Monthly Archives: May 2011

Don’t trust the Greeks bearing guns

Posted on May 30, 2011 by jfl

From Prachatai’s youtube channel. Don’t ever forget the Thai Army’s specialty : the cold-blooded murder – the assassination, the summary execution – of blameless, unarmed Thais. Speaking to a Bangkok Post article on Democrat funded military waste, fraud, and abuse, … Continue reading →

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Prachatai documents arrests

Posted on May 28, 2011 by jfl

The Isaan Recorder has the in-depth story at Udon Demonstrators Arrested, Transmission Line Nears Completion Students, villagers, arrested by police along route from Udon-Nampong 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 … Continue reading →

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“no one can help you now”

Posted on May 28, 2011 by jfl

Why the lèse majesté law cannot be reformed The lèse majesté law cannot be reformed into a democratic law any more than a military dictatorship can be reformed or amended into a “democratic military dictatorship”. The lèse majesté law is … Continue reading →

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Bangkok is 2/3′s red, or is it 3/4′s?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by jfl

The PPT discusses The Bangkok Post and the politics of panic The Bangkok Post editorial team and its owners seem to have decided that their Democrat Party is already in trouble, struggling to appear competitive in the media battle for … Continue reading →

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The War in Shan State

Posted on May 22, 2011 by jfl

The Shan State Armies, North and South, merge to defend themselves from the Tatmadaw. SHAN Marquee 19 May 2011 Ko Ko Hlaing, adviser to President Thein Sein, reportedly told exiled Burma activists on the sidelines of the recent Jakarta Asean … Continue reading →

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“We’ll announce a new war on drugs. We’ll root them out from society in 12 months.”

Posted on May 22, 2011 by jfl

First speech a hit. Looks like the Shinawatra Extralegal Execution Squad is going to be reinstated. How wonderful for us all!

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Netanyahu bitch slaps Obama

Posted on May 21, 2011 by jfl

Netanyahu rebukes Obama’s idea on Israel’s ’67 borders WASHINGTON — In a public rebuke, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a White House appearance with President Barack Obama on Friday to flatly reject any suggestion that Israel might even consider … Continue reading →

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Is the Privy Council the present seat of power in Thailand?

Posted on May 21, 2011 by jfl

Why we are not surprised II “His Majesty the King has appointed former Air Force chief ACM Chalit Pukphasuk [ชลิต พุกผาสุข] a new privy councillor. His Majesty issued a command to appoint Chalit a member of the Privy Council on … Continue reading →

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Threat or Menace?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by jfl

PM says vote is about progress or protest Voters must decide if they want the country to move forward, or see a revival of political unrest, says Prime Minister and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva. In an exclusive interview with … Continue reading →

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I never read Joe Bageant’s books…

Posted on May 17, 2011 by jfl
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