Dieter1
Senior Member
J.O., waere Dein Beitrag #319 eine Antwort auf DisainaM's #320 gewesen, haette es gepasst.
Der war gut, wusste gar nicht, dass Dir manchmal auch so etwas wie Selbstironie auskommt.Ich sehe die Sache weniger ideologisch [...]
Erstens werde ich mir sicher nicht Deine alten Beiträge nochmals vornehmen, bin ja kein Masosichst. Zweitens frage ich mich, ob Du auf Deine alten Tage noch so dünnhäutig wirst, eine Entschuldigung zu verlangen?? Ausgerechnet Du, der mich unzählige Male beleidigt hat ohne sich nur ein einziges mal zu entschuldigen. Ausgerechnet Du, der meine Frau als faule Isaanbraut beschimpft hast, willst jetzt plötzlich eine Entschuldigung? Und verlange jetzt nicht, ich solle das auch noch beweisen. Die meisten deiner Verbalinjurien wurden von den Mods ja gelöscht, ein paar stehen noch im Wühltisch und ein paar wurden als abschreckendes Beispiel stehen gelassen. Ausgerechnet der Dieter will jetzt auf einmal eine Entschuldigung, weil ich ihn an seine Postings erinnert habe, die er im Zuge der Sudepp-Randale und des Putsches von sich gelassen hat. Ist heute der 1. April, oder was ist plötzlich in Dich gefahren? Entschuldige Du dich erstmals für all die Beleidigungen, die Du Dir in den letzten Jahren erlaubt hast, bevor Du selber eine forderst, noch dazu wo Du sie in einem Fall forderst, der geradezu lächerlich ist, denn jeder hier im Forum kennt Deine Postings zur Thai-Politik!Bitte gib mir ein Beispiel eines von mir verfassten Beitrages, der vor "gelber Ideologie" strotzt oder entschuldige Dich fuer diese Behauptung.
.Yingluck trifft amerikanischen Diplomaten in US-Botschaft :: Wochenblitz - Ihre deutschsprachige Zeitung für ThailandBangkok - Die ehemalige Premierministerin Yingluck Shinawatra folgte am Montag einer Einladung des US-Vizestaatssekretärs für ostasiatische und pazifische Angelegenheiten und erschien mit einigen ihrer früheren Minister zu einem Gespräch in der US-Botschaft in Bangkok.
Begleitet wurde Frau Yingluck vom ehemaligen stellvertretenden Premierminister Niwattumrong Bunsongpaisarn,vom ehemaligen Außenminister Surapong Tovichakchaikul und vom ehemaligen Generalsekretär Suranant Vejjajiva.
Das Treffen erfolgte auf Initiative der US-Regierung, die der Meinung ist, sich durch Diskussionen mit allen politischen Gruppen über die aktuelle Situation in Thailand informieren zu können.![]()
Surapong berichtete später nur mit knappen Worten vor Medienvertretern, dass bei dem Treffen mit Daniel Russel,dem US-Vizestaatssekretär für ostasiatische und pazifische Angelegenheiten, auch über dasAmtsenthebungsverfahren gegen Frau Yingluck diskutiert worden sei. Herr Russel habe betont, die US-Regierungsei besorgt über die politische Situation in Thailand und würde gern wissen, wann Wahlen stattfinden würden.
Auch bei seinem vorhergehenden Gespräch mit dem stellvertretenden Premierminister und Außenminister Tanasak Patimapragorn, das im Außenministerium der Regierung stattfand, hatte sich Russel äußerst besorgt gezeigt und als erstes auf eine Aufhebung des Kriegsrechts gedrängt.
Keine Sorge DisainaM, Thailand ist seit 1945 der verlaesslichste Partner der USA in der Region und gerade die Militaers beider Laender pflegen seit dem gemeinsam durchfochtenen Vietnamkrieg eine enge Waffenbruederschaft......der Währungskrieg gegen den Rubel soll Thailand warnen, sich nicht zuweit von den USA zu entfernen.
US Arms Still Flowing to Thailand Despite Recent Coup » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the NamesIn the six months since Thailand’s military coup, the United States has exported tens of millions of dollars’ worth of military equipment to the unelected government there. This finding is based on a new analysis of US Census Bureau export data conducted by Truthout.The records, which run through September, show that since the May 22, 2014, coup, the United States has delivered $11 million in parts for military aircraft, more than $1 million in parts for guided missiles and three UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters worth more than $40 million.
