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...Cabinet members destroyed the system's checks and balances, abused state power, blocked access to information and violently suppressed peaceful protests. Can you still call that democracy? We want democracy in practice as well as in form. Thaksin's manipulation so deeply divided Thailand that the coup can be regarded as a coup de grace, not a coup d'état. The military did not tear up our constitution and harm our democracy, since we had already materially lost them during the past five years under Thaksin's regime. Suwimon Issararaksa Bangkok...
...constitution; and with complicated, time-consuming government procedures helping him, he could stay in power. He could use his position to fill senior government posts in the civil service, law enforcement and the military with his followers. That is what I believe happened in Thailand before the coup; the hijacking of our government in a very slick and seemingly lawful way. Maung Maung Myint Pathomthani, Thailand...
...Bridget Welsh's viewpoint, "Damage Assessment," was the best analysis I have read on this coup. But it did not allow for a scenario of the return of a working democracy by October 2007 if the military sticks to its promises. Maybe this latest military coup should be viewed as the strong medicine Thailand needs to make it work for a better tomorrow. The military takeover should serve as a strong warning to future rulers to respect the letter and spirit of Thailand's constitution. The current coup leaders should take a lesson from the events of 1992, when...
...shame the Thai military can't perform a coup in the United States. There would then be a chance of getting democracy back. Gary L. Green Kuala Lumpur...
...analyst you quoted said, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin "is not someone with an appetite for political power." This statement captures the nature of not only the general but also of the coup itself. The coup was conducted to ensure the security and stability of Thailand, and, in doing so, to ensure [returning] power to civilians with a stronger and sounder democratic foundation. Kitti Wasinondh Director-General Department of Information Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangkok...