Bringing an end to the political divide in Thailand requires both long and short term planning. Unfortunately the key underlying factor is still being ignored, and that will simply repeat the process that could once again lead to violence. [Read more →]
In competition people strive for first place. But in the gruesome competition of killing people, the phrase first place should be a phonetic error on worst place. [Read more →]
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 →]
This is just one of those places people know all too well. Where the public’s opinion is in direct conflict with the court of law, sometimes it blows over, and sometimes it does not. [Read more →]
The power of the Blog is a growing strength in the war against criminals who wish to go unnoticed. This is not without risk to the bloggers, and that is why the bloggers that shine their light in dark places prefer to keep their identity secret. Now the Mexican drug lords have told the media to be silent or die, and that is no idle threat. [Read more →]
There is simply no other way to described this, but nearly 23000 deaths in 3 years is madness. Because of that, the Mexican drug war simply can no longer be ignored and labeled a local conflict as the number of deaths simply puts it on the global map. [Read more →]
In a typical divorce one or both decide to call it quits. But in this case it is the diehard Thaksin supporters that want nothing to do with the Red Shirts as guilt by association is starting to set in. [Read more →]
It would seem that one of the tactics or at least one of the side effects of the State of Emergency is running down the clock to the next scheduled elections. With that thought, it seems the pro Thaksin camp is getting a bit restless. [Read more →]
Perhaps temper tantrum bombs would be a more accurate description. It seems that whenever the pro Thaksin side is behind the 8 ball, one or more bombs go off. [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 →]
The time has once again come for Connecting the Dots to visit this topic. And although many months have come and gone, the reality remains the same, and that is what is on paper does not match reality. [Read more →]
State of Emergency (SOE) is one of those panic phrases that is right up there with ‘Shark’ or ‘Fire’! But when it comes to Thailand’s present SOE, there are more people welcoming it than one would imagine, and we are not talking about the government who imposed it. [Read more →]
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