The situation’s touch and go. Now with the emergency decree, we have moved to the next stage of brinkmanship…They [the People's Alliance for Democracy] want to draw blood and they’ve come to the point where they’re willing to be martyrs in order to achieve their aims.
- Chulalongkorn University’s Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, quoted in ”Emergency declared in Thai capital after clashes”, AFP, 2 September 2008.
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1 Contributor // Sep 2, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Once again Prof Thithinan is wisely trying to made his point in search of solutions for this country. Thiland needs a moment of reflection to find out which could be the solution to its future because we all know that to stage a coup is not, to have new elections with the same rules, is not either and the PAD 30% options is undemocratic. A new era needs to be set for a new world. Maybe Thai Academics can lead the way in that reaearch and for sure Prog Thithinan is a front runner.
2 fall // Sep 2, 2008 at 10:44 pm
They [the People's Alliance for Democracy]
Of course, They, here refer to anyone who are not of the key-ring leaders or of important rank, but a pawn. An expendible, martyrable, insignificant pawn…
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