I am deeply saddened by the disasterous turn of events in Thailand. Ex Prime Minister Thaksin may have been corrupt or ineffective – I do not make any judgement – but the way to get rid of him (and his successor Mr Somchai) if this was sought was via the ballot box not by forcing them out of office. Thailand’s middle class ‘yellow-shirts’ effectively forced a popular leadership out and now his ‘red-shirt’ supporters have returned with a vengence demanding the end to the succeeding government of Mr. Abhisit. Thaksin operating from abroad has mischievously called for a ‘revolution’ and offered to return to Thailand to take power. He should not have said this – the stakes are too high irrespective of his perceived personal injustices.
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