Conquest and Resignation
Two powers are said to be behind Thaksins resignation: the military and the king, neither of which are elements of democracy.
April 11, 2006
I CAME, I saw, I conquered. Then I resigned. We all have come to know the recent political turmoil in Thailand. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra challenged the opposition which had clamored for his resignation by organizing mass demonstrations to overthrow him. He may have whispered, Well fight with the ballot box. The former police officer was certain of one thing: his opponents were no more than a section of the persistent, urban middle class
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