The Standard, 4 Dec 2008, William Pesek
"Thaksin is a better example of how not to lead or inspire Asia's future. Just as few would seek the advice of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on political correctness or US President George WBush on diplomacy, Asians shouldn't look to Thaksin for pointers on building their future.
Look no further than the wreckage he left behind in Asia's eighth-biggest economy.
Its disingenuous to blame Thaksin alone for Thailand's political crisis. Thaksin was elected and then went about bastardizing Thailand's democracy over a five-year period. He was sentenced to two years in prison for helping his then- wife - the couple divorced last month - buy land from the government. And now he won't go away."
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