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In Topic: Financial Crisis

Yesterday, 18:35

Naam, on Yesterday, 17:22 , said:

yoshiwara, on Yesterday, 16:51 , said:

It will be a fascinating next three weeks. My money is on Angela Merkel holding her nerve. Whether Hollande will is another matter.

without Merkel anything concerning EU debt/finances is a stillborn baby. but somehow i have the feeling that she might cave in even though politically she is between a rock and a hard place, not to forget the federal elections next year.

That's what I think too. I'm glad I don't have any money directly riding on it though.

In Topic: Red-Shirt Leaders Reunite, But Times Have Changed

Yesterday, 12:03

CHANGOVER, on Yesterday, 10:48 , said:

Yep ''the time's they are a changing'', so they'll ''be blowin' in the wind''

And if ever they realize they were "only a pawn in their game, well then "a hard rain's a'gonna fall".

In Topic: Budget Is All About Plundering For A Spending Spree: Thai Opinion

Yesterday, 10:05

DP25, on 2012-05-25 08:59:41, said:

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Apart from this ongoing massive debt creation, the government also plans to dig deep into the vaults of the Bank of Thailand to spend at least US$100 billion (Bt3 trillion) of its $180 billion in international reserves.

Now that is scary. Wonder where that money is going to end up. I'm sure Thaksin's African contacts would be fabulous places to keep it safe Posted Image

Thaksin has already stated that he would like to create a Thai "Sovereign Wealth Fund", and that he would like to see that fund invest in African Blood Diamond and Gold mining operations. Operations he has already frontrun on the nation's behalf.

In Topic: Thai Cabinet Members 'Good People': Prem

Yesterday, 09:13

jayboy, on 2012-05-26 10:50:39, said:

Actually looking ahead to posterity and the judgement of history I believe it will be seen that Prem's influence was profoundly damaging to the causes he held most dear.A terrible irony.

In the meantime, as far as the people of Thailand are concerned, the closing passage from Orwell's Animal Farm is hard to avoid remembering.

"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."

I don't think we've gotten to that chapter yet. I think we're about here:

"No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?"