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I don't like the fact that the junta came in under artificial circumstances, but JEEZUS, give it a rest. Now social media is declaring that everything that helps poor people in Thailand is being terminated.

I really don't believe that.

No. I think it's retaliation for the 18 of 22 Saudis that did the 9/11 debacle. Good. Towelhead arrogant shucksters.

If there had been no human trafficking of Burmese as slaves, if there had been no unfair treatment of Burmese workers coming to Thailand, if there had been no history of police cover-ups, nor instances of "special people" getting "special treatment" --none of these questions would have become protests.

It's instant Karma, with fangs.

Crunch the words anyway you like, but where the money crunches will set the standard. The operator cancelled tours. BFD. If the Malaysian government stepped in...it would impede Malaysian and Thai money. So the operator takes the ostrich approach and buries their head in the sand.

To both governments, that is all that is required,

The Japanese word for foreigner is "Gaijen", and which means barbarian. That is the literal truth. People say "Oh, that's just because it's an old word and the Japanese adore tradition."

Bull feathers. The Japanese have updated their language many times in the last century, and elected...to keep that one.

This speaks volumes.

What a mess George W. Bush created--but it will require more guns...so maybe the mess was intentional.

Ha..ha--it doesn't matter. Order another pie and chips (and pizza, of course)...

Yeah, right..

"Israel has refused to return bodies of dozens of Palestinians to their families."

This is in direct violation of Hebrew Law, International Law, and the Geneva Convention....what? Nobody else noticed?

The family in the UK stated they thought justice was served. The DNA evidence is hard to refute.

And there would be no protests if Thailand had not welcomed Burmese.... as slaves. Now their credibility in regards to the legal system is being questioned altogether. Karma, man, with fangs.

Amazing announcement! Thank God, the Buddha, the sacred prophet Mohammed and all that is Holy -- the RTP have gone into full "protect mode". The holiday is days away and I feel safer already. What a nice "gift". I am thankful that press conferences solve everything.

Amen.

Totally misleading title. It conjured images of rabid tourists on a rampage.

Horrid editing, lousy word choice, and a real magnet for hits.

Misleading title. Should have read "Oh, crap, social media again! General, help us, we cannot have this unofficial photography anymore. It took an hour to figure out how to save face. What if we were out of town? Please, stop this immediately."

"What America needs is a young,charismatic leader who does not care about politics and can really fix what ails America." Take out "young" and how about Bernie Sanders?

Trump is playing the Dick card, one he has been working on for years.

He's not young or charismatic, cares deeply about politics and can't fix America. Why would you even think he's the one?

Well, a lot of people like Sanders because he has done three things. One, he voted against the Iraq War, a war based on lies, and even detailed the aftermath becoming ISIL. Fact. Two, he has sponsored more pro-veteran bills than any other member of the Senate (while Dems and Repubs recently voted to reduce veteran's benefits -- which is horrid, given the load of veterans who need help). Fact. Three, he knows a strong working class creates a vibrant economy, not tax shelters and tax cuts for the upper five percent (who simply reinvest the money in the most profitable companies, and those companies who shelter their assets overseas to dodge taxes and and never provide jobs to US citizens while simultaneously protecting their access to the American market, where the biggest dollars are found). Fact three -- and they are out! It's a triple play!!

Trickle down economics, trickle down politics, and trickle down media are coming to an abrupt end. People are becoming more aware, and the message cannot be controlled anymore. The age of speaking vaguely is coming to an end. I admire and consider facts. I despise the weakness of baseless generalities.

They are all playing cards (every one in their hand). Hillary is playing the Queen of Hearts, but Trump is playing the Joker. Sure the Joker can be any card, but Trump has a loony hand--KKK, Skinheads flocking to his cause. I think he has a pair of twos (maybe).

Millions of pills? This was no small operation. I have serious thoughts that they might have been funding terrorism.

Just serious thoughts, and anecdotal at best, but still serious thoughts. A simple majority of the terrorists that "masterminded" the 9/11 US attacks were Saudi. I think maybe someone (US/GB/EU, or all three) said to the House of Saud. "You need to help us with this. You would be helping yourself too. Yes, we caused a good deal of it, but you never made arrests after 9/11, so we whacked the Iraqis so the public could feel justice was done."

And somebody actually listened. I do not like any of this, but I do not think I am wanking at the moon.

They were the happiest events of the year. I couldn't Bike for Mom, but I Biked for Dad.

Half my neighbors rode with me. We got back and had a barbecue. Then we listened to music and kicked back with some Chang and Regency (I went for the Chang). It was a good day. People were in very good spirits.

I believe there has been a lot of back channel activity that boils down to this:

US/EU: "We don't like you using slaves, but we like the money you help us make more than human rights. What we will do is complain in the news and with some sparky comments from diplomats, but we will keep importing."

Thailand: "Mai pen rai!"

I was looking for words like trespassers and squatters and found the word villagers in their place.

Is the reporter trying to create his own version of 'truth'?

You must have missed the part about the villagers living there before the land was declared public land, and given no alternative were therefore put between a rock and a hard place-- force majeure made intentional.

Are you cherry picking, trying to create your own version of "truth"?

The hilariously invalid comparison of cheering on a murderer to clicking a 'like' button is mind numbing.

In this matter they have no face left. There is no skin, nor bones....nor eyes that focus on the greedy lies in this.

In this matter, they have no face left at all.

The Police, Prosecutors, Judges, Laboratories, Thai Government, UK Investigators, UK Government and Victims Families are all in on this cover-up to protect a tiny island headsman.

This of course only makes sense to those who have a hatred for Thais,Thailand or just are getting some faux self-esteem from playing detective and coming up with conspiracy theories.

You see, it worked on you too. They fooled you.

FYI: It only takes covering up critical evidence in the very beginning (by the first one you listed) to get the thing going, it doesn't need to involve all those others you listed.... but you are not into hearing anything potentially logical as it is just hatred for Thais and conspiracy theories.

You went way too far. "Hatred for Thais"--um, what? Somebody disagrees with you and you go ballistic? What is that?

That committee is made up entirely of Chinese? Figures.

Yep, all four are Chinese Thai--Thainese or Chintai......

My friend Pik told me "Thailand was never invaded by a foreign nation, but we were invade by Chinese sperm....

Scrape past the Feel Good message and pontificating, and you find THIS:

...nothing to do with the volcanic eruptions lately....hmmm...

...dunno if we ever get 'a whole story'.....

I understand your skepticism, and the fallout from erupting volcanoes would only influence the weather after at least three months after each eruption--the particles take a long time to diffuse.However, these events are very rare, and we do not have more than two centuries of data, but that does not mean human beings are (perhaps) altering the climate. We are.

The Belgians I know are very non-committal... They do not act until it is necessary.

And if someone pisses them off...they turn on their intelligence.

These guys pissed them off.

Don't muck with Belgians.

They're smart.

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That fishing stuff has nothing to do with it. Everybody loves peeled shrimp!