When you listen to all that is being said about the US military pullout of Iraq, and in particular who is saying what, it becomes crystal clear that the decisions were based on politics and not on the truths of the situation. As a result this could very quickly become a very public reality check for US President Barack Obama. [Read more →]
It is not uncommon for the convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra to disappear for a few days or a few weeks at a time when things do not go his way. You can call it imagination or a gut feeling, but somehow this disappearance seems different. [Read more →]
There are few people in the world that think the up coming November elections in Burma will be elections. For the most part it is an exercise to simply take some of the heat off the junta by mimicking something that resembles an election. [Read more →]
There have been enough dots created over the past year to provide some insight on the border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand around the Preah Vihear temple. Looking at what is being gestured and what is being said tends to reflect personality traits common in Thais and Cambodians. Those dots suggest one side already knows they are wrong. [Read more →]
It was just a simple matter of time for Thaksin before his true nature became general public knowledge. For Thaksin and his desire to take the high profile road has left him being bigger than the mask he is trying to hide behind. [Read more →]
It seems that the H5N1 Bird flu has dropped off the media radar. But that does not mean it has suddenly gone away, it just means it was upstaged by other things. [Read more →]
As the Thaksin on the run saga continues and he wears out his welcome country after country, his world is getting smaller and smaller. It would seem that countries that have a low number Thaksin is banned from entry. The ones he manages to sneak into quickly toss him out or encourage him to leave by not allowing him to launch political attacks from their soil. Sooner or later he may end up in Haiti as they could use his money big time. [Read more →]
So as Thaksin’s globe hopping continues, you begin to see some interesting patterns shaping up. He has no place he can call home, and where he stays he is constantly looking over his shoulder as well as having a huge negative cash flow to buy that stay out of jail insurance. [Read more →]
If you decided to keep score on the convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra and who he associates with, it becomes an interesting reflection of what his world is like today. But no matter how you look at it, this is a fun read that cuts past his attempted self image. [Read more →]
In the story of the “Three Musketeers”, their catch phrase was ‘All for one and one for all’ and they lived up to it. But when you look at the Pheu Thai Party (PTP), you see that they are all for one, and only for one. [Read more →]
It would seem according to news reports that countries that have issued passports to the fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra, may be looking to take them back. Both Montenegro and Uganda have issues about the negativeness that Thaksin brings to their front door. [Read more →]
It took a little while to be sure, but it is clear now the convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra is doing major damage control. There are enough things going on that suggest the majority of his energy is being spent on staying ahead of the law. [Read more →]
If you have had the chance to read what is being said in the international media about the Red Shirts you may be taken back a bit. What is being said is far from flattering, in fact it is much closer to being damning. [Read more →]
Look about and you will suddenly find that Thaksin Shinawatra seems to have disappeared from the news and other places. However this is part of a normal cycle for him as he adjusts his methods to achieve his goal. However this time may be different in a significant way. [Read more →]
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