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Published on March 13, 2008

 I wonder how much it cost him this time and to whom? Our system of justice is and must be seen as a joke, and to outside observers a major indictment of our system. You and me as ordinary citizens would not get this privilege. It is all a matter of being able to financially circumvent the system. And we Thais just accept this as we worship the rich, no matter how they obtained their wealth.

I am normally not negative, but I am totally negative when it comes to the integrity of our politicians. Everything is for sale at the right price. We must open our eyes to the reality of the state of our nation; it is not a nice sight. No wonder international criminals find our country a safe haven. I suppose the usual corrupt bootlickers and simpletons will be there at the airport to welcome him on his return, hoping for another handout. As a proud Thai, I feel extremely ashamed as to the state of our nation. We have no rule of law, and as such we are doomed. I feel for our next generation, as the example set for them is atrocious. My heart bleeds for my nation.

Noppadon

Bangkok

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Burma makes a mockery of Gambari and the UN

The United Nations has become part of the problem, rather than part of the solution in Burma. An influential Burmese family with UN connections facilitated the appointment of Gambari as UN Special Envoy so that UN aid can be resumed without the restoration of freedom and democracy in Burma, as mandated by a decade of UN General Assembly resolutions.

Burma's "Comical Ali" aka BG Kyaw Hsan, lectured and publicly humiliated UN Envoy Gambari because of his deviation from the original undemocratic plan, and was demanding political reforms as the price of UN Aid.

UN Envoy Gambari is also in hot water with senior American officials because he snubbed First Lady Laura Bush. In the middle of Laura Bush's UN seminar on Burma, Gambari left, saying he had to go to an important meeting, as if hers was not important.

However, I am hopeful about Burma's future. We will find a way to get rid of Than Shwe by negotiating a secret agreement with the anti-Chinese faction in the Burmese Army.

Myint Thein

Bangkok

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Israel is using up its reserves of sympathy

Re: "Anti-Israel sentiment ignores historical facts", Letters, March 12.

I am of Irish descent. In the same vein as his argument, imagine, in a few a few hundred years, if my descendants justified forcible re-appropriation of land earlier lost. What would he expect others to make of this if it was done without the agreement of the current inhabitants? And what judgement would be reasonable if this was engineered without compensation. I imagine the fighting Irish would call on their brethren worldwide - as the Arabs have done. Many who have respect for Jewish people do not sympathise with the Israeli authorities.

Bob

Bangkok

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