US-Funded Thai Protests: Prachatai

November 7, 2020 (Brian Berletic - LD) - We’re told that the US government is not funding or supporting anti-government protests in Thailand, but have already seen that this is a lie. The US Embassy also denied supporting any specific party - also a lie. In the case of US-funded Prachatai - the US government is doing both. 


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Prachatai - About Us:
https://prachatai.com/english/about/prachatai

US Central Intelligence Agency - The Rockefeller Foundation Program in International Relations

https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp05s00620r000200470062-1

US Central Intelligence Agency - The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters:

https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol46no1/article08.html

US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) - Thailand 2019: 

https://www.ned.org/region/asia/thailand-2019/

US NED Fellows - Chiranuch Premchaiporn: 

https://www.ned.org/fellows/ms-chiranuch-premchaiporn/

Twitter - US Ambassador Kristie Kenney Prachatai Visit (2014): 

https://twitter.com/KristieKenney/status/515413425720020992

Facebook - US Embassy, US Amb. Kristie Kenney Prachatai Visit (2014): 

https://www.facebook.com/usembassybkk/posts/816584058362738

Prachatai - Future Forward Party’s new faces reveal their dreams for Thailand: 

https://prachatai.com/english/node/7683

Khaosod - Drop Harmful Language, Thai-Language News Media Urged: 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2017/03/25/drop-retard-hurtful-language-thai-language-news-media-urged/

Bangkok Post - Don slams diplomats for accompanying Thanathorn

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1659052/don-slams-diplomats-for-accompanying-thanathorn

The Nation - Transparency essential for democracy campaigner (by Pravit Rojanaphruk): 

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30164659?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral