Ozman52

13 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

My missus tells me they are all sharing that moment on farcebook and having a good laugh as well. I would say biggest loss of face for a Thai PM ever. 

How does it compare to sneaking out of the country to avoid going to jail?

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

Twenty years old and ne'er a shot fired, a berm stormed, a wall breached nor a river crossed.

 

And don't get me started on the maintenance comment. You can get a whole lot of WD-40 for 1.1% of GDP.

Having a military that doesn't engage in combat is considered a success by many, especially those who prefer NOT to invade your neighbours. Perhaps you should compare Thailand's defence spending with your own country, or even the USA.

https://www.thenation.com/article/tom-dispatch-america-defense-budget-bigger-than-you-think/

BTW the minimalist tool kit is WD-40 AND duct tape

18 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

You really think there were credibility from the coup appointed ASC charging her for perjury? Only a die-hard junta-philia will believe that. 

 

But I can agree with you that Tarit was changing sides for his own self interest and survival. Most rotten corrupt bureaucrats and politicians do that. Lots in the this coalition government of 19 parties.  

Not even Yingluk or Tarit denied that she lied as a court witness (but don't let that stop your Shin exoneration). The definition of the crime was changed so that, at least while Tarit was in office, it only applied to those on trial and not to witnesses.

But wait, there is no evidence he committed such a biased and blatantly corrupt act in return for payment; it must have been love.

Both parties agreed to keep spending more than they earned, simply because doing otherwise was unthinkable. It doesn't matter how much we owe because look how much wealth we have; much of that is based on how much somebody will pay for your house or the shares that you own. But the sad truth is that those values can change downwards very rapidly.

Keep building your house of cards and hope nobody slams a door.

8 minutes ago, PhonThong said:

If it happened pre election, then it definitely happened under Obama's watch.  

 

What a wonderful piece of logic. Similarly, if president Trump obstructed justice, we can safely assume it was post-election.

4 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

I bow humbly to your prosecutorial skill and will love to see you pleading insufficient evidence as burden of proof to a judge. 

 

In any case, this case was dismissed by the NACC and there are an investigating agencies and have all the resources to obtain evidence and yet they couldn’t find sufficient evidence. You seem to have a treasure trove of Shin’s evidences which the NACC would love to get their hands on,  

You still didn't get to the dumping of the dams (for purely political purposes) just in time for the drought.

57 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

You should really leave those complicated accusation to the expert.

 

THE NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission (NACC) yesterday dismissed the charges against officials including former prime ministers Abhisit Vejjajiva and Yingluck Shinawatra for alleged mismanagement which resulted in severe flooding in 2011 (Sept 2016).

By APD Writer Chen Jiabao

BANGKOK, Sep 13 (APD) -- Thailand's anti-graft agency on Wednesday said evidence is insufficient to conclude the ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is negligent in failing to to prevent great damages caused by the 2011 flooding.

Insufficient evidence is far from innocence. You forgot about the dumping of the dams, or don't you have that in your file of Shin exonorations?

1 hour ago, Puchaiyank said:

The origins of this investigation will reveal the depth of political bias and corruption in the Obama FBI...

Interesting to know how you explain a politically neutral Australian diplomat in that scenario.

Thailand has a population of ~69,000,000 with a life expectancy ~75 years. Allowing for normal pop growth, I would expect 800,000 to die each year.

Cancer, stroke, heart disease all outrank MVA deaths. 

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Too much water was her problem. Her government did came out with a Water Management Plan for flood and drought mitigation. The junta then dropped the ball and did nothing. 

Oh Eric, you forget some us have a memory. Her first big act with water was to refuse to allow the dams to release water ahead of the big flood. Then after she was blamed for making the flood worse, she ordered the the dumping of the dams (for flood mitigation) just ahead of years of drought.

By comparison doing nothing is a godsend, because what that really means is allowing the experts to do their jobs without political interference.

On 7/23/2019 at 10:06 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

And the US has a Constitution has laws and has signed international treaties. 

Where does it say that those treaties can't be changed if they fail to meet modern needs?

20 hours ago, rhyddid said:

History teaches that Indian American are the original citizen of US, so all white skin shall be deported, starting from the actual President !

Your statement is pure BS. There is a clear and distinct difference to people born in a country and recognised as citizens to those born elsewhere who would be. 

As an Australian whose family has lived there for 200 years, who are you to claim I am not a citizen, or that someone is "more" Australian because of their skin colour. 

4 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

There's lots of other storage systems out there. It's a very vibrant market.

Really? What are they?

6 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

The point being, though, that wind is strongest when solar is weakest and vice versa. So they complement each other.

This seems to be based on your observation that there is more wind in winter. What happens on those really cold winter nights when there is no wind at all? Even more of a problem is what happens when it is blowing in the acceptable range on a sunny summer's day? Which generator gets disconnected because of over-generation?

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Well it does if your understanding is so limited that you believe all Indians hold cows to be sacred. 

I know that Indian muslims don't hold cows in high regard as Hindus do. Neither hold water buffalo to be sacred. 

"They say the suspects were caught by villagers in the Bihar state as they were trying to load a buffalo and a calf onto a lorry on Friday morning."

Which makes all the BS about sacred cows completely irrelevant. 

10 minutes ago, blackcab said:

 

It's in Thai, but column number 4 shows the percentage levels in the dams. Not all dams are shown - just the largest.

 

http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/rid_bigcm.html

If you click on the Thai button and then the English, it will translate.

You would have to hope that being filmed would cause someone to moderate their over-the-top behaviour. But TIT, maybe not.

In Australia (if found guilty) his citizenship would be revoked and he would be deported after serving his sentence. Same in the US?

The first thing I do before riding is check the front brake lever for a firm response. No mention of experience, but if they were trying to use the back brake only on a steep downhill...................

BTW starting procedure for an auto bike?

10 hours ago, Sujo said:

I have a different novel idea. Those that rent the bikes have insurance to cover those renting them.

Uh-huh. And where would they buy that cover?

Happy the USN backed Trump's claim. It was hard to tell who had the least credibility, the orange liar or a pack of mad mullahs.