tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post115911304311325051..comments2023-10-30T07:54:27.317-04:00Comments on Allegiance and Duty Betrayed:: The Heck With 'Fair and Balanced'!How About 'Comprehensive'?joaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-1159169546881864912006-09-25T03:32:00.000-04:002006-09-25T03:32:00.000-04:00Yeah but who killed Jonbenet Ramsey?Yeah but who killed Jonbenet Ramsey?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-1159152851751301582006-09-24T22:54:00.000-04:002006-09-24T22:54:00.000-04:00From the International Herald Tribune:There is als...From the International Herald Tribune:<BR/><BR/><B>There is also an urgent need to address a spreading separatist insurgency in the largely Muslim south of the country, where at least 1,500 people have been killed since January 2004. <BR/> <BR/>Experts attribute much of the growth in violence to Thaksin's no-compromise, militarized policies. <BR/> <BR/>Sonthi, himself a Muslim, has clashed with Thaksin over the handling of the conflict. He recently proposed negotiations with the separatists, and the change in government could lead to a more successful counterinsurgency. <BR/> <BR/>At the same time, Thitinan said, new governments should embrace one of <BR/> <BR/>Thaksin's positive legacies, a focus on the needs of the poor, with programs like village development funds, debt forgiveness and low-cost health care. <BR/> <BR/>These populist measures, however calculating and paternalistic, did address long-neglected needs of the majority of the population. <BR/> <BR/>"He did have a positive legacy with the grass roots," Thitinan said. "The mistake will be to reject everything Thaksin did."</B><BR/><BR/>Thaksin’s “legacy” sounds good to me. Sonthi’s sounds bad for Thailand and for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-1159151489204182622006-09-24T22:31:00.000-04:002006-09-24T22:31:00.000-04:00I've read that the King is very well thought of in...I've read that the King is very well thought of in Thailand, but I haven't yet heard where he stands on this military coup d'etat. Do you know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-1159126102410719882006-09-24T15:28:00.000-04:002006-09-24T15:28:00.000-04:00**The possibility of an autonomous region emerging...**The possibility of an autonomous region emerging in southern Thailand dominated by violent Islamists is a major concern.**<BR/><BR/><BR/>You can say that again. Where's the concern in the U.S. State Dept?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-1159119977121673472006-09-24T13:46:00.000-04:002006-09-24T13:46:00.000-04:00Scary stuff.Scary stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com