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2010-05-13 Southeast Asia

Thai General Khattiya, Red Shirt Backer, Is Shot in Head

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Posted by ed 2010-05-13 15:21|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 swashbuckling days are over, d*ckhead

Posted by Frank G 2010-05-13 18:20|| 2010-05-13 18:20|| Front Page Top

#2 My take: this guy was a seditious traitor, and deserved to get shot.

I've finally decided the gov't is right, and the protesters are in the wrong here.

These stupid poor people are screwing up the whole country in the name of Shinawatra, who was a competent P.M., but whose true genius was as a kleptocrat -- pocketing billions in state assets while in power.

These ignorant Isan protesters need to take down the barricades, go home, and patiently wait for the next election.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2010-05-13 20:52|| 2010-05-13 20:52|| Front Page Top

#3 The current government came to power in a coup, rigged and stole subsequent elections, and is now assasinating opponents.

A bad day for Thailand.

Shinawatra was the richest man in Thailand before he entered politics. Worth well over a billion dollars. I doubt he entered politics for the money.

His party won every unrigged election in the last 10 years by a huge margin. The Thai electorate appear to have no doubts about who is the best choice to run the country.

Posted by phil_b 2010-05-13 21:35|| 2010-05-13 21:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Toxin was, what? Tough on the muslim insurgency? I don't think so. The current is barely better, but hey....

Posted by Frank G 2010-05-13 21:44|| 2010-05-13 21:44|| Front Page Top

#5 The current government came to power in a coup, rigged and stole subsequent elections, and is now assasinating opponents.

A bad day for Thailand.

Shinawatra was the richest man in Thailand before he entered politics. Worth well over a billion dollars. I doubt he entered politics for the money.

His party won every unrigged election in the last 10 years by a huge margin. The Thai electorate appear to have no doubts about who is the best choice to run the country.

Posted by phil_b 2010-05-13 22:31|| 2010-05-13 22:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Phil, you're reduced to simply repeating yourself already??? Weak!

And re: "His party won every unrigged election in the last 10 years by a huge margin. The Thai electorate appear to have no doubts about who is the best choice to run the country."

Unrigged? I guess that would be ZERO elections then? His party is notorious for naked vote-buying. And guess where they do the buying? Isan, where most of these protesters come from.

Most Thais are loyal to the King and the government and abhor the kind of confrontations going on now. The protesters are a national embarrassment, organized and funded only by Shinawatra and his minions.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2010-05-13 22:41|| 2010-05-13 22:41|| Front Page Top

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