Struggle, Between, Good, and, Evil...

Our Foreign Minister is quoted in The Nation:

"I speak frankly, this is a struggle between two ideologies. We want democracy, monarchy and constitution but they [Thaksin's group] don't," [BP: They don't?] Kasit told a meeting of the ruling Democrat Party.

"It is not a normal power struggle; it means the future of the institution [monarchy], which has lived with us for hundreds of years," he told the party's members.

"It is a great danger. It's time for us to fight. Let's ask ourselves what we want to see [happen]. I'm ready for the fighting," the minister said.

The Foreign Ministry has instructed all its embassies around the globe to feed correct information about the monarchy and the government's policy to the international community, he said.

Since Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's speech at Oxford University early this month, articles in foreign media had shown they have a better understanding about Thailand, he said.

Fugitive academic Ji Giles Ungpakorn who is on the run from lese majeste charge has no credibility anymore, he said.

The minister referred to the leftist academic because he understood that Ji, together with Thaksin, championed the changing of Thailand to a republic state.

Members of the Democrat Party at the meeting also questioned Thaksin's phone-in tactics which are now floating much speculation about who masterminded the 2006 coup.

BP: So the foreign media are just putty in the Democrat's hands now?

Manager has the full quote and he also states:

"...ราต้องสู้แล้ว เพราะเรื่องนี้ไม่ใช่แค่เรื่องการชิงอำนาจทางการเมือง วันนี้ต้องบอกว่า เป็นเรื่องที่อันตรายอย่างใหญ่หลวงที่มีกลุ่มบุคคลที่พยายามดำเนินการบางอย่าง ก็ขอฝากประธานสาขาพรรคประชาธิปัตย์ในที่นี้ด้วยให้ช่วยกัน แต่วันนี้ผมพร้อมจะลุยเองในเรื่องนี้”

"... [BP's own translation] it is time to fight because this is not the way of contesting power through politics. Today, [I] must state that this is very dangerous that there is a group of persons who are trying to proceed in a way. [I] want to tell the the branch chairman of the Democrat Party here to help, but I am ready to get involved in this issue."

Just waiting for more elite outrage. Actually, no need to wait long as the Bangkok Post has more:

Coordinator of the People's Alliance for Democracy Suriyasai Katasila said the group might need to consider whether it would revive its protest role if Thaksin and the UDD was found to offend the highly-placed institution.

Supporters of Gen Prem in Songkhla led by Wirat Tongbaipet called on the government to take action against Thaksin and the UDD for attacking the privy council president. If it failed to do so, the group would "respond by itself in all possible ways". Songkhla is the hometown of Gen Prem.

BP: So will they be called Prem lackeys and paid for by Prem if they start protesting?

btw, Fonzi and Political Prisoners in Thailand also have comments on what Kasit said.

[insert your own Lord of the Rings analogy in the comments]