Noppadon in Washington
“The government should be more accommodating, should be more prepared to talk, should show some sincerity toward reconciliation,” Noppadon Pattama, a former foreign minister, said in an interview yesterday.
Noppadon is advocating for the U.S. to encourage the Thai government to be more open to opposition views and involvement in political reconciliation after deadly protests in May. He said his Facebook page, bank accounts and credit cards have been blocked by the Thai government, and he financed the three-day trip to the U.S. with loans from friends and supporters. (…)
Noppadon came to Washington with a “peace plan” that calls for a new general election “sooner rather than later.” Other criteria include lifting the state of emergency the government has imposed, releasing political detainees, lifting the ban on media outlets that support the opposition and amending the constitution.
“We think the present constitution is very undemocratic because it was put in place by the junta, the coup group,” Noppadon said.
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Apparently, the US House of Reps voted 411-4 in support of Abhisit’s reconciliation roadmap and encouraged peaceful, democratic means to be used by all in Thailand.
Noppadon was minister for foreign affairs after the coup, but now suddenly its undemocratic after the time for somchai and Samak. What a strange way of thinking. Always in the advantage of Thaksin. When do you see the reallity
Henk, thank you for precisely pointing to the anti-democratic nature of this PAD-military government. How were Somchai and Samak removed from power despite their popular vote victories? Through the judicialization of politics, and rigged constitutional court rulings. Put down the Kool-Aid dude.
> “Somchai and Samak removed from power despite their popular vote victories”
Did Somchai and Samak have “popular vote victories”? What is one? PPP did not win a majority of any of any type of national vote (of course, neither, and to a lesser extent, did the Democrats).
> ” this PAD-military government”
It’s worth watching how much PAD & Sondhi are not favourable, and increasingly so, to the current government. For example, Manager Weekly grossly making Abhisit out to be Marx: http://bit.ly/cXcOiK
Ben wrote: Apparently, the US House of Reps voted 411-4 in support of Abhisit’s reconciliation roadmap and encouraged peaceful, democratic means to be used by all in Thailand.
Not apparently but it is a fact they did. Good to see some real information on this blog.
What did they vote for? A five-point plan that everybody would agree with if it were true, and one that was presented in early May – not after the final bloodshed and murder by the government.
Lets not forget that Abhisits “Roadmap” idea was up and running even before Queen Sirikit’s three favorite army generals Anupong-Suthep-Prayuth (known as the Queens Musketeers) launched their Snipers and wild shooting sodiers onto a terrified Thai public.Turning downtown Bangkok into the “live fire zones” and places of terror.
Sorry, the Queens Musketeers are here : http://bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/27668/govt-safe-as-suthep-charms-tiger-warriors-of-the-east
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoqZEA Here is just one of many vdo’s that shows Goverment troops out to kill.