Ulic

Great Name. Is it real?

Well you have Goodluck Jonathan as president of the country, why would you thing this name is not real.

read the small print before you get excited,,,,,,

.....This allows visitors or businesspeople from seventeen countries who have lawfully entered the UK, including Northern Ireland, on a valid UK visa, to travel on to Ireland without the requirement to obtain an Irish visa.....

It's always that damed fine print.

So funny, I don't think most TV readers get it. In Thailand you have direct bribery/ corruption.

In the US you have legal lobby groups to get around the realities of politics.

Capped at 50 years with half of for a guilty plea so looking at 25 years. An earlier post was correct

if he had stolen more he would have had enough to bribe his way out. If you are going to go,- go big.

Look at Thaksin.

Please tell me how it should be done.

Invent a time machine, go back to school and come back with proper qualifications.

Just remember Ronald Regan was a "B" actor with Alzheimer's and many consider him the

greatest Republican president of the 20th century. Really all she needs is vision and integrity.

Unfortunately those qualities seem lacking in any Thai politician so far.

Up North, reminding everyone of all the kickbacks, they received?

What do you mean reminding them, more likely delivering a box car full of cash to make the

appropriate payments to the faithfully. Some farmers may be a little upset with the slow rice

pledge payments.

The democratic reform he is proposing is to end democracy and replace it with an appointed council with

him as the head. You really can't make this stuff up. Must be democratic because he is calling it democratic reform.

Smart-Alec reporter.

I'm sorry but what is a 'political scientist'? As Richard Feynmann said (look him up) 'if it ain't got maths it ain't science'...

So are you saying biology is not a science? Some may put it differently, if it has math, its mathematics.

There is a lot of statistical analysis in political science, does that math qualify it?

I don't think a Chinese shopkeeper would have been nearly as accommodating. I am surprised if this one will

be in business long making decisions like this.

A bunch of meaningless words from both sides.

TAT says different week in week out.

The numbers that I read from the TAT were only marginally different. As I recall the number of tourist arrivals was down

about 1,400 people a day. This number is only slightly different and could be explained as locals who are not

considered foreign tourist arrivals have not changed there travel plans and are using the airport so they figure

in the numbers slightly differently and thus the numbers are still up slightly. I know that Suvarnabhumi Airport

is not the major airport of LCCT of domestic airlines but I think the numbers are close.

Democrats are in a bit of a corner at the moment. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. If they do stand, and they lose, and Yingluck/Thaksin are still in charge, we will just see a repeat of the last few weeks all over again.... except possibly worse.

If they don't stand they will be seen as trying to force the Armies hand and of being undemocratic.

Democracy in Thailand is very broken (yes I know it is elsewhere as well), clean and fair elections don't happen. Letting things run as they currently do, that is not going to improve. For this reason we should not hold Thailand to our western standards of democracy. Maybe Thailand does need a regular kick up the rear by the armed forces until those in power come to the realisation that this is going to keep happening until they stop being a bunch of corrupt selfish power hungry bungholes.

Not sure I understand Suthep is absolutely clear. He under no circumstances wants an election. He wants to create a Fascist state

of Thailand were a council headed by him will rule the country. He is very clear on this point, that he wants an end to democracy because

the Thai people just don't understand who they should be voting for. While I may think he is a wing nut I do appreciate his honesty, (in this

instance) clarity and candour. The Thai people deserve better than either of these two main political parties. Both are equally corrupt and

just fighting over there share of the pie and how to minimize the other guys share.

Remarkable restraint by Po Po, not sure for how much longer but for now I am impressed.

"shoot a rabbit" a new one for me. I use "water the horse" I guess the difference between Australia and Canada.

I call bulls..t, follow the money.

If only they had chosen a leader without the baggage of corruption that Suthep has, and did not push for the end of democracy.

Suthep is a megalomaniac equal to Thaksin. As leader of Thailand I would not see it as a significant change and certainly not

a move forward.

The guy is crazy, hopefully they arrest him on Thursday.

He is after a civil war apparently.

As opposed to the megalomaniac, sociopathic, criminal, avaricious alternative, who is after destroying the country?

Which would you prefer?

The problem is both the comments apply to either side. Let the Thai people decide which megalomaniac crook they want

to leed the country, Up to them.

Seems to be the only way to get anything done. Protest and march get the democratically elected Government to resign.

Threaten to protest if there is another election as you want a not elected council the you will provide a list for.

Don't worry you can trust me to do the right thing, just look at my track record. Great isn't it.

UDD pro government rally in Udon..........

redshirts Udon.jpg

How do you negotiate with terrorists?

"If you choose Suthep's side, you choose absolute dictatorship," Red Shirt leader Nattawut Saikuea said at a press conference Wednesday."

Why would anyone listen to Nattawut the terrorist....

http://youtu.be/jvbUVCopKec Redshirt Ordered to Burn Bangkok (Nattawut Saikua)

Always difficult, the USA says it does not negotiate with terrorists. Just look into Iran-Contra. We say we don't but really we do. All the time.

The Germans called the French underground resistance movement "terrorists" most see them as freedom fighters. Nelson Mandela was convicted

of terrorism, and he was guilty. He spent 27 years in jail. He had to get special waiver to travel to the USA in 2008. Yet most, even at the time

view his struggle to end apartheid as just. Terrorism is often a difficult call in the micro view. In the macro view it often changes. Todays

terrorist is tomorrows freedom fighter. Was Nattawut fighting for democracy and trying to topple a government installed by the military?

Let the Thai people choose what they want. Either side, up to them.

I would rather have dictatorship under a leader who has vision and leadership and knows how to run the country than have it run by the current bunch of brown nosing fools following the commands of the puppet master fugitive. Actually we are pretty much under a Thaksin dictatorship for the most part as it is, and PT were making moves to solidify that position. That is how this whole protests movement started. But he has shown his only interests is what he can squeeze out of Thailand financially. Remember JFK's famous words 'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country'. We need a leader who follows this credo and Thailand can shine !

Do you really think Suthep is the dictator" who has vision and leadership and knows how to run the country".

Are you really comparing him to JFK. Do you really think Suthep will put the country first based on his track record?

Great article but I am not sure the protesters are marching to eliminate corruption. They are on one side or the other Yellow or Red.

They want the other side to end corruption in its ranks. They want there side to get into/retain power so they can benefit.

From the last pole I read 70% of Thais believe corruption is OK as long as it benefits them. From the rice pledging scheme and other

farm produce subsidy schemes to the car tax rebate scheme, these policy's do not benefit the country as a whole but groups of people

and industries. Suthep as leader is no bastion of honesty and integrity. If both groups were marching together I would believe the article.

As it is I believe the article is a pipe dream at the moment.

PDRC reforming democracy into Fascism and calling it democracy. You could not make this stuff up even in Hollywood.

Great photos. All are winners as far as I am concerned. Some are work horses some like # 10/11 show pieces.

Only # 14 scares me. I would not want him setting up outside my condo.