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Thai ‘Reform,’ 1984 Style

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Aug 14, 2014
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Just as the dictatorship in George Orwell’s book “1984” claimed that "war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength," the Thai junta is claiming that a military dictatorship that destroyed democracy is “kicking off a process of political reform.”

Let us be clear about this. General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the head of the junta, ordered the cold-bloo…

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