The Thai military government, which calls itself the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has mandated widespread censorship on television, radio, in print and in social media. It has also outlawed criticism of the military authorities, as well as gatherings of more than five people.
The NCPO has also detained more than 300 politicians, activists, journalists and demonstrators since the coup. Many are being held incommunicado at military black sites, and some are alleging torture.
In August, the leader of the military, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, was appointed the country’s prime minister by a legislative body that he himself handpicked. General Prayuth has suggested that democratic elections may not occur until 2016.
The US arms deliveries have continued despite the Thai military’s history of violent repression. In 2010, the Thai military opened fire during a crackdown on opposition protesters calling for new elections. Both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch criticized the military’s actions, which killed scores and left hundreds injured.
“We don’t want weapons shipped that can be used against protesters,” Brad Adams, the executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division, told Truthout.
However, the United States has continued to deliver arms to the Thai government. In the month immediately after the military seized power, the US government exported more than $1 million in parts and accessories for military rifles and has continued to export hundreds of military rifles and shotguns since the May coup.
When Truthout asked about the continued delivery of US arms to Thailand, a government spokesperson replied in an email: “The United States reviews all requests for security assistance on a case-by-case basis, taking into account political, military, economic, arms control, and human rights conditions in making decisions on the provision of military equipment and the licensing of direct commercial sales to any country.”
Despite the State Department’s reassurances, the US weapons deliveries to Thailand may be illegal under US law, according to Brittany Benowitz, an attorney and former congressional staff member with expertise in US security assistance.
“All of these transfers are arguably inconsistent with the new arms trade directive, which discourages transfers that would identify the United States with human rights abuses,” Benowitz told Truthout.
The weapons transfers may also run contrary to provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act, and would be prohibited under federal law if any of the arms sales were financed in part with US funds, Benowitz said.
Regardless of whether the arms deliveries conform to the letter of current US law, observers believe US weapons sales, which are not barred in the Foreign Assistance Act, should end after a military coup.
“The United States should not be arming, training or engaging in military exercises with the Thai armed forces as long as the country is under military rule. This cutoff should include arms sales as well as military aid,” said William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy.
“To let sales go through while the military regime is still in power represents a tacit endorsement of military rule, and is unacceptable,” Hartung told Truthout.
When the Thai military took control of Thailand, the State Department suspended $4.7 million in foreign assistance as a result. However, the State Department has continued to approve possible arms sales to Thailand. The most recent example was in September, when nine UH-72A Lakota Helicopters and associated parts, service and support worth $89 million were approved. The State Department has also asked Congress for more than $11 million in foreign assistance to Thailand for 2015 – including $900,000 in military aid.
Some have argued that the United States should continue military ties with the Thai government in order to maintain influence. However, Adams, Human Rights Watch’s Asia director, told Truthout he was skeptical of the effectiveness of this approach.
“The US should really be embarrassed by this because this is what 50 years of relations with the Thai military has produced,” Adams said. “I think they need to rethink their relationship to the Thai military.”
In October, after much discussion, the United States announced it was going ahead with its massive Cobra Gold military exercises with Thailand. These multilateral exercises are the largest in Asia, with over a dozen countries participating.
“We have told the US we don’t believe it’s appropriate to engage in exercises with the Thai military while it has taken power from a coup,” Adams said.
However, the continued US military support to Thailand is unlikely to be shaken by the political situation there, according to analysts.
“The US has a very longstanding military relationship with Thailand that dates back to the Vietnam War era. That drives a lot of the thinking in the US about how far they [the US government] should go in responding to the coup,” Adams said.
Anthony Davis, a Bangkok-based security analyst with IHS-Janes, believes geostrategic interests in the Pacific are playing a role in the US response to the coup.
“The US military has been looking to sustain and strengthen a decades-old security relationship with Thailand at a time when China is slowly expanding its military footprint in the region,” Davis told Truthout. “For now both sides have far too much to lose in broad geostrategic terms to allow [their partnership] to wither.”
, inklusive Geheimgefängnis(se). Nur der Mann der zu der Zeit am Ruder war schweigt, bzw. will es nicht gewesen sein.der verlaesslichste Partner der USA