Thaksin's Mad Dash to Sham Elections (Op-Ed)
Terrorism, boycotted elections, and now a draconian emergency decree are the ingredients of dictatorship, not democracy. Image: Not entirely unlike North Korea, Thaksin Shinawatrais presiding over what are essentially one-party elections,under a state of emergency that allows him to censor, arrest,and otherwise silence all opposition. This state of emergencywas enacted after a terror campaign admittedly carried out byhis own supporters.