February 6, 2014
Thailand: The People Have Spoken – No Confidence in Regime or System
Continued here: Thailand: The People Have Spoken – No Confidence in Regime or System
Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
Continued here: Thailand: The People Have Spoken – No Confidence in Regime or System
In Bangkok Post’s article, " Lowest voter turnout in Samut Sakhon ," it reports:Â 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%
February 2, 2014  ( ATN ) – In Thomas Fuller’s New York Times piece titled, " Gun Battle in Bangkok Escalates Election Protest ," he claims: At least six people were injured Saturday in a prolonged daylight gun battle between protesters seeking to block the distribution of ballots in Bangkok and would-be voters demanding that protesters cease their attempts to obstruct national elections on Sunday. After three months of a provocative campaign by protesters to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the clash on Saturday appeared to crystallize the power struggle that has been playing out on the streets of Bangkok. Ignoring pleas by the United States and the European Union to respect the democratic process — and stoking the anger of many Thais eager to vote — the protesters have blocked the distribution of ballots in parts of Bangkok and southern Thailand, a stronghold of the opposition. Fuller would go on to repeat many other tired distortions and intentional omissions  regarding the ongoing Thai political crisis, never mentioning the 3 main facts that have truly led to it. 1.Both the Regime and Elections are Illegitimate : Featuring only one main party with opposition parties boycotting it, and carried out under an open campaign of terror  aimed at regime opponents as well as under a "state of emergency " granting the regime authoritarian powers in and around the capital of Bangkok – the elections could not be any further from "the democracy process" even if they were unfolding in Saddam’s Iraq , or Kim Jong Ill’s North Korea . The fact that Thaksin Shinawatra, an accused mass murderer, a convicted criminal, and a fugitive hiding abroad, is openly running the current ruling party ( according to Fuller himself ) ram-rodding through these elections alone makes both them and the regime itself illegal and illegitimate.
Thailand: Vote Thaksin or Die On eve of sham elections, regime openly threatens all who oppose it – literally with death. February 1, 2014  ( ATN ) – The regime has once again unleashed its black-clad terrorists against protesters during their " Occupy Bangkok" campaign  – this time at Lak Si intersection  near government complex , Bangkok, Thailand – this after a 72 hour warning by the regime  for protesters to leave their encampments at the complex. Regime gunmen could be seen wearing face masks and concealing weapons as they carried out their assault on the protesters. The regime’s "red shirt" enforcers have been specifically ordered not to wear red, to further confuse both the Thai and international public ahead of a planned campaign of expanded terrorism against its opponents.  As the violence begins – readers must recall the many overt threats made by the regime and its "red shirt" supporters over the past several weeks.
January 29, 2014 ( ATN ) – Thaksin Shinawatra’s proxy regime, currently ruling in Thailand, have again attacked protesters, this time with the deadly 40mm M-79 grenade launcher – a weapon of war used extensively by pro-Thaksin terrorists in violence that left 92 dead in Bangkok in 2010 . Thai PBS reported in their article, " Lard Phrao protest site comes under M-79 grenade attack ," that: The protest site of the Network of Students and People for the Reform of Thailand (NSPRT) was attacked by M-79 grenade launcher again before dawn today, causing injury to a protester.
The US State Department’s statement read: The United States is deeply troubled by efforts to block polls and otherwise prevent voting in Thailand, and by the most recent acts of political violence. While we do not take sides in the political dispute and strongly support freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest, preventing citizens from voting violates their universal rights and is inconsistent with democratic values
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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.
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