robaus Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 1984 revisited..... NCPO: It's not a coup The military had to "take over the administration" to restore national security and establish a sustainable democracy after social divisions are mended, according to National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak. “Don’t call it a coup. The military action this time is totally different from the previous successful coups since the 1932 take over. "Normally the civilian government sets up a civilian government, but now the military will restore peace and order, reconciliation, then elections and other systems to strengthen democracy,†Col Werachon told a jammed pack audience at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) on Wednesday night. Col Werachon repeated what the public has already been told, that the military had monitored the situation throughout the past decade of "a regime" that he did not mention by name. The military, he said, had communicated with the past government and the People's Democratic Reform Committe (PDRC) and tried to diffuse the conflict, but they had ignored all pleas he said. Col Werachon did not mention the name of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose influence was cited by the anti-Pheu Thai government PDRC as the reason for the six-month “Shut Down Bangkok†protest. NCPO: We'll mend social divisions, restore national security and establish sustainable democracy. He said the government was paralysed and there was no full body of any authority to approve a budget and enact law. "The aspect of a security impasse (then) was greater than the economic aspects as militants were waging violence. "We think that we could wait until Thailand has a more mature democracy - a sustainable democracy. We know of the consequences and we weighed between having flawed democracy and well-being and safety of the people. We chose the latter," the spokesman said. The NCPO would help build strong security for the nation with a new set of values for our own and the next generation, said Col Werachon. It was a daunting task, but until the divisions could be mended then the general election and other democratic forms could not fully take shape. He said despite the military intervention in seizing the administration of the country, Thailand still wanted to be a member of the international community, and that was why the military would like to seek mutual understanding from the foreign media as well as diplomats. Asked about the secrecy surrounding the location, lack of access by relatives and families of the political activists under detention or arrest, he said the military was operating within martial law, and asked the media not to call it detention. “We just asked them to talk, but yes the lodging might not be airconditioned. Some, we asked them to stay for a few days, some seven days and some could return home within a day, such as former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra who was invited for a conversation and having lunch. "Then, she was free to go back home on the same day,†said Col Werachon. He did not reply when asked if the summoning procedures and charging process could be more accountable and streamlined across all regions, as people in provinces got different treatment from the local military regional commander. He did not respond when asked why no asset scrutiny committee was set up, like the previous 2006 coup when the Thaksin cabinet members were investigated for their dubious wealth, or whether the NCPO would ask neighbouring countries to "extradite" those active in exile. “We will do things within the legal parameters. Any lawsuits that need to be made, will proceed. Any cooperation needed, a request will be made,†said Col Werachon. He also rebutted the notion that the NCPO chased after the red-shirts, "There's no discrimination here. The country needs to unite and the reconciliation centres are doing the job in all provinces," Col Werachon said. He emphasised that those detained were not political prisoners but people who broke the law and needed to adjust their attitude. There were 10 to 15 of them, he said. ..and we'll all live happily ever after, when the peasants are back in their place. ...what a laugh! http://www.bangkokpo...tally-different I reckon I could get this joker Werachon a job in Orwell’s Ministry of Truth. He’s reinvented “Newspeak†The army has soldiers on the streets, and have taken over the democratically elected civilian government but it’s not a coup..just like their martial law wasn’t a precursor for a coup. They’re detaining people because they express their political beliefs, yet they are not political prisoners. They are kept incommunicado in secret somewhere, but it’s not detention. Not even counting all his weasel words about the utopian “sustainable democracy†that Airstrip One is about to become...when Suthep and his cronies have dictated their “reforms†to Big Brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumsoda Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Mate....you have bitched about this constantly.... If you don't like it here.....you can always ..."go home".... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Good read ... ps my boyfriend wants his mask back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Your BF is hansum man...he need no mask.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaus Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Mate....you have bitched about this constantly.... If you don't like it here.....you can always ..."go home".... ...I am home, mate! I’m just balancing this lopsided debate. I find it weird that many of the good ‘ole boys on this site would go off like a pork chop in Jerusalem if the army took over from the democratically elected government in the USA, UK, or Aus. Yet they are singing the praises of a military dictatorship in Thailand on a daily basis. I don’t do mutual masturbation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaus Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Good read . ..Big Brother is watching you! https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/24305450/thai-ex-lawmakers-vow-fightback-against-coup/ Coup-leading Army Chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha has smothered dissent, imposing sweeping controls of the media and detaining or warning hundreds of people to aver protest and political action. Thai police on Monday offered a $15 reward to anyone providing photographic or video evidence to help convict anti-coup protesters who have gathered in small but increasingly creative flashmobs. In the latest strike on freedom of expression, a lone man reading George Orwell's anti-authoritarian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" was arrested on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Hi, "In the latest strike on freedom of expression, a lone man reading George Orwell's anti-authoritarian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" was arrested on Sunday." To put that in perspective a bit, have a look at the corresponding picture here: http://www.chiangmaicitynews.com/news.php?id=4103 This was not 'just a man reading 1984', not when it looks like every journalist in town knew about it and was there to report it. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Can you say....photo op.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I thought Thaksin was Big Brother. A better choice by Orwell would be "Animal Farm." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaus Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Hi, "In the latest strike on freedom of expression, a lone man reading George Orwell's anti-authoritarian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" was arrested on Sunday." To put that in perspective a bit, have a look at the corresponding picture here: http://www.chiangmai...ews.php?id=4103 This was not 'just a man reading 1984', not when it looks like every journalist in town knew about it and was there to report it. Sanuk! So a man is reading “1984†as a non violent protest against a military dictatorship. The military in an attempt to stifle freedom of speech, thought and expression have arrested him. Sounds pretty Orwellian to me! With all the publicity it generated it looks like they failed miserably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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