Thai PM Picks Thaksin In-Law As Police Chief

[siampolee]

Stormy weather perchance SICHONSTEVE ?

[SICHONSTEVE]

Stormy weather perchance SICHONSTEVE ?

I think they've had their fill of stormy weather - I'm not sure that this picture will invoke pleasant memories for them.

You are right though. When this has all blown over it could well be curtains for Yingluck as the glue holding this government together has disintegrated and it is falling apart at the seams.

If only the election could be held again - with the Democrats being able to point out what life would be like "under a Pheu Thai" pseudo government then just MAYBE, things would look a lot brighter in the future and we wouldn't have to put up with the gloating of those pesky "reds" - not that they have much to gloat about nowadays mind you!!!:jap:.

Edited October 20, 2011 by SICHONSTEVE

[bendejo]

Hey, it's not nepotism, she just hired a relative, that's all.

(paraphrase of a line by Alan Alda's character in movie The Aviator:

"Don't call it a monopoly, we just think having only one company doing it is better")

[ThaiOats]

I really would like to know why the defenders of this government choose to do so? A lot of points have been given against nepotism and that's generally frowned upon, so what are some valid arguments for defending the appointments? Don't do comparisons with "Well, the Dems did it too .. etc. etc.". I can understand if the reshuffling has been justified by negligence of duty or poor performance so long as they are proven.

Now let's say in 4 years, PTP loses the election and the Dems win and they too start shuffling positions around. If you ask me if it'd be fair, I'd say depending on the circumstances on how they got their position on the first place. If it was through nepotism, and showed poor performance, then definitely. Otherwise, even if they're from a different political party but performed well in the best interest for Thailand, then I'd oppose reshuffling them.

This flooding has shown that different members from different political parties can work together ie: Bangkok governor and PTP.

[bangkokrick]

Just need one of Thaksins family in the military now and its game over.

Nice one Rick,... remind me to never get into a game of chess with you,.. your strategies would be unbeatable

Urrrum, you must not be much of a chess player then. Moves that obvious are only found in checkers actually. It's not nearly that simple though. You can put people in charge of stuff but until you have the country by the balls you can't get their hearts and minds to follow. You can't just put some token loyalist in charge of the military and expect everyone to follow them. And then there is the Monarchy. Not to mention it was not just the army and their leadership but everyday people that made the last uprising successful.

Dont play chess or checkers, but this strategy is obviously being used to to pave the way for Thaksins return. If he controls the Government, Police and the Military, who is going to arrest him on the tarmac?

[siampolee]

Dont play chess or checkers, but this strategy is obviously being used to to pave the way for Thaksins return. If he controls the Government, Police and the Military, who is going to arrest him on the tarmac?

Remember the Philippines airport incident ?

The assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr., former Philippine Senator, took place on Sunday, August 21, 1983, at the tarmac of Manila International Airport. Aquino, also a longtime political opponent of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, had just landed in his home country after a 3-year self exile in the United States when he was shot in the head while being escorted from an aircraft to a vehicle that was waiting to transport him to prison. Also killed was Rolando Galman, who was later implicated in Aquino's murder.

[ES1]

Just need one of Thaksins family in the military now and its game over.

Nice one Rick,... remind me to never get into a game of chess with you,.. your strategies would be unbeatable

Urrrum, you must not be much of a chess player then. Moves that obvious are only found in checkers actually. It's not nearly that simple though. You can put people in charge of stuff but until you have the country by the balls you can't get their hearts and minds to follow. You can't just put some token loyalist in charge of the military and expect everyone to follow them. And then there is the Monarchy. Not to mention it was not just the army and their leadership but everyday people that made the last uprising successful.

Dont play chess or checkers, but this strategy is obviously being used to to pave the way for Thaksins return. If he controls the Government, Police and the Military, who is going to arrest him on the tarmac?

