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Murakano
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GwangjuParents
Joined: 31 Oct 2008
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Lawrence of Thailand or Freaky Waygook #1... you be the judge...
With his stated military background, I could help but wonder if this is the same guy on Dave's who claims to be having poker games with top USFK command... |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 12:35 am Post subject: |
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| Probably best to stay out locals affairs when abroad. He'll get in big trouble and do time in a monkey house. Or worse... |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 1:41 am Post subject: |
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But when he takes to the red shirt stage at Ratchaprasong, thousands of people stop and listen attentively to the Irish-born Aussie ``military'' man as he reads his speeches, which are immediately translated into Thai.
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Hmm...
There used to be an Irish guy with that name who posted on Dave's about 5 or 6 years ago. He also wrote for this blog.
The date says May 2010, but I'm pretty sure that's the date of the issue, not the date the article was written. The Seoul Times writer's photo is at the bottom of the page, but it's hard to tell from that if they're the same guy. Not at first glance, but appearances can change. |
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visitorq
Joined: 11 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 5:03 am Post subject: |
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Why would you believe anything written by the Bangkok Post? This newspaper is a complete joke and tells outright lies on a daily basis (I live in Bangkok, so I follow it). Two recent examples would be the claims that the red shirts shut down the BTS (sky train) by throwing tires on the tracks (in fact they had brought a few tires onto the platform, nothing more), and that red shirts killed a soldier in a skirmish (in fact he was killed by friendly fire). Just outright lies, the true stories were easily verified in other mainstream sources (such as the BBC).
They also reported the grenade attacks at Saladaeng station as factually having come from the reds (in fact there is no proof whatsoever, and the reds vehemently deny it), giving more attention to Abhisit's labeling the reds as "terrorists" (in fact they are peaceful protesters) than to the strong possibility that they were agent provocateurs of the government. They completely whitewashed the massacre of 27 people as well.
This newspaper also posted a front page article with giant headline text reading "Army Rejects Jap Journalist Death Probe". The editors are so dumb it took them a full day (and many complaints in the comment section) to change it... |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| visitorq, i'm surprised you don't think the bangkok post is just a patsy for the current regime. Or at least extremely sympathetic. I'm not surprised whatsoever about its factual and editorial "mistakes" that you mention above. |
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visitorq
Joined: 11 Jan 2008
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| visitorq, i'm surprised you don't think the bangkok post is just a patsy for the current regime. Or at least extremely sympathetic. I'm not surprised whatsoever about its factual and editorial "mistakes" that you mention above. |
Oh yes, it goes without saying that they are heavily influenced and biased in favor of the military gov't; however they are still considered the most "moderate" mainstream source in Thailand. I was just pointing out their outright lies since they're actually not prone to doing that (they supposed to just spin things, not lie to your face).
The Nation (another major newspaper), on the other hand, is just outright propaganda. It is actually owned by one of the leaders of the yellow shirt PAD movement, and is so mendacious it makes Fox News look like some kind of well-respected scholarly journal in comparison... |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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But when he takes to the red shirt stage at Ratchaprasong, thousands of people stop and listen attentively to the Irish-born Aussie ``military'' man as he reads his speeches, which are immediately translated into Thai.
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Hmm...
There used to be an Irish guy with that name who posted on Dave's about 5 or 6 years ago. He also wrote for this blog.
The date says May 2010, but I'm pretty sure that's the date of the issue, not the date the article was written. The Seoul Times writer's photo is at the bottom of the page, but it's hard to tell from that if they're the same guy. Not at first glance, but appearances can change. |
Yep, I remember that guy. Never seemed to be the quickest tractor on the farm. |
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wintermute
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cjhannon
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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It is a different Conor Purcell then the Irish Conor/Saharzie that used to post here. I am not in Thailand or Korea and not in prison.
Urbanmyth, great metaphor! Your students are very lucky. You are an English teacher? Excuse me if you are a doctor/architect/entrepreneur. |
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