Don't Take Your Eye off the Ball!

Thailand and Cambodia are now on collision course over the appointment of Thaksin as Cambodia's "economic advisor". And, just as Harry Nicolaides was the "spoiler" to attract attention away from the conflict in Thailand between red shirts and yellow shirts, this time too, the Thai government needs a "spoiler". So who could that person be?

There are rumours circulating that Thai police have now issued an arrest warrant against me, but as yet I have heard nothing offficially. But then, neither had Harry Nicolaides before his sudden arrest at Bangkok airport. Harry's arrest warrant was issued in secret (just like mine) months before his arrest.

My guess is that these rumours are true. The Thai "government" will wait until it is politically opportune before asking Spanish police to arrest me. This move will allow the non-elected Thai regime to buy time, as the western media gaze at their navel pondering over the issue of "free speech" versus "cultural sensitivity".

The British government meanwhile, will let the Spanish authorities stew in their own juice, as the international press huff and puff about how the Spanish government has arrested a British blogger. Conveniently forgeting that the British government too has interfered in Thailand, first by revoking Thaksin's visa, then by sending British-born Abhisit to steal his job.

The Generals in Bangkok are no fools. Did anybody notice how King Bhumibol's youngest daughter, Princess Chulabhorn arrived in Spain to stay at the private residence of Spain's Prince Felipe, at the very same time that my e-mail account was being hacked into by the DSI in order to arrest my Thai friend Nat Sattayapornpisut? Coincidence?

This is the stuff that scandals are made of. No doubt these pre-prepared "facts" will be leaked out at the right moment so that eager "conspiracy" journalist take the bait, and write about how Prince Felipe, who recently used Spain's lese majeste law to sue a Spanish satirical magazine called Jueves, could somehow have been "involved in Nat Sattayapornpisut's arrest". I can see the headline in The Times now: "Did the Spanish Crown Prince give police the order to hack his mail". Bah! Humbug!

But Thailand's brilliant plan is not going to work. Not this time. Because now everybody knows the truth. So instead of dancing to Thailand's tune, I suggest the media concentrate on the issue of how the Thai government was able to gain access to my e-mail account and whether these methods were legal or not.

I would also ask the international press, to write about the circumstances surrounding the arrests of my Thai friends Suwicha Thakhor and Nat Sattayapornpisut, and of course Da Torpedo. These are the headlines the Thai government doesn't want people to read. But this is precisely the reason why I will be arrested soon.

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