webfact Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Keep a cool head, no coup repeat: Army chief The Nation BANGKOK: -- Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha on Friday poured cold water over any attempts to lure the soldiers out of the barracks, saying he would not fall prey to staging a coup in the face of the push for charter change. "The coup idea can not be reignited," he said. Prayuth urged the opposing sides to try to resolve their differences via peaceful means and within the rule of law. The country should heed the lesson that the country would suffer the consequences upon the eruption of political violence, he said. As the red and yellow shirts have been stepping up street protests, the Army chief urged all sides to exercise restraints and comply with the laws. "Any differences should be resolved under the laws," he said. In a veiled reference to the quarrels over charter change and reconciliation bills, he said he deemed it appropriate to inflame the situation by politicising the laws. All three branches of power, government, legislature and judiciary, were working to overcome the political conflict, he said, calling for cool-headed rather than rash reaction. "Thailand has passed through four phases of history lasting 700 to 800 years; if we do not uphold the law, then the country will revert back to the barbaric period dominated by 500 kinds of bandits," he said. -- The Nation 2012-06-08 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeLing Posted June 8, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2012 "Thailand has passed through four phases of history lasting 700 to 800 years; if we do not uphold the law, then the country will revert back to the barbaric period dominated by 500 kinds of bandits," he said. Just wonder how many "kinds of bandits" rule the country now? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bigbamboo Posted June 8, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2012 And there you have it everyone. The Army chief is saying that as long as politicians stay within the law ( and don't try to change the law for their own ends) there will be no coup. And more importantly that is what most of the Thai people desperately want too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yunla Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) "Thailand has passed through four phases of history lasting 700 to 800 years; if we do not uphold the law, then the country will revert back to the barbaric period dominated by 500 kinds of bandits," he said. Just wonder how many "kinds of bandits" rule the country now? Since PTP arrived it is more like 500 kinds of bullsh**. Edited June 8, 2012 by Yunla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I would prefer he said "No comment". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OzMick Posted June 8, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2012 Has there ever been a coup where warning was given in advance? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillespie Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 You know how Thai people genuinely believe it's better to tell you what you want to hear than anything bearing even the vaguest connection to reality? Yeah, that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feens Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Has there ever been a coup in Thailand where the generals did not say beforehand :There will be no coup" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samt00067 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 That only confirm that coup is coming. Watch out for those tanks in this evening rush hours. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAllan Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 General Prayuth said he deemed it appropriate to inflame the situation by politicising the laws. ??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprq Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Well then, that makes it even more likely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 And there you have it everyone. The Army chief is saying that as long as politicians stay within the law ( and don't try to change the law for their own ends) there will be no coup. And more importantly that is what most of the Thai people desperately want too. Good news. Thailand doesn't need more problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) http://www.nationmul...cs_30013304.php POWER STRUGGLE There will be no coup in Thailand says PM http://en.wikipedia....i_Boonyaratglin As late as May 2006, Sonthi publicly denied the need for a military coup: “ Whenever soldiers get involved in politics, it seems that the nation's problems begin to escalate and become worse. Military officers, accordingly, must step back from politics. With that firm and clear stance, I assure everyone that there definitely won't be a coup.[16] https://thaipolitica...d-says-no-coup/ In this Wikileaks cable, dated 5 September 2006, U.S. Ambassador Ralph L. Boyce and Privy Councilor and former Army commander General Surayud Chulanont huddle on politics. Surayud tries to convince Boyce that there will be no coup. The coup came just 2 weeks after this cable was produced. I guess we will just have to take his word for it then. Edited June 8, 2012 by Thai at Heart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 That only confirm that coup is coming. Watch out for those tanks in this evening rush hours. Well he did leave the door open with this statement "All three branches of power, government, legislature and judiciary, were working to overcome the political conflict, he said, calling for cool-headed rather than rash reaction." One of those branches the government is working to fan the fires while the other two work to cool it down. I guess it would depend on one's own interpretation of rash reaction. How munch in your face corruption before it becomes rash Reaction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intravox Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Thaksin kindly remodelled the armed forces when last in power - gently re-engineered to suit whatever circumstances might befall his planned 20+ year tenure in power (which of course came to an abrupt end). He got the plan wrong, but since then, behind the scenes, Thaksin has made a number of secret moves which guarantee no general in power today will ever harm him. Thai generals have never been so wealthy and the potential sharing of the pot that lies ahead - Thaksin's sequestered 4.5 billion Baht - will keep them on his side for the duration. And help let him in again. If there is a 'coup' it will be engineered from Dubai to let Thaksin back in to 'save the day'! