American kettle calls Thai pot black

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015
American kettle calls Thai pot black

It's beyond ironic for Daniel Russel, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia, to accuse the Thai government of being "politically driven" in impeaching Yingluck Shinawatra.

There’s not a single thing that happens within the US political landscape that is not politically driven – even judgements by its Supreme Court. Meanwhile, nearly all American laws, policies and positions of international interest are currently being written by corporate lobbyists to promote corporate agendas. One might ask who it is that the American and transnational corporations – who are the main puppeteers behind “the American government” – have more to gain from, Thailand’s current government or those of the Pheu Thai Party? On this point I am not an expert, but it’s a question for Thai people to consider.
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