Comments on: Cambodia gets toxin from Thaksin http://preapism.com/2009/11/09/cambodia-gets-toxin-from-thaksin/ Hidden in plain sight Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:32:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: crocodilexp http://preapism.com/2009/11/09/cambodia-gets-toxin-from-thaksin/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 crocodilexp Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:27:21 +0000 http://preapism.com/?p=5943#comment-1478 The Phra Vihear issue has been settled for a long time. UN arbitration back in the 1960s assigned it to Cambodia. Case closed, rightly or not doesn't matter. The temple mess is an attempt by the Thai army and elite to distract the public from the real issues. Anybody could visit the temple from the Thai side, and it was a complete non-issue before the current government came to power (like them or not, we know by which means they did it). A war or at least a border skirmish are so convenient to displace other news. Thaksin is stirring up things, and Hun Sen is probably counting on the future. Both are corrupt authoritarian strongmen, and no friends of democracy or human rights (despite the fact that they were voted into office). The Phra Vihear issue has been settled for a long time. UN arbitration back in the 1960s assigned it to Cambodia. Case closed, rightly or not doesn’t matter.

The temple mess is an attempt by the Thai army and elite to distract the public from the real issues. Anybody could visit the temple from the Thai side, and it was a complete non-issue before the current government came to power (like them or not, we know by which means they did it). A war or at least a border skirmish are so convenient to displace other news.

Thaksin is stirring up things, and Hun Sen is probably counting on the future. Both are corrupt authoritarian strongmen, and no friends of democracy or human rights (despite the fact that they were voted into office).

]]> By: Mike Hunt http://preapism.com/2009/11/09/cambodia-gets-toxin-from-thaksin/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 Mike Hunt Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:25:58 +0000 http://preapism.com/?p=5943#comment-1474 Sorry about the typo above- Abhisit is what I meant to type... Sorry about the typo above- Abhisit is what I meant to type…

]]> By: Mike Hunt http://preapism.com/2009/11/09/cambodia-gets-toxin-from-thaksin/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Mike Hunt Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:24:30 +0000 http://preapism.com/?p=5943#comment-1473 The US is put into a sticky situation. Because the rise of Absihit was not done by elections either. Yes, Thaksin is a fugitive. But is the current Thai gov't legimate in the eyes of the West. I think most just shake their head and don't comment as they don't want to deal with the situation. -Mike The US is put into a sticky situation. Because the rise of Absihit was not done by elections either.

Yes, Thaksin is a fugitive. But is the current Thai gov’t legimate in the eyes of the West. I think most just shake their head and don’t comment as they don’t want to deal with the situation.

-Mike

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