Yingluck buying smiles

Thailand’s puppet Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra seems more concerned with her appearance. She is not willing to dive headfirst into the controversial issues that will aid her fugitive brother Thaksin Shinawatra. The list of missing in action reports seems to grow every month leaving the dirty work to others in the party. [Read more →]

2011 reasons to smile

Despite 2011 being a terrible year for many people because of the changing climate, there is still some bright sides on this planet we call home. Connecting the Dots wants to share a few moments of 2011 with you as we look into the future and what 2012 has to offer us. [Read more →]

Thailand’s lese-majesty explosion

Because of the lese-majesty laws in Thailand, this becomes a topic to tread lightly on. However in this post, we will look at what is driving the sudden explosion of lese-majesty in Thailand. [Read more →]

Thailand marches back to conflict

When it comes to things you should not do in order to keep the peace, leave it to the pro Thaksin government to dive head first into doing the wrong thing. But when you are dealing with someone who is clearly psychotic and the only goal is to get back all that was taken, and pick up raping and pillaging the country where they left off, you have a formula that is not what the doctor ordered. [Read more →]

Bangkok’s tsunami

It does not matter who you listen to or who you choose to believe in the government about the status of the flood in Bangkok. The fact is reports from independent journalists and TV news tell a tale of flood waters advancing about 2km inside Bangkok everyday. [Read more →]

Thaksin’s face vs Thailand floods

It took a while to see enough dots on this, but finally they came into view. As you read on, you will see how this all makes sense and all decisions from the Thai government are all designed to insure Thaksin remains the man that can. [Read more →]

Thaksin’s magician tactics

Magic tricks involve the art of deception, when the observer is distracted to look at one place, then the magician makes the change where eyes are not looking. Thaksin having learned from the 2008 mistakes of not hiding his true intention, this tactical shift still looks to achieve the same goal. [Read more →]

Thailand’s next round of political turmoil begins

Political puppets, wrong priorities, and resetting conditions for military intervention are all starting to show signs of life. The simple fact that what started the political unrest is now starting again, simply makes people think of the Hollywood movie Ground Hog Day in that the day is repeated over and over again. [Read more →]

You can run but you can’t win

The message from the Thai military was remarkably vague but remarkably clear. The message to politicians was don’t even think about re-creating the conditions that lead to the last coup. [Read more →]

Congressman Weiner’s witch hunt dare

With a sex scandal that isn’t really a sex scandal trying to happen, New York Congressman Anthony Weiner is in the perfect position to simply say enough is enough with this politically correct witch hunt. What allegedly happened behind closed door truly amounts to little more than sexual fantasy, should never be an issue for any government body be it the United States of America or some third world country. [Read more →]

US Government admits

Connecting the Dots has said right along that the price of oil is a significant factor in the health of the US economy. The fact that this is the first time the US government has finally admitted how vulnerable the US is to the price of oil is the real story. [Read more →]

Only one end to Thailand’s political conflict

As much as people Thai or other don’t want to admit it, the only end to Thailand’s political conflict is getting Thaksin Shinawatra out of the picture. Putting him in jail will not be enough to quell the conflict, he must be forever removed as an option. [Read more →]

Thaksin in lipstick

It is an absolute no brainer that Thaksin’s younger sister Yinglick is just a puppet for Thaksin. There is absolutely no doubt the entire reason for this game of making her Prime Minister is to cut Thaksin and his cronies loose from what penalties, fines and jail time the courts have imposed on them. [Read more →]

Thaksin in your face

Thaksin in your face is about as polite as it can be put. His overwhelming arrogance is just inviting a bullet to be run through his head. [Read more →]