Negotiate with muscles is not bilateral talk

"Silence is not necessarily golden"

Negotiate with muscles is not bilateral talk

When a 200-pound black belt big boy with strong muscles causes the fight with a meek, frail and helpless individual, the best way for him--the big boy-- to win is to tell others to stay away and to let him ‘negotiate’ with his opponent directly.

Thailand will have the upper hand in the so-called bilateral talk with Cambodia because its objective is not to seek justice, but to use muscle to get what Thailand wants.

PM Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand will do whatever he can get away with. Money and muscles speak much louder than words. The King of Thailand is one of the richest people on earth and Thailand’s armed forces are among the best in the world. With such power Thailand can afford to reject any help from the United Nations any time.

Cambodia on the other hand is among the smallest and weakest countries of the world. Regardless of our pride as Khmer people, who used to be one of the most powerful countries in Asia, we must realize that we cannot defend ourselves militarily against Thailand at this time. Our best weapon is to bring our case to a decent third party to help seek justice. The United Nations is the best choice.

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Thailand to reject UN help over Cambodia: PM
(AFP) – 6 hours ago
BANGKOK — Thailand will tell the UN Security Council there is no need for outside mediation to resolve a deadly border conflict with Cambodia, according to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
He said Thailand was confident that it could make a strong case at the closed-door meeting in New York on Monday to show that Phnom Penh sparked the standoff over disputed territory, which has left eight people dead.
"We're confident that we can explain that (Cambodia's claims) are wrong," he said in his weekly television address.
"Cambodia is calling for (intervention by) a third country, the UN and peacekeeping forces. Thailand will call for a return to bilateral talks on demarcation," he said.
Thailand will present evidence including pictures and media reports to support its case and show that Cambodia used an ancient temple at the centre of the dispute as a military base, he added.
Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya is due to attend Monday's Security Council meeting, along with his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong.
Thailand and Cambodia have blamed each other for the clashes around the ancient temple of Preah Vihear, which sparked four days of fighting earlier this month.
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen sought an urgent Security Council meeting and called for a UN buffer force to be put in place. Thailand has repeatedly said the dispute should settled between the two countries.
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