Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's Statement on charges over the Rice Pledging Scheme

P.M. Shinawatra official Facebook press release ^ | Feb. 20 , 2014 | Yingluck Shinawatra

[LeoWindhorse]

Respected fellow Thai citizens and dear rice farmers,

I wish to begin by reaffirming that over the past two years since being appointed Prime Minister, I have been committed to serve the people of Thailand with honesty, integrity and every determined effort, as I have always been conscious of the mandate entrusted to me by the Thai people. I shall therefore not let them down; in particular the responsibility to protect the interests of the Thai people and uphold our democratic system with His Majesty the King as the Head of State. [snip] My fellow Thai citizens, I wish to assure you that as I have served my duty with righteousness and contrary to the charges brought against me by the NACC, I have done nothing wrong.

[LeoWindhorse]

for historical perspective only :

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234978/President-Barack-Obama-schmoozes-Thai-PM-Yingluck-Shinawatra-stop-historic-Asia-visit.html

[GraceG]

Seven Samurai (1954)

Kikuchiyo: What do you think of farmers? You think they’re saints? Hah! They’re foxy beasts! They say, “We’ve got no rice, we’ve no wheat. We’ve got nothing!” But they have! They have everything! Dig under the floors! Or search the barns! You’ll find plenty! Beans, salt, rice, sake! Look in the valleys, they’ve got hidden warehouses! They pose as saints but are full of lies! If they smell a battle, they hunt the defeated! They’re nothing but stingy, greedy, blubbering, foxy, and mean! God damn it all! But then who made them such beasts? You did! You samurai did it! You burn their villages! Destroy their farms! Steal their food! Force them to labour! Take their women! And kill them if they resist! So what should farmers do?

[sits and weeps in the corner]

Kambei Shimada: [after a long pause] You were the son of a farmer, weren’t you?

[WayneS]

“Rice Pledging Scheme”

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