Monthly Archives: April 2007

The Height of Hypocrisy – USA vs North Korea

April 9, 2007 – 9:26 pm

Back in the distant past Dick Cheney’s lack, GW Bush, called Iraq, Iran, and North Korea the ‘axis of evil’. The USA in 2003 invaded Iraq to avenge the 9/11 terror attack by Saudi Arabia stooges and their Al-Quada masterminds. Since 2001 Dick Cheney the unelected president, has been lambasting Iran for its nuclear ambitions, while we rewarded […]

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Songkran is upon us 2007

April 8, 2007 – 10:08 pm

This year’s Songkran is promising to be a long one. Upon exiting from my soi in Pattaya this morning a mini-van was sideswiped by a motorcycle carrying three teenage boys. The van’s driver got out to assess the damage. The three boys were bleary-eyed from a night of drunken excess. The van had suffered a […]

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Iran Frees Dinghy Marines

April 6, 2007 – 5:27 am

Despite the shrill forecasts from Fox News and the Bush Regime, the 3rd World War misses its Armageddon date thanks to Iran’s freeing 15 British marines and sailors. They said upon reaching safety that they were well treated by the Iranian nation. Some UK newspapaers descried that the prisoners had been forced to wear badly-tailored suits […]

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Chakri Memorial Day – April 6

April 5, 2007 – 9:39 pm

Thailand has a vast number of national holidays, mostly dedicated to religious or royal events and figures. Chakri Memorial Day commemorates Chakri the 18th Century military leader ascending the throne on April 6, 1782 after the death of King Taksin. Chakri assumed the title Rama I and established Krung-Thep or Bangkok as the new capitol in order to prevent future attacks […]

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Youtube in Thailand

April 5, 2007 – 8:26 pm

Access denied. (policy-denied) Youtube remains blocked in Thailand, although Google and Youtube have wiped out the offending video. The anonymous downloader was banned for life. Unfortunately even more disturbing images have appeared on Youtube necessitating its continued ban. This ban has been descried as censorship by many bloggers, however no one mentioned anything about Viacom […]

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