When the Red Shirts first appeared, they were fairy mainstream along one of Thailand’s political ideologies. But in the past year or so they have been drifting to the more radical to enforce their ideology and not let it ebb and flow in a democratic way with other ideologies. Continue reading Post ID 14868
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Identifying the Anti-Thaksin protest attacker Part 2
Things were quiet and the people of Thailand welcomed the September 2006 Coup with open arms. That quiet lasted about 90 days and then bombs started going off in and around Bangkok. It first was implied to be terrorist related, but after careful examination it was established the bombings were political. Continue reading Post ID 14868
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Identifying the Anti-Thaksin protest attacker Part 1
You can read about detective work or even watch programs on TV that show how it works. You can apply logic, or look for repeating patterns to narrow the list of suspects. So after roughly 8 plus years of attacks on peaceful protesters and innocent Thai people, it is time to connect the dots and see where it leads. Continue reading Post ID 14868
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Seeds planted for new political violence in Thailand
As much as the Thai government officials would like to put political violence behind them, that is only a dream. That dream was shattered Sunday October 29 when an anti Thaksin / Pro Monarchy rally was over 400% of the size expected. Needless to say, as long as the convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra still is influencing Thailand, the problems will happen again and again. Simply for a tire not to continually go flat, the nail must be removed and the hole must be patched. Continue reading Post ID 14868
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Total control Thaksin
Once again another taste of Thailand’s possible future if pro Thaksin politicians come to power. Once again tension is set to rise if that happens, and once again Thailand will be doomed to repeat the events of the last 6 years. Continue reading Post ID 14868
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Thai election politics in full effect
Even that no elections have been called, winning over votes is in full swing. The one common language that all Thais understand is the common theme, and that is more money in their pockets, and you see it just about every place you look. Continue reading Post ID 14868
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Destroyed by Thaksin
It is a very big list of people who have had their lives destroyed by Thaksin. In fact just sitting down and coming up with a number, roughly it has been about 1 person per month. The sad part about it, although it was because of Thaksin, the destruction of each one has been self induced. Continue reading Post ID 14868
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The job nobody wants
Being the head of a political party is for the most part an honorable and prestigious position. In many cases it is the pinnacle of a politicians career. But in Thailand when it comes to the Pheu Thai Party (PTP), it seems to be the complete opposite. Continue reading Post ID 14868
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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 14868
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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 14868