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• 1 nganadeeleg // Nov 1, 2006 at 11:32 am

  IMHO most nations do not have politically sophisticated electorates, however Thailand may take the cake is this exchange on Bangkok Pundits site is any example:
  http://bangkokpundit.blogspot.com/2006/10/forces-of-darkness.html#7483202778557400936
  Bear in mind that these are obviously educated people, so one wonders what must be the beliefs of the less educated in Thailand!
  Unfortunately, it looks like coups will continue to be a part of the Thai political scene for years to come – reset and start again …..

• 2 Patrick Jory // Nov 4, 2006 at 1:11 pm

  A Singaporean perspective on the Shin Corp-Temasek deal and the 19 September coup, from the Singaporean satirical website, TalkingCock.Com

  ANNALS OF THE DRAGON KING: No Smoke Without Fire
  Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006
  Topic: Diary of the Dragon Prince
  Barry does some firefighting in his imaginary, completely fictitious, wholly unbelievable and totally ludicrous diary.

  18 September 2006 (Monday)

  Dear wife is really in deep shit. Her purchase of Shit Corp in Siam continues to be mired in problems. It is attracting too much attention and causing too much negative publicity for the familee and the Men-In-White (”MIW”). I decided to step in and intervene. I need a diversion. In fact, I can do with a few big diversions.

  The first plan was to create a diversion within the country. It was reported that 550 students in four schools were laid low with diarrhoea caused by a stomach virus. It is not exactly biological warfare but my generals can always do with a few field experiments. Besides, it is only 550 peasants and none died. They should be grateful that my generals helped them to clean out their bowels.

  There is nothing like patriotic and racial issues to really stir up the peasants and divert them from bread-and-butter and money issues. I had to get father to use one of the oldest tricks in his book: create a spat with Melayuland. Father talked about the peasant race being marginalized in the neighbouring country. And he chose to do it in front of a global audience (the World Bank meeting) to create maximum damage. That really generated a lot of controversy and roused angry reactions from the neighbour.

  But still the news about Temasekshimaya and Shit Corp wouldn’t go away. It is time to call on king Yudhoyoyo of Kalimantan and Sumatra for help. He owed us a few favours (and a few billion dollars). Told him I will forgive a few million bucks if he can help throw a smoke screen.

  Yoyo King said he can start the forest fires but he has no control over the wind direction and the rains. I told him to just start the fires, leave the wind and the rain to me. He is powerful but he is only a mere mortal. Only I can negotiate with the God of Wind and the God of Rain.

  Since you are at it, you might as well also start a mud flow in East Java, or even a volcano eruption, I suggested to Yoyo King.

  But still dear wife and that shitty investment in Shit Corp would not stay out of the news. This was in spite of a blanket on coverage imposed on the news media in Peasantland. It is those damn foreign journalists and media who are continuing to give prominent coverage.

  Well, it is that Siam Prime Mini-star Takshit who got us into trouble (it is time to play the blame game). Perhaps it would help if we sever all association with him. It is time to play my final trump card. I called the royals of Siam and asked them for their blessings for a military coup. I offered a package deal: the Peasantland generals will organize and coordinate everything, the Siam army don’t have to do any work. I also guaranteed that no Siam peasants will be killed in the coup. I also threw in offers of political asylum in Peasantland for the deposed cronies, family members and ministers of Takshit. But the clincher was the offer to reduce Temasekshimaya’s stake in Shit Corp thereafter; and would the king like a few shares from the placement exercise to be done by Goldenman Sachs?

  It looks like I have played all my cards. Then the news broke on CNN: North Kimchee has test launched a nuclear missile.

  I called up that mad man in North Kimchee. “Siao eh!” I greeted him. (’Siao eh’ means ‘mad one’ and frankly, I could not have thought of a more appropriate greeting.)

  “You son of a gun! Thanks for coming to my help. I knew one day you would repay me for all the time that Peasantland has been helping to prop up your regime.”

  Mad man Kim listened politely and then said that he was not thinking of me. And it was not bull-shitting, they did fire a missile. Oh shit…

• 3 cheeky // Nov 5, 2006 at 11:23 am

  Reveal the truth of the death of a democratic hero

  Reveal the truth of the death of a democratic hero (Mr. Nuamtong Priwan, the taxi driver who killed himself in protesting for democracy)

  By: a friend of Mr. Nuamtong

  At the end of September, Mr. Nuamtong drove his taxi and slammed it into a tank. He got injured and was admitted to Wachira Hospital. Two days after this incident I went to visit him, he said he had never agreed with military coups that occurred in Thailand. He said it was his determination since the October 14, October 6, and the black May incidents to defiant military coups. He believed that military coups brought the country to a vicious circle that had never ended since 1932. He was not hired or brain washed by anyone. He did not do it for Mr. Thaksin.

