Comments on: Thaksin speaks his mind http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/12/10/thaksin-speaks-his-mind/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jonfernquest http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/12/10/thaksin-speaks-his-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-271925 jonfernquest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:13:40 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/12/10/thaksin-speaks-his-mind/#comment-271925 "Can he beat them? 'Oh, easy,' he grins." Truth as a function of a democratic vote? The people will determine whether he broke the law? This sounds like Roman politics circa the year zero A.D. (or B.C. ?) Local officials make up lists of names. All those names end up dead. Then the claim that the government didn't do it. What is the implication here? That some unofficial group aligned with government did it. Perhaps policemen without uniforms. Perhaps local mafia. Of course, no one will probe into this matter. Because they might end up dead too. Truth = money + a gun, I guess. “Can he beat them? ‘Oh, easy,’ he grins.”

Truth as a function of a democratic vote?
The people will determine whether he broke the law?
This sounds like Roman politics circa the year zero A.D. (or B.C. ?)

Local officials make up lists of names.
All those names end up dead.
Then the claim that the government didn’t do it.
What is the implication here?

That some unofficial group aligned with government did it.
Perhaps policemen without uniforms.
Perhaps local mafia.
Of course, no one will probe into this matter.
Because they might end up dead too.
Truth = money + a gun, I guess.

]]> By: Dickie Simpkins http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/12/10/thaksin-speaks-his-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-271643 Dickie Simpkins Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:19:10 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/12/10/thaksin-speaks-his-mind/#comment-271643 Good article. Thanks for pointing it out. I liked the line by Thaksin, if you attack me, I will attack you back. He did exactly that to journos when he was PM. And his passing the blame when asked about the war on drugs... it seems he loves taking accountability for the good results. If he was really concerned about the high number of deaths, why didn't he denounce the killing when PM and order an investigation into the trigger happy death squads? what crap! Good article.
Thanks for pointing it out.
I liked the line by Thaksin, if you attack me, I will attack you back. He did exactly that to journos when he was PM.
And his passing the blame when asked about the war on drugs…
it seems he loves taking accountability for the good results. If he was really concerned about the high number of deaths, why didn’t he denounce the killing when PM and order an investigation into the trigger happy death squads?
what crap!

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