Torneyboy Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Is he ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Is he ever not really :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mentors Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 THAILAND: Anti-Govt Protesters Cede Ground to Military BANGKOK, Apr 14 (IPS) - For nearly two weeks, Pairoj Chotsripanporn joined the ranks of anti-government protesters gathered outside the prime ministerâ??s office, wearing the trademark red shirt of the movement. (...) But while the four-month-old government of Abhisit could take comfort in the current change of fortunes in its favour, there are already emerging signs that the decision to invoke emergency laws and turn to the military to crack down on the red shirts could backfire. The first salvo has been fired by the Student Federation of Thailand (SFT), a network of over 10 universities in Thailand that has history of activism in the countryâ??s political movements going back many decades. The SFT is supporting the call by the red shirts for the Abhisit government to resign and hold fresh elections so that the country gets a "peopleâ??s government." It also wants the emergency laws repealed. "Until now the student movement had been silent and did not come out in support of the red shirts. But that silence has ended because the government used emergency laws to send in soldiers to crack down on the protesters," says Suluck Lamubol, a member of the SFTâ??s executive committee and an undergraduate studying history. "The government must be held accountable for what happened." "Others have also started to speak out because the military didnâ??t hesitate to use force to protect this government," Suluck told IPS. "This government seems to be afraid of the people." Similar reactions of Thais who had not identified with the red shirts were on display in some parts of Bangkok following the recent events. "People will not accept such use of violence. You cannot let the military shoot at people," said a 39-year-old civil servant who spoke on condition of anonymity. "The people will rise up against the government because of such suppression." To thwart anti-government sentiment, the Abhisit administration must ensure that the rule of law is enforced fairly, says Naruemon Thabchumpon, a political scientist at Bangkokâ??s Chulalongkorn University. "Society is waiting to see if the state will be impartial and ensure due process of the law." "The government cannot be seen supporting one colour, the yellow-shirt PAD, since their leaders are free even after all the disturbances and breaking the law last year," she added in an interview. "(Red shirt leader) Veera Musikhapong is an honourable man for deciding to save the lives of his supporters and give himself to the police and be jailed." full article http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46496 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Fuck you, Pairoj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi, "The government cannot be seen supporting one colour" While I agree with the above, the rest of the article is a load of bollocks. From what I gather the red shirts lost a lot of support after they started attacking innocent bystanders. And where did the army shoot at the red shirts? Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 "Until now the student movement had been silent and did not come out in support of the red shirts. But that silence has ended because the government used emergency laws to send in soldiers to crack down on the protesters," says Suluck Lamubol, a member of the SFTâ??s executive committee and an undergraduate studying history. "The government must be held accountable for what happened." Strong words.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 TB Do you know who the SFT are and what they stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Student federation of Thailand.. The first salvo has been fired by the Student Federation of Thailand (SFT), a network of over 10 universities in Thailand that has history of activism in the countryâ??s political movements going back many decades. The SFT is supporting the call by the red shirts for the Abhisit government to resign and hold fresh elections so that the country gets a "peopleâ??s government." It also wants the emergency laws repealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi, I think Mekong was asking what *you* know about them; not what you could infer from the article Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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