SWEDISH GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS SELLING WARPLANES TO THAILAND

The Swedish government plans to discuss selling warplanes to Thailand, while pledging to give support to Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathienthai's (สุรเกียรติ เสถียรไทย) run for the U.N. secretary-general post.

Mr. Lars Danielsson, the deputy minister to the Swedish Prime Minister's Office, is representing the Swedish government in conferring with Thailand on the issue of selling fighter planes to the latter. The Swedish government has proposed barter trading be used in the scheme, and Mr. Lars said he hoped the Thai government would agree to the idea.

Mr. Lars also said that Sweden was ready to support Mr. Surakiart's run for the post of the secretary-general of the United Nations, due to the long relations between the two countries, and remarked that he himself had met with Mr. Surakiart before.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 12 January 2006

The Swedes will "chicken out".

Who is going to fly those new warplanes, is it going to be a Thai , or will the chickens fly them.

Aren't there any 'pressure groups' to stop this madness ?!

There is so much poverty in the country and precious money is going to frickin' warplanes !

Jem

SWEDISH GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS SELLING WARPLANES TO THAILAND

The Swedish government plans to discuss selling warplanes to Thailand, while pledging to give support to Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathienthai's (สุรเกียรติ เสถียรไทย) run for the U.N. secretary-general post.

selling warplanes my Aunt Fanny

Isnt there a word for this ....like ..errr......Corruption....

If Khun Surakiart is the best guy for the UNs position ..fair enough on MERIT but NOT.....

I would prefer to see another well known Asian person nominated but dont suppose there much chance but recon if Aung San Su got it she would do a lot for not only Burma/Thailand but set an example or a new era in the rest of the world .........Warplanes.....<deleted>.....

SWEDISH GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS SELLING WARPLANES TO THAILAND

The Swedish government plans to discuss selling warplanes to Thailand, while pledging to give support to Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathienthai's (สุรเกียรติ เสถียรไทย) run for the U.N. secretary-general post.

Mr. Lars Danielsson, the deputy minister to the Swedish Prime Minister's Office, is representing the Swedish government in conferring with Thailand on the issue of selling fighter planes to the latter. The Swedish government has proposed barter trading be used in the scheme, and Mr. Lars said he hoped the Thai government would agree to the idea.

Mr. Lars also said that Sweden was ready to support Mr. Surakiart's run for the post of the secretary-general of the United Nations, due to the long relations between the two countries, and remarked that he himself had met with Mr. Surakiart before.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 12 January 2006

So the Svenskes, who make good planes by the way, are willing to back Surakiart's never ending campaign for UN Sec-Gen, an outcome that is as likely to happen as Bangkok getting the next available Olympic Games. And, now for the bad news for the Thai people, they will consider "barter" in the scheme, wihich usually means the price for 10% kickback to the Thai government officials and Air Force generals will be financed by lower prices paid by the Thai government for the agricultural products to be bartered.

Who is going to fly those new warplanes, is it going to be a Thai , or will the chickens fly them.

Care to explain that sentence?

Didn't Thailand want to buy fighter planes from Sweden last year and wanted to pay part of the sum in chicken?

And didn't Thailand just recently finish a deal with Russia about buying fighter planes?

Didn't Thailand want to buy fighter planes from Sweden last year and wanted to pay part of the sum in chicken?

And didn't Thailand just recently finish a deal with Russia about buying fighter planes?

Migs for Chicks......dont think it ever happened....although they.. Russia &Thailand have it appears signed some sort of deal on "Visa on arrival" waiver

The way things are going it looks as though the Chooks may be more deadlier that any TopGuns anyway.. .