  In fact he wanted himself to be killed in the incident, but he was not. His body was badly injured but his heart was hurt even worse. I asked him that did he not worry about his wife and his children. He answered that his wife and his children could support themselves, so he did not worry about them as much as he worried about the country when its democracy was robbed. I asked him had any public figures came to visit him at the hospital. He said there were Dr. Weng, Khru Prateep, and a lawyer. I asked him about his ruined taxi, how he would pay for it. He said the owner of the taxi said he could wait until he is fine again then he could come back to work and slowly pay back for the cost of the smashed taxi. I asked him “why do you have to risk yourself in this manner? The soldier will say you are a stupid man. People would not remember your story for longer than one day. After that all of them would forget about you and you would die for nothing.” He said he did not seek for fame and he did not want anyone to recognize his action. All he wanted was the soldiers to know that there were people out there who did not agree with the coup. He was willing to sacrifice his life for it. He said he was an honorable man who could died for the right course, unlike the soldiers who lied to the public that they would never stage the coup again, yet they did it.

  He told me that he would do something about this again after his recovery. He would like to do it in October, since October was a cursed month (It was in September while I talked to him—he planed to do it before he knew about November 1, gathering). I told him not to kill himself and not to spend a lot of money. I told him he was one of very few people among 65 millions people of Thailand that deserved my respect. He deserved respect much more than those wicked generals who tear off our constitution. He did not say anything and I came out of his room.

  After that I telephoned him often to ask about his physical and mental health. I especially called him on October 6 and 14, since I worried that he would do something dangerous to himself like he had said. He told me he still had his plan but something turned up and he was not able to carry it out. I begged him not to kill himself.

  Yesterday (October 31), I was away and forgot my mobile phone at home. I came back home around 1800 hr and my wife told me that she received a number of calls from someone who would not say who he was from a public telephone booth near democracy monument. At that moment my mobile phone rang, and it was Mr. Nuam who called and said he was about to kill himself. I cried and begged him not to do it. I asked him where he was and I would pick him up. I said if he climbed onto the monument and jumped down, the soldier would pour liquor onto his body and said he was a dead drunk man who loosed his mind. His death would be a waste. He still insisted he would do it, therefore I faked a story to tell him. I said I heard from an internet web site that Gen. Prem and Gen. Sonthi would back off soon. Tomorrow (Nov 1) I would bring him to Sanam Luang to join the anti-coup protest. His voice changed. He sounded more relax. I told him to come back home, since his wife and his children were waiting. He hung up the phone.

  After that I talked to his wife on the phone. I told her about what I had talked to Mr. Nuamtong earlier. His wife told me Mr. Nuamtong had left since in the early morning, said that he would go to see a doctor. After his family had learned about the conversation I had with him, they cried. Everyone in his family knew that Mr. Nuamtong was a strong-minded person. They believed he would finally kill himself for what he believed was right. I told them I had calmed him down and tomorrow I would go to his house to pick him up and we would go to the demonstration together.

  Around 2200 hr, I called his wife again asked about Mr. Nuamtong. His wife said he was not back yet but said he would walk around in a shopping mall to relax himself then he would return home. I was suspicious since at that time it was very late and all of the shopping mall was closed.

  The next morning, around 0800 hr, I called his wife again. His children were on the phone with me. They asked me who I was. I told them I was Mr. Nuamtong friend. His children said their mother was crying since they had heard that their father had died. I murmured I was so sorry and I hung up the phone. I searched for the news and I found the news of his death from the Manager website.

  I would like to send my condolences to Mr. Nuamtong family. He is the real democratic hero.

  P.S.

  1. I was not a member of Thai rak Thai party, but I used to be involved in the October 14 and 6 event, and almost got myself killed in the incidents.

  2. I did not fabricate this story. I call for the Manager website to erase any comments that falsely accusing this real hero as a stupid man who received money and brain washed from Mr. Thaksin. The Manager website also should erase the comments that accusing Mr. Nuamtong for killing himself because he wanted the donated money for his poor family. They also speculated that he was killed by the leader of the Nov 1, protest in order to make the protest more colorful. I cannot understand the people who made these kinds of comments. Why the writers are so hostile? Do they have no sympathy at all in their hearts? Please do not causes any more grieves to his family. They went through a lot already. We Thai people are also grieving with Mr. Nuamtong Priwan family and we will remember this democratic hero for ever.

