The Coup leader… ex Chief of Army, then Deputy Prime Minister… gave an amazing interview to Bangkok Post.
Actually, many people were worried : Sonthi disappeared after the elections, that gave a victory to the PPP and a harsh defeat for the Junta…
To loose face is always a difficult experience 
THAKSIN
”If he makes the same mistakes, people will demonstrate against him in the streets again”
”I believe in Pol Lt-Col Thaksin’s good character. But I am not quite so sure about other people”
THE VICTORY OF PPP
”We knew it would win because it had everything. But seeing the number of seats the party won, it was beyond our expectations,” he said. However, the party should bear in mind that it does not have the support of most of the people as it won less than 50% of the 480 seats in the House, he added.
THE COUP (the best part)
”The coup was unavoidable because of the divisions in the country, the interference in independent organisations, the lese majeste charges and the lack of confidence in the leadership.
”I had to do it. The seizure of power was not a waste of time,” he said.
That’s the beauty with the military : they never try (they can’t) to analyse their mistakes, they never show remorse…
Hopefully for Sonthi, ridicule doesn’t kill… I mean the man is not even able to see that 15 months after the Coup… we are back to square one !
So it “was not a waste of time” ? !
Anyway. Like a good coward, Sonthi “plans to visit Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Dubai to promote relations with the Muslim world at the end of this month“…
Sure, it’s better to leave the country… You never know what could happen.
And he will be able to explain to the “muslim world” why the violence in the muslim south of Thailand increased with the Junta…
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