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Old May 16th, 2010, 07:08 AM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.asia
Obersturmbanfuhrer Olly
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Default Tyrants cling to power by murdering the people

Thailand: Tyrants cling to power over the dead bodies of the people

By Giles Ji Ungpakorn

Update, 03.25 hrs Sunday, May 16, 2010, Bangkok time -- Earlier on
Saturday, unconfirmed reports indicated that Abhisit Vejjajiva's
soldiers had shot dead at least 50 people. Later, 22 named deaths were
confirmed by the Erawan emergency centre, and 172 injured (including
one Canadian, one Polish, one Burmese, one Liberian). But an official
from the centre says that the real death toll is higher but cannot be
reported at the moment.

Po-tek-tung emergency service official says that there are at least 14
corpses in the Ratchaprasong area which cannot be retrieved because of
the danger of being shot at by the army; one of their crew has been
killed. That would take the death toll to 36 (http://www.prachatai.net/
journal/2010/05/29498).

* * *

May 15, 2010 -- Bangkok is bathed in blood, yet again. Unconfirmed
reports indicate that Abhisit Vejjajiva's soldiers have shot dead at
least 50 people so far since. The latest military attacks on
protesters resumed on May 13. Hundreds have been injured. The
government and military say there are 500 "terrorists" at the protest
site in Bangkok. Earlier they said that they would use snipers to
shoot "terrorists".

The only terrorists are in the government, the army and the palace.

The tyrants say that the Red Shirts are determined to overthrow the
monarchy and therefore it is justifiable to kill them. So having a
monarchy is an excuse to kill anyone who fights for democracy and
social justice?

Various government spokespeople, including Abhisit's academic-for-hire
Panitan Wattanayagorn and censorship boss Satit Wongnongtuay, continue
to lie and lie again, claiming that troops are only firing in self
defence. Yet all press reports show indiscriminate shooting of unarmed
civilians, including a 10-year-old boy, a paramedic and foreign news
reporters.

Splits are appearing in the security forces with reports of some
police or army units returning fire with the advancing troops. This is
indeed a civil war situation and the government cannot hope to control
the situation. Red Shirts are determined to stand firm. Millions of
people are extremely angry with the government, the military and the
monarchy.

Fake human rights groups call on "both sides" to stop the violence.
Yet it is only one side that is using lethal violence against unarmed
pro-democracy demonstrators. Even Reporters Without Borders demands
that "both sides" guarantee the safety of reporters. How can Red
Shirts guarantee anyone's safety when they are being murdered in cold
blood.

Many so-called news reports write that troops fired on "rioters". No
one is rioting except the army. Others talk about "protests turning
violent". It is not the protesters who are violent.

Unarmed pro-democracy protesters are being systematically murdered in
order to keep Abhisit and his military-backed government in power. The
king is silent as usual. His only job, apart from counting his wealth,
is to legitimise every bloody act that the army commits. Yet so-called
analysts write that he has "held the country together". The fact is he
has supported every crack down on democracy. He is weak and spineless.
That is why millions of Red Shirts are becoming republicans.

The United Nations has just selected Thailand to be on the Human
Rights Committee. What a joke! But what can one expect from a body
controlled by warmongers.

Red Shirts throughout the country are standing firm in the bloody
fight for democracy, social justice and human dignity. I salute them!

[Giles Ji Ungpakorn is a Thai socialist currently in exile in Britain.
He is a member of Left Turn Thailand and maintains a blog at
http://wdpress.blog.co.uk/.]
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Old May 16th, 2010, 05:02 PM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.asia
Ian
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Default Tyrants cling to power by murdering the people

Obersturmbanfuhrer Olly wrote:
Thailand: Tyrants cling to power over the dead bodies of the people

By Giles Ji Ungpakorn

[snip]

This diatribe is ridiculous. Elections were promised for November, and
all the reds had to do was clear the streets.

How long are people supposed to tolerate their capital city being
brought to a halt by these people?

The reads won their concessions, so its time to go home. Persisting in
demanding 100% of your issues is a failing tactic.

Ian
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Old May 16th, 2010, 05:42 PM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.asia
Nick Cramer
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Default Tyrants cling to power by murdering the people

Ian wrote:
Obersturmbanfuhrer Olly wrote:
Thailand: Tyrants cling to power over the dead bodies of the people

By Giles Ji Ungpakorn

[snip]

This diatribe is ridiculous. Elections were promised for November, and
all the reds had to do was clear the streets.

How long are people supposed to tolerate their capital city being
brought to a halt by these people?

The reads won their concessions, so its time to go home. Persisting in
demanding 100% of your issues is a failing tactic.


Compromise!

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