Thaksin’s shadow party takes aim on the military
New Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will also take the role of defense minister when the new cabinet of the People Power Party (PPP) is sworn in on Wednesday as the party seeks to reshuffle military officers aligned with the junta away from key command posts.
The prospect of Samak as defense minister has rattled the generals who orchestrated the overthro…
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