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	Khun Vint is once again insightful and to the point. However, we are still shuddering at the insistence &ndash; to the point of harassment &ndash; of Washington&rsquo;s demands that Thailand return to Thaksin-style democracy.&nbsp;</div>
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Does no one in Washington speak Thai?

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Does no one in Washington speak Thai?

Re: "Thai language needed to fully grasp what we went through under Thaksin", Letters, November 23.

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