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthAlien Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 To predict the future look to the past. In the past 80 years of Thai governement there have been 18 coups (or coups attempts) that's approximately 1 coup for every 4 and half years. Following that pattern then we'd be right on cue for another one any time soon given that the last one was 5 and half or so years ago. Something's gotta give with the current Mexican standoff in the attempt to whitewash rewrite the consitution with neither side seeming inclined to back down and therefore I would say that a coup may be inevitible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokheat Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 500 kinds of bandits, hmmmm, i never been goodly at subtraction, so does that mean we will only have 500 kinds of bandits if it all went pear shaped, does anyone know statistically how many kinds of bandits we have now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolbreeze24 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Finally, a Thai leader who makes sense. I hope he means it. A coup will just set the country back further then it already is and hurt busines and tourism, which is still realing from the airport closings and demonstrations in the streets by both the yellow and red shirts. Please, alittle common sense and a drive towards TRUE democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Finally, a Thai leader who makes sense. I hope he means it. A coup will just set the country back further then it already is and hurt busines and tourism, which is still realing from the airport closings and demonstrations in the streets by both the yellow and red shirts. Please, alittle common sense and a drive towards TRUE democracy. Not much point in having a democracy, if the courts can't be seen to be utterly impartial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeO Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 General Prayuth said he deemed it appropriate to inflame the situation by politicising the laws. ??????? Yes, that had me wondering too. I think the "in" prefix is missing from appropriate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piewarmer Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Didn't the Reds win the last election hands down? Time for the yellows to start winning the voters they need for the next one... Violence won't work in the long run. Handing out free stuff seems to work OK here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Has there ever been a coup in Thailand where the generals did not say beforehand :There will be no coup" Well considering that two key elements of any army's tactics are decoys and surprise I'd bet you're probably right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moruya Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Has there ever been a coup where warning was given in advance? Has there ever been a coup that halfwit Jatuporn predicted? //Deleted// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moruya Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Didn't the Reds win the last election hands down? Time for the yellows to start winning the voters they need for the next one... Violence won't work in the long run. Handing out free stuff seems to work OK here. They got 265 types of bandit. //Deleted// 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 PT WAS 48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapfries Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 General Prayuth said he deemed it appropriate to inflame the situation by politicising the laws. ??????? JohnAllan: it is very clear that your eye-sight is better than most ! It's probably a simple case of typo' - but in the meantime; it does look rather odd ! 555 Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insight Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 PT WAS 48 Good to see you posting. Welcome back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanferdi Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I would prefer he said "No comment". do you mean follow Yinglucks methods... Not at all he is army and knows his authority... Too much silence has lead to the present Govt situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanferdi Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 500 kinds of bandits, hmmmm, i never been goodly at subtraction, so does that mean we will only have 500 kinds of bandits if it all went pear shaped, does anyone know statistically how many kinds of bandits we have now? Yeah by the looks of it the men in brown, who are supposed to keep law and order... Wasnt Mr T also part employed by the men in brown? Shameful day thugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 The coup rumour invented by Jatuporn (and the plot to kidnap Yingluck) was necessary because several factions of the red shirts are unhappy with Thaksin's attempts to cut a deal whereby he can come home a free man and get his wad back in exchange for dropping all potential legal action relating to the killing of red shirt protestors in 2010. Some of them even wanted to stop the laughingly named Reconciliation Bill in Parliament as badly as the yellows and Dems and thought a pitched battle with the yellows in front of Parliament would be the best way to accomplish them but the red leaders forced them to back off. Reminds me of the plot to assassinate Thaksin that looked suspiciously as if he had arranged it himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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