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Thailand: Protesters to Refocus Movement
March 1, 2014 0

Thailand: Protesters to Refocus Movement

By News Desk

In TIME’s " Bangkok Shutdown: Yingluck Supporters Prepare to Fight for Democracy ," it’s reported that:  As Thailand’s anti-government protests enter their fourth day, observers say prospects for violent confrontation are increasing,  with reports of government supporters stockpiling weapons in case of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s ouster.  According to the Bangkok Post, radical members of the Red Shirts — diehard champions of Yingluck and her notorious brother Thaksin Shinawatra —  are readying a cache of arms  in case the 46-year-old premier is forced from office by either military or judicial intervention.  The paper quoted a Red Shirt source as saying  “There are strong anti-coup and anti-court sentiments among the red-shirt mavericks who are familiar and experienced with weapon use.†What’s Next?  For protest leaders, the next step is to simply wait for the regime to continue unraveling.

Wall Street "Populism" Tramples Thailand’s Poor
February 10, 2014 0

Wall Street "Populism" Tramples Thailand’s Poor

By News Desk

Wall Street "Populism" Tramples Thailand’s Poor And how to pick them back up…  February 10, 2014 ( ATN ) -The West has praised Thaksin Shinawatra and his "populist" policies for years as an example of very best of modern progressive principles in practice. Cheap loans, free computers, and rice subsidies were hailed as democracy in action by the Western media – and those who questioned the unsustainable, corruption and scandal fraught policies were swiftly condemned as "elitists" who rejected equality. The goal of these policies were never to lift up the poor, but rather install Thaksin Shinawatra into power long enough to uproot Thailand’s indigenous institutions and open the nation up to foreign corporate-financier and geopolitical exploitation

Thailand: Sham Elections Unravel in Humiliation
February 3, 2014 0

Thailand: Sham Elections Unravel in Humiliation

By News Desk

In Bangkok Post’s article, " Lowest voter turnout in Samut Sakhon ," it reports:  The Northeast region recorded the biggest overall turnout with 56.14 per cent, followed by the North with 54.03 per cent, the South with 44.88 per cent and Central region with 42.38 percent. The Bangkok Post would compare these turnouts with 2011, where a 74% turnout was recorded, and stated that the overall voter turnout this year was 45%

January 25, 2014 0

Economist’s Absurd "Divided Thailand" Commentary

By News Desk

In their latest article, " Political crisis in Thailand: You go your way, I’ll go mine ," one of these lobbying firms comes to mind -  fellow Chatham House corporate member Amsterdam & Partners .  Robert Amsterdam  is currently representing deposed dictator, accused mass murderer, and convicted criminal Thaksin Shinawatra, as well as his "red shirt" enforcers. It claims: Indeed, many red shirts say Bangkok is already lost. Mr Suthep has nearly free rein there, closing down most government offices.

Thailand: Regime’s "Men in Black" Strike Again
January 11, 2014 0

Thailand: Regime’s "Men in Black" Strike Again

By News Desk

These threats come after  Jatuporn’s promise to bring mobs to the city to confront protesters  – as well as numerous threats online  by police themselves that they would use covert violence  to attack protesters if  February 2, 2014’s sham elections  were disrupted.  4. January 11, 2014 : Perhaps the most troubling warning yet comes from the regime’s Western backers at the corporate-financier funded US think tank, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

January 7, 2014 0

Syrian Infighting May Be Pretext for Expanded Intervention

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Links Syrian Infighting May Be Pretext for Expanded Intervention A strategy of tension created by divisions among foreign-funded fighters may give West an opportunity to increasingly "back good terrorists" versus "bad terrorists."  January 7, 2014 (LD) – Geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser  on Press TV explained what is behind recent infighting between foreign-funded fighters battling along and within Syria’s borders. It is suggested that a new narrative is in the making, portraying "good terrorists" locked in battle with "bad terrorists," thus providing a new context within which the West can continue arming and funding terrorist groups waging war on Syria.  While the West will maintain that the conflict in Syria began as "peaceful protests," readers should keep in mind that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh in his article,  " The Redirection: Is the Administration’s new policy benefiting our enemies in the war on terrorism? " prophetically stated (emphasis added):  "To undermine Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, the Bush Administration has decided, in effect, to reconfigure its priorities in the Middle East.