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Thaksin new travel companion

This are not going well for Thaksin Shinawatra. One by one governments that once put up with Thaksin for their own personal gain are now discovering the underlying price to pay may be a bit steep. [Read more →]

Tags: Fiji, Montenegro, Thailand, United Kingdom by Richard
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Thaksin’s score Part 3

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 →]

Tags: Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Central America, Corruption, European Union, Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, International Politics, Law And Order, Montenegro, NATO, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Satire, Series, Somalia, Sweden, Terrorism, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, War and Conflict, Zimbabwe by Richard
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Thaksin’s score Part 2

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 →]

Tags: Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Central America, Corruption, European Union, Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, Haiti, International Politics, Law And Order, Montenegro, NATO, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Satire, Series, Somalia, Sweden, Terrorism, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, War and Conflict, Zimbabwe by Richard
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Thaksin’s score Part 1

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 →]

Thailand’s other political battle Part 3

So messing with the level of corruption in Thailand is a bit like sawing off a chair leg. Sitting in the chair offers an experience that is not what was intended. The chair becomes for the most part unusable and is replaced with another of any style. [Read more →]

Tags: Corruption, Crime, France, Mental Health, Mexico, Political Correctness Gone Mad, Politics, Series, Sex, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, War and Conflict by Richard
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Thailand’s other political battle Part 2

Once you come to learn how corruption in Thailand seems to make things just a little nicer to the end user being tourist and others wanting to get things done, you start to wonder about the wisdom of cleaning it up. There clearly is a trade off that must be carefully weighed before deciding on the hole size of the screen that looks to filter it out. [Read more →]

Tags: Corruption, Crime, France, Mental Health, Mexico, Political Correctness Gone Mad, Politics, Series, Sex, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, War and Conflict by Richard
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Thailand’s other political battle Part 1

It has been there right along. Thailand’s other political battle is blended and intertwined with the main battle between convicted fugitive Thaksin and anyone who does not like him. The other battle is of the same nature but on a much smaller scale. [Read more →]

Tags: Corruption, Crime, France, Mental Health, Mexico, Political Correctness Gone Mad, Politics, Series, Sex, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, War and Conflict by Richard
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Thaksin’s mounting problems

Taking a look at the big picture for convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra, it has the smell of problems based on circumstances with some being beyond his control. In this case it may be live by the sword and die by the sword A.K.A. money. [Read more →]

Tags: Economy, Law And Order, Politics, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, War and Conflict by Richard
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Putin Macho look

People that are more appealing to others are the people who seem to fit in. So whet you take a look at people like Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin and see them in assorted macho settings, that appeal not only makes you feel good about them, but it also can get them votes on election day. The Alpha male image does get right down to the roots of the desire to fall behind a good leader. [Read more →]

Tags: Burma, Human Nature, Iraq, North Korea, Russia, Sex, United Kingdom, United States by Richard
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Thaksin lack of remorse critical pardon consideration

After listening to Thaksin time and time again, you start to notice one thing. Thaksin is stuck in a time warp and is still battling issues of times gone by. Each and every comment or action still shows no remorse for the actions that lead to his conviction. [Read more →]

Tags: Crime, Germany, Law And Order, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States by Richard
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Alpha male Thai politics

When you have a large number of lesser educated people, it is often if not always over their heads to understand what is the right path for the country. They are often deceived into following the wrong path. Part of that deception is rooted in the subconscious, and that subconscious says to follow the Alpha male as the Alpha male is the best provider. [Read more →]

Tags: Human Nature, Nature, Politics, Thailand, United Kingdom, War and Conflict by Richard
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