Whatever it is, it's not chess as you said. That implies intelligence, long term planning, and moves that are not immediately obvious. This was entirely obvious, requires zero intelligence, and the only plan is to get Shadow Prime Minister & Brother Thaskin back in the country

Edited October 21, 2011 by ES1

[elektrified]

Fiddling while Rome burns.my factory at nava has closed with the loss of 500 jobs and the lies told by the government in giving false info has caused huge damage. What about the Japanese companies like Panasonic NEC Seiko etc. More important to think about her family than the country. In the land of the blind the one eyed women rules ok. She is pathetic.

+1

Very well put. There are so many much more important issues to be dealt with at the moment.

[ES1]

Fiddling while Rome burns.my factory at nava has closed with the loss of 500 jobs and the lies told by the government in giving false info has caused huge damage. What about the Japanese companies like Panasonic NEC Seiko etc. More important to think about her family than the country. In the land of the blind the one eyed women rules ok. She is pathetic.

+1

Very well put. There are so many much more important issues to be dealt with at the moment.

And don't forget Sony

[jaidam]

It certainly is a great time to bury bad news, with most eyes focusing on the floods and chaotic mismanagement thereof.

Nice timing in naming Thaksin family as police chief. Barely even caused a ripple.

Might I humbly suggest the time is perfect for the return of his excellency's diplomatic passport, if it hasn't been secretly done already. I notice Chalerm has been strangely silent recently. Doesn't bode well at all.

Watch the small print in the rags. I fully expect PM exiled in the desert to have all convictions against himself overturned, and any future ones quashed. Bilked billions returned with compound interest, and a plane ticket booked so he can return for a december wedding. For the sake of national reconciliation of course.

I find it strangely comforting that Yingluck and the cabinet can focus on the real task, while the uneducated/brainwashed masses swim around searching for nirvana aka a red village. It shows dedication to the task. Its an admirable quality. Almost exactly the opposite of "fiddling while rome burns".

[Buchholz]

Just need one of Thaksins family in the military now and its game over.

Not a Thaksin family member, but Thaksin's former Deputy Prime Minister and former Cabinet Secretary-General, Visanu Kruengam, is, just now, the new President of the Supreme Administrative Court.

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Edited November 3, 2011 by Buchholz

[animatic]

But the army Chief has just told The New Police Chief

' it is time he got his act together and protect the populace'.

In Thai terms a big old slap across the face,

in full daylight in the market place.

Edited November 3, 2011 by animatic

[scorecard]

Hey, it's not nepotism, she just hired a relative, that's all.

(paraphrase of a line by Alan Alda's character in movie The Aviator:

"Don't call it a monopoly, we just think having only one company doing it is better")

I wonder how many people fully realize that Nepotism is more than just 'jobs for friends and relatives', and is really a very good mechanism (for those with zero morals) to gain control.

It's a bit like trapping selected people into corruption, then when they are involved they won't talk because they would reveal their own involvement in corruption.

I have one colleague who is a paymaster admirer, believes that whatever the red shirts do is OK and makes this comment about the paymasters family in top jobs: "He is only doing what all Thai people expect their relatives to do, and most Thais admire him for taking care of his family".

The same colleague is also very protective of yingluck, pt., etc. Example "The promises of 300Baht minimum wage and 15,000Baht minimum for new graduates were just interesting discussion points, nothing more than that, nobody promised anything". This discussion has happened so many times in the office you can't count. When other staff say "people saw this as specific promises and that's why they voted for pt, the same retort comes " not true, people voted for thaksin because he is the champion of democracy".

When other colleagues criticize that fact that totally incompetent people are now heading numerous ministries, the retort is "it's just not important, because ministries are just machines doing the same thing every day, so it doesn't matter who is at the top."

Edited November 3, 2011 by scorecard

[scorecard]

But the army Chief has just told The New Police Chief

' it is time he got his act together and protect the populace'.

In Thai terms a big old slap across the face,

in full daylight in the market place.

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