[Peace-discuss] Thailand/Energy

[Karen Aram]

Carl
 
Exactly, and to my knowledge, even Thai scholar/political activist Jiles Umpakorn residing now in exile in the UK, doesn't ever mention USG involvement in the current or past upheavals in Thailand. That's why I so appreciate investigative journalists like Andre Vltchek, and Pepe Escobar, etc. for their thorough analysis of the big picture. They support my thoughts and what you and Ron have been saying for quite sometime now.
 
Subject: Re: Thailand/Energy
From: galliher at illinois.edu
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:30:24 -0500
CC: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
To: karenaram at hotmail.com

Thanks for this, Karen. 
As usual our focus on AWARE ON THE AIR is US government policy, since neither the administration nor the media are candid about what the government we're responsible for is doing, here or elsewhere. 
The general conclusion is that the USG is working for the interests of the US economic elites - "dominant social groups," as Chomsky says - and those interests are opposed to those of the rest of us, here and abroad. 
"Governments lie," said the late I. F. Stone, and we should try to see through those lies.
The USG has lied about what it was doing in SE Asia throughout my lifetime, and I doubt that the Obama administration has departed from that pattern.     
--CGE

On Apr 24, 2014, at 8:44 AM, Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:Carl
 
I didn't address your question adequately on AWARE Tuesday, when you suggested "Energy" was not an issue in relation to Thailand. You are correct in that the oil companies have not had a major interest in Thailand, as they do Indonesia which is a major source of oil resources in the region. 
 
Unical had a presence SE Asia, during the 80's and 90's when they were having Total build a pipeline through Burma, where much of Thailand's energy comes from. There is oil in the Gulf of Siam, but I don't believe it's significant  or of interest to international companies. 
 
My information is not up to date, other than desires by Westinghouse to build nuclear facilities in Thailand as recent as five years ago, but I don't think anything is happening on this issue now neither.
 
Sad to note: they are gunning down poets on the streets of Bangkok, because they dare to speak truth. More violence is expected to come against political activists promoting free speech and democracy.
 
I urge all, to boycott travel to this archaic land of lovely people who suffer inequality and injustice, until progressive change is brought about.
 		 	   		  
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