Thai Military Will Not Allow Third Party To Observe Border Relations

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Thai Military Will Not Allow Third Party to Observe Border Relations

In their joint press conference today, the commanders of the Thai military forces have announced that they will not allow representatives of a third party to observe relations along the Thai-Cambodian border.

They also jointly announced that they will not be attending the Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee meeting slated to take place in Indonesia.

-- Tan Network 2011-04-05

[geriatrickid]

why not? If other countries involved in hostilities allow for it, what makes Thailand so special unless there is something to hide.

[chuang]

Plenty to hide...

[Gonzo the Face]

Well now, just maybe this puts a different light on the who started the fighting here a couple months ago.

While I have no great love for the Cambo side,it does seem very strange that they welcome outside observers and our , never would lie to us Thai, side will have NO observers anywhere near the site.

It just super self proclaimed arogance or could there be another reason?

I wonder what conclusion any neutral , fairminded person , would come to.

[Oberkommando]

Just this morning the government said they would send a representative to the meeting although not the head of the boundary commission.

The military are over-ruling the government.

The tail wags the dog.

[Pi Sek]

The Thai military position is that, if they allow a 3rd party to "observe" (whatever that means) negotiations, then they are legitimising further involvement by this 3rd party.

Remember, Thailand feels they have been stung by foreigners drawing up Thai borders and Cambodian squatters, regardless of whether the Thai history books are based on truth or fiction.

However...

The Thai army has no constitutional right to accept or deny permission for 3rd party observers! In theory, the government can tell them to sit back down and shut up.

I wonder whether Abhisit will do just that or whether he is prevented by concerns for his job/for an incumbent civilian government (whoever it may be). He was very critical of the 2006 coup.

[asiawatcher]

The Thai military position is that, if they allow a 3rd party to "observe" (whatever that means) negotiations, then they are legitimising further involvement by this 3rd party.

Remember, Thailand feels they have been stung by foreigners drawing up Thai borders and Cambodian squatters, regardless of whether the Thai history books are based on truth or fiction.

However...

The Thai army has no constitutional right to accept or deny permission for 3rd party observers! In theory, the government can tell them to sit back down and shut up.

I wonder whether Abhisit will do just that or whether he is prevented by concerns for his job/for an incumbent civilian government (whoever it may be). He was very critical of the 2006 coup.

Most likely the situation will be resolved by dissolution and then it is no-one's problem in Thailand (that they wish to handle), until the new Govt is formed. Deal done. Problem solved.

[pisico]

The Thai military position is that, if they allow a 3rd party to "observe" (whatever that means) negotiations, then they are legitimising further involvement by this 3rd party.

Remember, Thailand feels they have been stung by foreigners drawing up Thai borders and Cambodian squatters, regardless of whether the Thai history books are based on truth or fiction.

Foreigners stung Thailand? Are you talking about the Japanese who walked all over Thailand, set up barracks, training and concentration camps for a long, long time?

Cambodians never did that to Thailand.

It is obvious in the immortal words of Oberkommando, "the tail wags the dog."

My apologies to the dogs of the world.

[Macmundi]

The army runs the country.

[surangw]

no outside Criticism

[surayu]

Maybe they are just shy?

[Pi Sek]

Maybe they are just shy?

That's actually very funny!

+1

[stepenwolf1958]

why not? If other countries involved in hostilities allow for it, what makes Thailand so special unless there is something to hide.

Good point mate.

The problem is it is not said WHO is the third side and we don't know who might be able to irritate Thais so much to say this nonsensical thing.

My guess is that third side might be representative of Mr. Thaksin. I think Thais found out it so react in advance, ready to abandon session in case.

I don't see any other who could provoke Thai side to say such childish thing so to make a public picture that they are not interested to solve the problem at all.

[SteeleJoe]

Foreigners stung Thailand? Are you talking about the Japanese who walked all over Thailand, set up barracks, training and concentration camps for a long, long time?

Cambodians never did that to Thailand.

It is obvious in the immortal words of Oberkommando, "the tail wags the dog."

My apologies to the dogs of the world.

With all due respect, you might want to brush up on the history a bit -- I'm fairly sure the foreigners he's referring to aren't the Japanese or Cambodians...(hint: another continent entirely).