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And after the British government voted most of them at the EU Council.

Really? Here's the transcript. There are pages and pages of lies. Actually, It's hard to find a subject about which he doesn't lie! https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/11/politics/transcript-cnn-town-hall-trump/index.html

About Trump, the relevant question is not "When did he lie?", It's "When did he tell the truth?" ????

It's time to make strategic stocks! ????

It's not wise to discuss it, but there are a few press articles mentioning the reason why Thaksin got his passport revoked in 2015.

I was not altering the meaning of your post, just responding to one of your claims. Did I misunderstand it? If you want, I can do it again with your whole post quoted.

You missed an important point. The political faction which made a military coup, was the same faction which created unrest. The same faction which also prevented a peaceful and democratic solution by blocking elections organised under the caretaker government, in accordance with the constitution.

This is the Junta's propaganda and It's not true. At the time of the coup, Suthep's mob were getting thin and he was not a threat any more. Elections were planned for July. That's the reason for the orchestrated coup: the mob coup failed, the judicial coup failed as it had not been able to oust the whole caretaker government, and people had again the opportunity to elect their government. The only remaining way to prevent people from choosing their government was a military coup.

Only when the justice system is unbiased and laws are fair, which is not the case in Thailand. Following your logic, Stalin, Mao or Kim should not be considered as criminals.

More significant than most posters seem to realise.

Well, it depends what is considered as being "hostile". If you consider that recalling Trump that elections were not rigged when he claimed it, was being "hostile", then the journalist was hostile. Other people would think she was just doing her job properly.

It seems they are unable to learn from experience. How many times have we observed similar patterns? The Kraken and other election fraud lawsuits and audits, the GOP Senate investigation into Biden, the Durham probe, etc....they all failed to substantiate initial claims.

The army has also been put under tighter control. "Bangkok-based diplomats have taken note of the emerging axis within the influential military, the guarantor of political power in the country, under Vajiralongkorn, himself a military veteran of the King's Guard. The monarch set this tone by unveiling plans to redeploy troops in the capital to come under his personal royal security force 904, a well-trained Praetorian Guard of some 7,000 soldiers. Brought under this new security architecture for exclusive royal service are squads from the 1st Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Regiment and the 4th Cavalry Battalion -- previously the frontline troops to stage coups." https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Turbulent-Thailand/Thailand-king-s-elite-Red-Rim-officers-enter-the-spotlight

An interesting consequence....???? Former President Donald Trump’s comments Wednesday night about his handling of classified documents appeared to contradict statements by his lawyers, and provide potentially important evidence for federal prosecutors investigating whether to charge him with a crime, legal experts say. https://news.yahoo.com/trumps-comments-mar-lago-documents-205929399.html

Can you sometimes post accurate information?

How many hundred thousands of U.S. businesses have received payments from foreign firms?

I was specifically alluding to the personal history of someone who cannot be discussed, you know, like who was friend with him and who was not at that time.

It's easy to know. Unlike someone who cannot be named, Joe has been publicising his tax returns for years.

There are three big differences: - the first is that the yellow-green network doesn't need to make a military coup. They have put mechanisms in the constitution which may allow them to oust a government on any pretext (ex the strategic plan), - the second is that it will likely not be the red shirts from the NE, but the new democracy protesters (the children of the Bangkok Sino-Thai middle class), - last but not least, Prayut/Prawit's army Corp has been sent back to the Eastern provinces. All the military forces present in Bangkok are now directly supervised by someone who cannot be discussed. Nothing can happen without his approval. In this respect, It may be useful to know about his history around 20 years ago.

A good summary of Comers lies and fake claims over time. https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-goes-on-offense-against-gops-biden-attack-dog-james-comer

They have the body, and there are tattoos on his body.

It's just an appetizer.... ????

The problem for the yellow-green network is to decide which of the two opposition parties they may ban. Even by Thai standards, they cannot decently ban both PT and MF. I would tend to think that MF is more dangerous to them (for reasons I won't evoke directly) so they won't ban PT and will find/create an opportunity to ban MF instead.

There is a regional aspect. However, It is also directly related to elections. The yellow ones protest in order to block elections, or an election winner, while the red ones protest in order to obtain elections.

Which media are ignoring this angle?