.4459
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Mr. Suthep already forgotten that you are charged with murder together Mr. You try to put yourself in darkness. And don't forget PM Yinluck com to power through the majority of Thai people's .Not as you and Democratic Party come to power through PAD Military and Bangkok Elites.We all understand why you and your cronys are so afraid of Khun Thaksin.
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Discussion 58 : 24 Dec 2012 at 13.3158
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facts_only : Bias is an inclination of temperament or outlook to present or hold a partial perspective at the expense of (possibly equally valid) alternatives in reference to objects, people, or groups. Anything biased generally is one-sided and therefore lacks a neutral point of view. Bias can come in many forms and is often considered to be synonymous with prejudice or bigotry. - Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia
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Discussion 57 : 24 Dec 2012 at 13.2757
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'Democrats tell the truth' about the Governments' Populist Policies
Ok for rice,palm oil etc...
but do they have the courage to denounce the Car Discount/Tax rebate scheme???
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Discussion 56 : 24 Dec 2012 at 13.2356
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Disc 55 - "No other country in the world has a primeminister as puppet who is dictated by 1 man abroad" You are correct of course BUT lots of countries have had puppet prime ministers and appointed governments dictated to by a politicized or corrupt military. Cases in point, Thailand's previous two governments and PMs.
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Discussion 55 : 24 Dec 2012 at 13.0355
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No other country in the world has a primeminister as puppet who is dictated by 1 man abroad ?
Since 2001, asset case ruling against Thaksin Shinawatra, there is a group that won a dubious election and this gave them right to threaten and intimidate other people who were in the minority in that election. When the minority one time gives in to these threats, it has given up its rights in a democracy. Because now the minority will always have to give in to these threats to have peace. It is now time for the "silent majority" to stand up to these "dubious election winners" and show them who the real majority is.
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Discussion 54 : 24 Dec 2012 at 12.5554
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FO #1 "The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was founded in 1986 by a prominent group of jurists and human rights activists in Asia. The AHRC is an independent, non-governmental body" Take off the word prominent and you have just a group of un-official people pushing their agenda. Its a bit like the BBC, just another entity with an opinion, that's ALL. Plenty of people around with an opposing opinion, equally qualified and equally right. One has to be in Thailand (for a longer period) to understand what's really going on is my humble opinion and still it is only an opinion.
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Discussion 53 : 24 Dec 2012 at 12.5453
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Sirron D31 how do you think the families of the approximately 2,500 accused drug dealers or the people how died in the Takbai Massacre and so on feel? I never heard a sorry from anyone of the TS supporters let aside the one who has enacted it.
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Discussion 52 : 24 Dec 2012 at 12.4452
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"They think that if everyone faces a charge, we will go for an amnesty. But I can tell you that they are wrong. We will fight to protect the rule of law and we will not flee," Suthep said.

His words sound heroic, but cowardly in substance. First, Suthep knows it better than anyone that getting himself an amnesty for what he did, is like a daydream. Second, Suthep knows it better than anyone that he desperately wants to have somewhere to flee to, but he has nowhere to flee to, because no foreign country will be unwise enough to grant asylum to someone like him.
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Discussion 51 : 24 Dec 2012 at 12.4251
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Disc 45. The PTP legally won by a majority. The only reason the country is split is because the Democrats lost face at losing and have been crying about it ever since by trying to bring down the Yingluck government. Anyway, I cannot really see the Democrats surviving much longer. You have Suthep, remember he brought them down before with shame.
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Discussion 50 : 24 Dec 2012 at 12.4050
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"Eric D 31: Was that a Hans Christian Anderson fairy story version of what's happening in Thailand now? Economy gonna be hurt by rice scam debts, rice exports ruined. Only in Burma to enrich TS clan and cronies, corruption and public debts on huge increase so no need to be mindful. Gained respect from peers? Which ones other than the gravy train crew? And TS hasn't done much harm? Are you joking? The country is split because of him."

The country is split because of people that cannot accept the democratic vote of the people, and have only an "anti" agenda.
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