• 4 jeru // Nov 5, 2006 at 3:14 pm

  Cheeky – That taxi driver was mentally disturbed and he needed help. His first attempt was nearly fatal and after that all these Thaksinists egged him on … tagging him a hero for such suicidal madness.

  Cheeky you wrote that you try to discourage the man . . . you did not try hard enough I think.

  Was that taxi driver a hero? Of course not! That taxi driver was just one fatally mentally disturbed man who fixated on the coup makers.

• 5 nganadeeleg // Nov 5, 2006 at 8:03 pm

  Very sad indeed.
  After the taxi crash incident it was obvious that he was seriously ‘disturbed’, and he should have received counselling and with the help of his family and friends hopefully his life could have been saved.
  Whether you are pro or anti coup, I don’t think anyone can be happy about this situation.
  Hopefully some good can come of his death if it highlights the plight of the mentally ill and those suffering depression.

• 6 cheeky // Nov 5, 2006 at 10:29 pm

  Saluting to the nation, religion, and the king. There must be no Military State, Police State.

  Greeting to my respected fellow countrymen. The cause of my second life scarification by destroying my own life, and not to damage any property (his taxi car) like my first attempt is to react to the insulting statement announced by the Vice Speaker of the Evolution Council (the Junta group) to many newspapers that:

  = No one will be with such a strong idealology to sacrifice his own life=

  In my first life sacrification attempt, I admitted that my speed calculation in driving my taxi was wrong. The tank parked at the Royal Plaza on the edge of Rajdamnern Nok road. I drove my taxi passing the Army Headquarters and other pedestrian ways and it needed an S curve turn which had reduced a lot of my car speed even though I was planning a serious and direct crash to the tank. That’s why I was only seriously injured, 5 ribs were broken, my eyes bruised and my chin crashed inside my mouth. I had been cured at Vajira hospital. The group of Kru Prateep Hata (Former Senator) and her colleague and many other groups paid me many visits. A reporter interviewed me and asked me that, don’t you feel comfortable that the take over is peaceful and bloodless? I answered him that if there’s anyone breaking the law and creating unrest. It must be handled by law.

  There were many implicit plots (about the coup) in the recent past and now the secrets of the persons (who are behind the coup) are almost completely exposed. This is a strong slap to the face of the people shamelessly. But there isn’t any press dare to reveal. Even my news of driving my taxi to hit directly to the tank was only printed in the press just one day, and then disappeared from the public. I was admitted to Vajira hospital for 13 days and the doctor allowed me to go back home. He’d also brought for me the newspapers reporting my tank hitting news for me to read.
  But I have seen the interviewing report of the vice speaker of the Kor Por Kor (the junta) in such an insulting manner as that. So I have to respond to his insulting speech. It is a common manner to us the Thai that, Kill me you may can, but insulting me you can’t. My other reason to choose the last day of October to be my life scarification day is because this month is the month that our country passed away heroes for democracy (October 14, 1973 democracy uprising in Thailand) whose spirits were peacefully rest at this Monument of October
  (He initially planned to hang himself there) where I’ll scarify my life. So I can stay there together with those heroes who have scarified their lives for democratic society in Thailand forever. I declare both of my actions strongly with my whole heart that, nobody hired me to do. I did them with my own heart and feeling. Lastly, May my children and wife be proud of their father and husband. Do not feel bad. In our next life we should be born and see no more of any coup d’etat again.

  Sign: Mr.Nuamthong Praivan

  P.S. May I correct the news that reported of a bottle founded in my taxi after my tank crashing incident. It is a supplementary food capsule of Chinese herb called Pae Guay leaf. It’s not any stress relieving medicine as reported in the newspaper at all. I was not stressed . I just wanted to protest this hideous dictator.

