28/10/2009
Bangkok Post
The government is out of line in blaming Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh for carrying bad news from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. The double-barrelled attack on the new Puea Thai Party convert by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya is more a case of "shooting the messenger" than defending the Thai national interest. It is better to get the divisive and undiplomatic views of the Khmer leader out in the open, where they can be properly examined. The open and biased support for fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra is the responsibility of Mr Hun Sen, not Gen Chavalit..jpg)
That said, it also is clear that Gen Chavalit had his own motives for exposing the pro-Thaksin, anti-government stance of Mr Hun Sen. It is only difficult to accept that he acted against the country in publicising the stance of the Cambodian prime minister. Over the past year or more, Mr Hun Sen has become more aggressive in his statements against Thai authorities and Thailand in general. Last week's trip to Phnom Penh, when Gen Chavalit extracted the strong pro-Thaksin comments from Mr Hun Sen, finally made it clear why he has so frequently sought the chance to antagonise the Thai government and nation.
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