democracy

UPDATE: Thailand Suffers Another Coup — This Time by an Angry Mob

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 5:04 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Imagine a scenario where Democrats launch months of nationwide protests following a disputed presidential result, including mass sit-ins that shut down major US airports. Because that, essentially, is what’s happening in Thailand. Recall that Thais reacted with blithe resignation to the 2006 military coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Military leaders accused him of massive… Read more.

Ethnic Tensions Threatening Rwandan Genocide in Kenya

Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 10:38 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Almost three years ago, I wrote a commentary in which I lamented that “genocide is taking place in the DR Congo … on a scale that threatens to surpass the horrors of Rwanda”. I also urged President Bush to do all in his power to end this genocide because: We do not need another American… Read more.

Thailand’s Benign Military Coup Juxtaposed with Hungary’s People’s Revolution…

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 10:44 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Yesterday, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was strutting his stuff on the international stage — from a meaningless Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Cuba to an equally meaningless UN session in New York. Back home, Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin was staging a military coup to oust him. As of the publication of this piece, for all intents and… Read more.

Update on My Favorite “Ex-Communists”: the Ukrainians

Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 5:52 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

In November 2004, the world watched in awe as Viktor Yushchenko, scarred but unbowed by a botched assassination attempt, led Ukrainian democrats in an Orange Revolution against the communists who had lorded over them for fifty-plus years. In April 2005, I wrote a laudatory and hopeful commentary on Yushchenko’s historic visit to the United States,… Read more.