It is not often a country puts on a show that resembles an irate husband about ready to give his wife a good beating. But that in fact is what China did when it was announced that someone they had locked up for self serving reasons just was awarded the world’s most prestigious award being the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, and that award was tied to the reason the person was locked up. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Red Shirt fugitive call in rally
Saying that the planned Red Shirt rally on September 19 is not about Thaksin is the name of the game, according to Thaksin that is. The reality as with all things Thaksin says is completely the opposite. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Thailand key long term reconciliation factor ignored
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. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Thai politics: Throw anything you can!
It is getting fun to watch what is going on in Thai politics, both sides are in what could be called a political food fight. Some of the accusations are so absurd it clearly calls for some popcorn as Thai politics has clearly entered into an entertaining stage. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Sometimes you just need to say it
It seems that children have an advantage over adults that is found in their innocence. They are not the least bit concerned about saying what is on their mind. As for adults, many have simply lost that ability. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Right vs popular voting vs political survival
It most certainly is a dilemma for any elected politician to do the right thing and risk getting voted out of office. Popular votes are not always the right vote, and when they are not, watch out come election day. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Thailand’s Government overcompensating for Red Shirts
It has been growing ever since the day after the Red Shirt occupation in Bangkok was disbursed. The desire to come down hard on the Red Shirts and enforce the law is now dragging way too many innocent well meaning people into the gravity well of this political black hole. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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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. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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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. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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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. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Pheu Thai Party – ‘All for one’
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. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Classifying Thailand’s UDD group
United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) is what they call themselves. But in recent times over the past few years they have come to be known as the Red Shirts. Although their name implies democracy, they have been proven to be anything but. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Thailand’s acceptance in global community Part 2
As we look deeper we start to see a general concept of right and wrong in the global community of nations. There is a common thread that is loosely based on morals and ethics. If this seems to be lacking in a country, the country comes across as a bit of a bad boy and thus not earning the respect needed to have strings that can be pulled from time to time. In short favors are much harder to come by. Continue reading Post ID 10794
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Thailand’s acceptance in global community Part 1
In the global community of nations, there are some that have few friends, and some that have many. In the case of Thailand, the list of friends is not as long as some would like, and that is evident when it comes to tracking down and nailing down a certain convicted high profile fugitive. Continue reading Post ID 10794