Despite all the efforts to bring calm to Thailand’s political conflict, just the mention of Thaksin Shinawatra and anxiety levels spike. Unfortunately that means that despite all the efforts to bring a lasting political calm, this anxiety reaction means that whatever calm is being seen is not genuine, and political unrest is only being repressed. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Thailand’s undoable amnesty bomb
If there is any one topic that will quickly bring the masses of angry people back into the streets, it is the proposed amnesty for people caught up in Thailand’s political turmoil. It clearly is a topic as controversial as Thaksin Shinawatra simply because the root cause of Thailand’s political turmoil is Thaksin Shinawatra himself. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Thailand’s tipping point on corruption reached
The title of this entry should have a ? or an ! after it. The problem is we don’t know just yet witch one is the right one to use. In either case there is significant major activity by the Junta with a full on attack against corruption and graft because things are all coming to a head and Thailand’s face is at stake. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Layers of laws to stop Thaksin Part 2
After Thaksin and his supporters got a good taste of the new laws designed to stop them from being corrupt and self serving, they made the decision people who are not willing to change make. That decision was to do their best to remove or get around the laws that are in their way. The thought of complying with the law obviously never entered their mind. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Layers of laws to stop Thaksin Part 1
There are not that many people in the world who can motivate the creation of laws. Each law that is considered has an underlying goal of stopping bad and promoting good, and the laws often deal with events that could be avoided or limited. But to have laws designed to stop a specific person’s self serving ambition at the expense of all others, says a lot about the person they are trying to stop. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Effective methods against Thaksin Shinawatra
Over the past three years, Thaksin Shinawatra has inadvertently shown people how to keep him away from Thai politics and minimize or eliminate his influence in Thailand. Until now it was only guesswork, but now Thaksin has shown his hand and there is little doubt left as to how to neutralize him. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Understanding the dots of Thailand’s Martial Law
Martial law is no doubt extreme medicine for Thailand’s political unrest. The face value reasons for martial law are just the paint on the problem. Connecting the Dots digs down and shows the real underlying reasons for the move by the military. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Thai Government nearing Checkmate
The pro-Thaksin Thai Government is nearing checkmate as it struggles to survive. They have taken some serious political blows as a result of their Thaksin serving behavior. But now it all seems to come down to answering one question. If the answer is ‘YES’ the game goes on. If the answer is ‘NO’, then it is checkmate and this particular game is over. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Thailand’s CAPO becoming part of the problem
In what is becoming a joke of an emergency management body, the Center of Administration for Peace and Order (CAPO) has clearly become an attack tool of a Government that has lost it’s legitimacy to govern Thailand. The list of eye rolling announcements from CAPO has removed nearly all the respect it had when it was first formed. Coupled with ego driven temper tantrums from CAPO upper management, it clearly calls for a bag of popcorn to watch the antics unfold. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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More Red Shirts confused logic
Once again the confused wisdom of the Red Shirts is worth making mention of. Not so much because of its total absurdity, but more about that it seems to be they have hit their intellectual limit. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Unbalanced stand-off with Thaksin Shinawatra
As Thailand’s political unrest continues, the financial pain continues to grow as Thailand’s economy moves from the plus to the minus column. This unfortunately plays into Thaksin’s hands as shortly after the 2006 coup, Thaksin announced he would squeeze Thailand into submissiveness by using this exact same method. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Law breaking Red Shirts supporting law breaking Government
When you read in the news about the pro-Thaksin Red Shirts citing justice as a ‘Judicial Coup’, it does cause you to think about the level of mentality the Red Shirts actually have. No politician is above the law and if the law is broken they must pay the price, but the Red Shirts would have you believe otherwise. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Thaksin’s proxy Government stoops to bully tactics
Backed into a corner by their own actions, the Pheu Thai Party (PTP) is spewing threats at those who would enact judgment and penalties on them. The frequency and dire predictions embedded in those threats suggest not only desperation, but the desire to once again ignore the authority of the courts. Continue reading Post ID 15488
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Calm before decisive Thai political storm
All the standards of Thai politics are coming into play. From politically fatal moves being self inflicted, to dragging of feet to slow down the process that will carry out said fatal moves. Continue reading Post ID 15488