Any facts to support this statement? You admit to knowing the thoughts of Thaksin, how often do you speak to him?

For the record though, I'm not a Thaksin fanboy.. I would love to see more people in the Red camp move beyond the topic of Dr. Thaksin, or at the very least see other people stepping up to the plate who aren't old style regional dinosaur power brokers.

Of the current Red leaders, the ones that seem more trustworthy - perhaps Chaturon and Mingkwan, are always overshadowed by the more gangsterish elements.

First of all, I believe Dr. Thaksin declined the kind offer:

ww.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009110429332/National-news/thaksin-says-no-to-cambodia-report-says.html

There would be no legal justification.What is more, if withdrawn, it would presumably deny Thailand's jurisdiction over Thaksin.

I don't see how anyone comes out well out of this - the ridiculous Thai Foreign Minister who has a record of insulting Cambodians and Hun Sen, the thuggish and corrupt Hun Sen who in a fit of pique undermines the genuine work done in recent years to secure ASEAN unity, the self -centred Thaksin who should have shown his concern by kicking the advisor concept out of court in the first place.

But on one point Hun Sen is right , namely that the campaign against Thaksin is politically motivated.In fact everybody knows this although the charade plays on.(This doesn't mean there isn't substance to some of the charges - all relatively trivial or in some cases baseless - but the reality is that the process is driven by the wish of Thaksin's political enemies to destroy him though not at the risk of damaging themselves which is why the really serious charges aren't being brought).

There would be no legal justification.What is more, if withdrawn, it would presumably deny Thailand's jurisdiction over Thaksin.

I don't see how anyone comes out well out of this - the ridiculous Thai Foreign Minister who has a record of insulting Cambodians and Hun Sen, the thuggish and corrupt Hun Sen who in a fit of pique undermines the genuine work done in recent years to secure ASEAN unity, the self -centred Thaksin who should have shown his concern by kicking the advisor concept out of court in the first place.

But on one point Hun Sen is right , namely that the campaign against Thaksin is politically motivated.In fact everybody knows this although the charade plays on.(This doesn't mean there isn't substance to some of the charges - all relatively trivial or in some cases baseless - but the reality is that the process is driven by the wish of Thaksin's political enemies to destroy him though not at the risk of damaging themselves which is why the really serious charges aren't being brought).

Who amongst us would turn down a great paying job like this? There are many complainers but you would all run to the trough if it was available to you. If you could ever get over your hatred for Thaksin for just a few moments you would at least give him credit for being one of the best, if not the the best economic mind in the Far East.

It would be interesting to know what you base this on.

You must have forgotten the economy he built in Thailand. Look at it before he was PM and look at it now. You also must have forgotten that he was scheduled to become the economic leader for a condsortium of Asian nations before the zealots took him down. The rest of the world recognized his economic ability.

The economy didn't change a lot in his tenure, unless you mean the increase in household debt.
Which consortium of Asian nations wanted him to be leader apart from Hun (vested interests) Sen? He upset most of them with his grandoise schemes and threats to leave conferences that mentioned Tak Bai, etc.
The developed world has shunned him- visa revoked in England, Japan and Germany, he's never seen in USA or Europe, left to beg favours from Third World dictators.

As in most discussions concerning Thaksin this has degraded into hatred for Thaksin. I am certainly not in favor of some of Thaksin's human rights tactics but I am objective enough to give credit where credit is due. You seem unable to do this. You also seem not to have any understanding of Thailand's economics. I just have one final comment and I'll bow out and let you continue your quest for destruction. The countries you mentioned "did not shun" him. They are legally constrained by the international treaties of which they are signatories. So long and enjoy yourself.

No benefits at all. His is a tactical move. But your response did not answer my point. Admit he has powerful friends here. That is what is worrying some of the elite.

I read his Twitter tweets pretty much daily. For the record though, I'm not a Thaksin fanboy.. I would love to see more people in the Red camp move beyond the topic of Dr. Thaksin, or at the very least see other people stepping up to the plate who aren't old style regional dinosaur power brokers.

Yes, for the Thai people, I am sure, it's "all about the money".
And for Thaksin right now, it's also "all about the money" - always has been.
Perhaps they don't know it, but, he needs Thai people, more than they need him, right now.
What I am suggesting, that his getting into bed with Cambodia, is viewed by many Thais, as infidelity and this will either make him like the unfaithful lover, wherein he will offer them the earth (quite possible), or be completely spurned (50/50 chance).