13 OCTOBER 2007
ALL THAT FOR THAT ?
Last September, the Thai military took the power in a bloodless coup with the non-official approval of the Throne. It was supported in urban areas, but not by the countryside for which Thaksin did a lot.
The Army commander, general Sonthi is a muslim and was supposed to solve the southern Muslim insurrection. Nothing happened.
He was supposed to prove that Thaksin Shinawatra was corrupt. Very few has been provide justifying a coup d’état.
Worse, the current Prime Minister, the very respected retired general Surayud Chulanont, is himself accused of illegally acquiring land by the military established National Legislative Assembly.
All that makes the game for Thaksin whose partisans will challenge the upcoming elections under the People’s Power Party (PPP) after his Thai Rak Thai party has been forbidden.
Do we return to the 18 september 1999 situation after the 23 December elections ? Http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/IJ13Ae03.html<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/10/13 21:30
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