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  In Thai

  เทิดทูน ชาติ ศาสนา พระมหากษัตริย์

  รัฐทหารต้องไม่มี และ รัฐตำรวจต้องไม่มี

  สวัสดีครับ ท่านพี่น้องประชาชนที่เคารพ เหตุที่ผมกระทำการพลีชีพครั้งที่ 2 โดยการทำลายตัวเองเพื่อมิให้เสียทรัพย์เหมือนครั้งแรก ก็เพื่อลบคำสบประมาทของท่านรองโฆษก คปค. ที่ให้สัมภาษณ์ นสพ. หลายฉบับว่า

  =ไม่มีใครมีอุดมการณ์มากขนาดยอมพลีชีพได้ =

  เหตุพลีชีพครั้งแรกของผมยอมรับว่าคำนวณความเร็วของรถ TAXI ผิดพลาด รถถังที่จอดลานพระบรมรูปทรงม้า ติดด้านหัวถนนราชดำเนินนอก เมื่อผมขับรถผ่านกองบัญชาการกองทัพบก พ้นหัวถนนและเกาะกลางถนนเพื่อพุ่งเข้าชนต้องหักเลี้ยวแบบตัว S ความเร็วจึงลดลงมากเพราะต้องการชนแบบประสานงา ผมจึงแค่บาดเจ็บสาหัส ซี่โครงหัก 5 ซี่ ตาซ้ายบวมช้ำ คางทะลุถึงภายใจช่องปาก รักษาตัวโรงพยาบาลวชิรฯ มีคณะของคุณครูประทีป ฮาตะ และคณะอื่นๆ มาเยี่ยมหลายคณะ และมีผู้สื่อข่าว นสพ. มาขอสัมภาษณ์ว่า ไม่พอใจหรือที่ปฏิรูปแล้วบ้านเมืองสงบสุข ไม่มีการนองเลือด ผมตอบไปว่า ใครทำผิดกฎหมายและก่อความไม่สงบ ก็ต้องดำเนินการตามกฎหมาย ที่ผ่านมามีเบื้องหลังเบื้องลึกมากมาย ตอนนี้ก็เปิดหน้ากากออกมาจนเกือบหมดแล้ว เป็นการตบหน้าประชาชนอย่างไม่อาย แต่ไม่เห็นเป็นข่าว รวมทั้งข่าวของผมที่ชนรถถังเพื่อประท้วง คปค. ลงข่าว นสพ. วันเดียว เงียบหายไปเลย

  ผมรักษาตัวที่โรงพยาบาลวชิรฯ 13 วัน คุณหมออนุญาตให้กลับมาพักฟื้นที่บ้าน และนำ นสพ. ที่เสนอข่าวชนรถถังประท้วง คปค. ของผม พบคำสัมภาษณ์ท่านรองโฆษกใน นสพ. ตรงกันหลายฉบับ ด้วยถ้อยคำที่กล่าวมาข้างต้น และยังปรามาสว่า ผมแก่แล้ว คงทำด้วยอารมณ์ชั่ววูบ ก็มีเวลาเอาสีมาพ่นข้อความรอบตัวรถ ยังคิดว่าอารมณ์ชั่ววูบ ไม่น่าให้ทำงานและกินเงินเดือนที่ได้มาจากภาษีของประชาชนเลย ความคิดผมเมื่อหายป่วยดีก็จะทำมาหากิน ขับรถ TAXI ไม่ก่อวีรกรรมอีกต่อไป แต่พบข้อความการให้สัมภาษณ์ นสพ. ของท่านรองโฆษก คปค. ในเชิงปรามาสดังกล่าว ก็เลยต้องสนองตอบกันหน่อย เพราะนิสัยคนไทยฆ่าได้ แต่หยามไม่ได้

  และเหตุผลที่ผมเลือกวันสุดท้ายของเดือนตุลาคมเป็นวันพลีชีพ เพราะเดือนนี้เป็นเดือนที่วิญญาณของวีระชนที่สถิตย์อยู่ที่อนุสรณ์สถานฯ ที่ผมทำการพลีชีพนี้ ได้เรียกร้อง กระทั่งได้มาซึ่งประชาธิปไตย และวิญญาณของผมก็จะขอสถิตย์ อยู่กับเหล่าวีระชนแห่งนี้ ตลอดไป และขอยืนยันว่าปฏิบัติการทั้งสองครั้งทำด้วยใจ ไม่มีใครจ้าง

  สุดท้ายขอให้ลูกๆ และภรรยาจงภูมิใจในตัวพ่อ ไม่ต้องเสียใจ

  ชาติหน้าเกิดมา คงไม่พบเจอการปฏิวัติอีก

  ลาก่อนพบกันชาติหน้า

  สวัสดีครับ

  29 ตุลาคม 2549 (นายนวมทอง ไพรวัลย์)

  ปล. ขอแก้ข่าว ขวดยาที่พบในรถ ภายหลังเกิดเหตุคืออาหารเสริม แค๊บซูลใบแปะก๊วย ไม่ใช่ยาแก้เครียด ตามที่ลงข่าว นสพ. ผมไม่เครียด แต่ประท้วง จอมเผด็จการ

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