The heads of Thailand's military agreed on Thursday to a weekend meeting with the leader of the movement seeking to overthrow Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, deepening uncertainty about the country's immediate political future.
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| my gorgeous goddess, wakakaka |
Yingluck has called a snap election for February 2, but that has done nothing to satisfy a protest group that wants an unelected leadership to run the country, aware that a nationwide vote would likely return another government controlled by the premier's divisive billionaire brother, Thaksin Shinawatra.
The armed forces issued a statement late on Thursday saying it had invited protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban to join the heads of the army, navy and air force at a seminar on Saturday "to find a way out for Thailand". The supreme commander would be the mediator and other "stakeholders" would join, it said, without elaborating.
Recall what journalist Brian Klonoski wrote in RYOT:
The recently rowdy streets of Bangkok were silent on Tuesday thanks to a national holiday, but that didn't stop Suthep Thaugsuban — the former politician now leading protests — from giving speeches, issuing decrees and more or less attempting to establish a parallel government in Thailand.
Despite lacking an ounce of authority, Thaugsuban continues to insist that his protest movement — which has drawn as many as 150,000 demonstrators in Bangkok — has more legitimacy than the elected government.
The armed forces issued a statement late on Thursday saying it had invited protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban to join the heads of the army, navy and air force at a seminar on Saturday "to find a way out for Thailand". The supreme commander would be the mediator and other "stakeholders" would join, it said, without elaborating.
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| dewi indah ku, wakakaka |
The recently rowdy streets of Bangkok were silent on Tuesday thanks to a national holiday, but that didn't stop Suthep Thaugsuban — the former politician now leading protests — from giving speeches, issuing decrees and more or less attempting to establish a parallel government in Thailand.
Despite lacking an ounce of authority, Thaugsuban continues to insist that his protest movement — which has drawn as many as 150,000 demonstrators in Bangkok — has more legitimacy than the elected government.
Please note the words 'Despite Suthep Thaugsuban lacking an ounce (or milligram in metric form) of authority', in addition to facing charges of sedition, the Thai Army leaders have see fit to meet with him.
As reported above, it had invited this man, such a man, to join the heads of the army, navy and air force at a seminar on Saturday "to find a way out for Thailand". The supreme commander would be the mediator and other "stakeholders" would join, it said, without elaborating.
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| waa-ay sooi sianloo, wakakaka |
As reported above, it had invited this man, such a man, to join the heads of the army, navy and air force at a seminar on Saturday "to find a way out for Thailand". The supreme commander would be the mediator and other "stakeholders" would join, it said, without elaborating.
This is appalling.
And who are the 'other' stakeholders?
Why is a democratically elected to-be PM Yingluck Sinawatra marginalized by unrepresentative swill?
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| เทพธิดาที่สวยงามของฉัน, wakakaka |
As Lizzie Presser wrote for the New York Times, it's all about the Thai elite (the royal aristocrats and old establishment) fearing the political awakening of her powerful peasant supporters as a threat to their status quo, and awakening brought about by her brother Thaksin Sinawatra and continued by her.
They (the elite) want to regain and retain their old power (status quo) by any means including questionable tactics as the current undemocratic and violent upheavals.
Sounds familiar? Wakakaka.
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| ma belle déesse, wakakaka |
Obama, the champion of democracy, is conspicuously silent !
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