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When I readsome of the posts on this thread I'm reminded of the film Dr Shivago - which I'm sure many of us have seen.

Anyway, in one scene some people had there village destroyed and many people killed.

Strenlikov, the communist leader, (forgive the spelling) asked a woman "Comrade, was it the reds or the whites that did it". To which she relied something along the lines "Who cares, they have murdered many and destroyed out village".

Some of us even have and/or read the book

Doctor Zhivago - Boris Pasternak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Zhivago_(novel)

Of course, one needs to use a lot of imagination to compare the Russian Revolution and it's aftermath with what happened in Thailand in March to May 2010.

hasn't opened in Thailand yet, who is starring g in it?

The red shirts don't think they can win the next election but think they can bomb their way back into power. Don,t think that will work try another plan.

So it is confirmed beyond doubt then that it is red shirts? Why is it that it only red shirts who are lawbreakers and violent in Thailand? Everyone else is so pure and beyond question.

Nice to see the Roos bounce back with Waite kicking seven.

Well done to Grannys apples who beat me in the fantasy came down to the last quarter of the last game.

Well done to Carnegie Joe in the tipping,i might have to try the radom select tips the way i'm going.

I also had a good win in the fantasy comp, defeating Alex's Dees sitting 2nd behind Rips Swans. I'll play him for that spot in round 7.

What absolute brain dead moron leaves a loaded firearm laying around where toddlers can get it? The child was probably playing with what he thought was around toy.

What is this obsession Thailand has with Tourism?.....It obviously depends on it for money, but day after day, week after week, daily statements on tourism....it's like it is the beginning and end of life as we know it.

It does make you wonder if the often quoted tourism being only 6% of the GDP is not quite accurate.

It means more than anything to them. Somchia stubbed his toe the other day and TAT immediately went to air with a press release, No tourists have cancelled travel plans as a result.

Thailand could be obliterated by numerous nuclear bombs and the numbnuts at TAT would be stating no effect on tourism and we still expect record numbers.

A bit dated, but an analysis of Thai counter terror stategy and tactics at URL below.

http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/461-480/tandi475.html

Considering the large number of Oz tourists visiting Thailand, I did think it was odd that Oz discontinued counter terror training for Thai security agencies after the Coup. Not sure if US has also stopped training for Thai counter terror agencies.

I believe they stopped the training because Australia doesn't recognise the Junta as a legitimate government. I guess when the country is handed back to the people things will resume. Thais are no longer studying at ADFA (Aust Defence Force Academy) either since the coup. Police exchange program is also on hold.

Yep very good images of the suspects, should have this wrapped up by smoko.

They arrested a guy who apparently uses the handle Mr Redshirt on facebook so it is overwhelming evidence it is the work of red shirts. Anyone can use a bullcrap name on facebook but that doesn't convict. Did a search on facebook and the guy doesn't exist.

moral decline = the presence of agogo bars and walking street?

I am sure some of the elderly got thier start in working life in these bars.

Lot of security yesterday at Central Bang Na. They didn't check the vehicles entering the parking lot though, as they were having lunch.

Note to self:

If you want to blow up Central Bang Na, do it during the guards lunch break ................

The biggest hole in the security checks is the entrance to Tops.

They never check there despite it leading directly into Central Bang Na.

Never seen security gaurds in major shopping centres in Australia, I know they have a couple but you never see them. Thailand is saturated with them and easy to spot because of the bloody whistles.

Australian media are reporting that is part of the ongoing problems in the south and not politically motivated.

The "War on Drugs" is unwinnable regardless of what country you're talking about. Decriminalizing at the user level, setting up treatment centers, education targeting school aged children, decriminalizing completely drugs like kratom and pot, and then focusing government and international resources of cracking down on the sources and top-level traffickers, and individuals within legitimate corporations and government that facilitate the trafficking of drugs.

The best that can be done is to slow it down. Stop it? Never happen. The governments need to pick their fights a little more wisely. Tossing users and mules in jail looks good on TV and in the press (we see it daily, right), but the guys at the top laugh all the way to the bank that launders their money for them. And here in Thailand with their patronage system? Lol. They'll just keep tossing users and mules in jail, and keep issuing press releases.

This is all hot air.

I agree with some of your points and would like to add that the government should make the country aware of what the most problematic "drug" is - alcohol, of course by a long way. In the next WEEK 750 odd people will DIE as a direct result of alcohol.

I estimate maybe 1 person has died as a result of taking pot in the last 5 years.

Even heroin or methamphetamine kills nowhere near the number alcohol does. These drugs, if pure are like smarties compared to Johnny Walker.

The anti alcohol brigade. Nice analogy between pot and alcohol both a drug and did you know that there are no reported deaths from people consuming a shandy that makes pot more deadly.

In Victoria Australia 14 people have died as a direct result of the drug ice, many in an extremely violent manner. Crime is on the increase and more people are being detected driving under the influence of drugs than alcohol. In road fatalities drugs have played a larger part than alcohol. One in 7 heavy haulage truck drivers are driving on the drug ice.

Ice is now seen as a bigger problem in Australian society than alcohol, it is considered epidemic and as such a special federal/state task force has been established to concentrate on the drug. Drugs are having a huge impact on the health system draining millions of dollars a year. Fred Smith who enjoys a glass of wine with dinner contributes to the public health system your pot smoker and meth heads do not.

Thailand should use some of its bloated military budget to pay for its anti drug trafficking effort. Better yet, it should ask its new best friendsRussia and China to pay for it.

But they want to buy 2 submarines from China, to park next to thier aircraft carrier without planes.

Can you legally buy firearms online in this country?

Why should the media help a person who sensors their work, threatens them with incarceration, threatens to shut them down, threatens to punch them in the face and threatens to execute them. I ask again why should they help him.

Because that's what they do. No offence but that's what some die for, to help describe for others to see and judge.

Prayuth should take off the muzzles and let them do thier job. They can't describe for others to see and judge when they have been blindfolded

That is a really strange picture.

He is a really strange guy.

FREE TO A GOOD HOME....

Guys I have 4 FREE TICKETS to the Collingwood V St Kilda game at the MCG, next Friday the 17th April.

They are two sets of two and I cant use them. If anyone is interested let me know and I can email them to you and then you just print them out. I got them from a competion.

Would love to go to the game but returning to Chiangmai next weekend and wont have time.

two (2) tickets left.

West Coast ahead at half time..

Will they be rueing their poor kicking during that 2nd quarter at full time?

They will have to steady. Money still on the coasters.

Sorry BookMan but tipped against the swans.

it's okay, so did I

what, I still tipped the saints.

Did anyone pick this large a margin? Good to see Kennedy kicking 10 goals with time left to kick more. Will27 you will be very happy.

I think I pick 32.

West Coast ahead at half time..

Will they be rueing their poor kicking during that 2nd quarter at full time?

They will have to steady. Money still on the coasters.

Sorry BookMan but tipped against the swans.