To Whom It May Concern,

In every situation that involves man, there are always different point of views involved; some truthful and more accurate than others. However, a lot of us that reside here in Thailand believe that some of the foreign press are depicting the situation in Thailand rather unfairly, be it with intent or not.

It seems most of the news released is to deliberately defame the government. Accusing them of harming innocent civilians, when in fact, the military force, under state of emergency, is fighting the armed terrorists that use civilians as their human shields. In order to minimize the damage and to bring peace back to our country as soon as possible, the military force has been ordered to use rubber bullets in most operations. Only in certain restricted zones that real bullets are being used; and with prior notice.

If we may dare ask, “aren’t journalists supposed to remain objective & unbiased?” With that said, we plead to the foreign press for their compliance in fulfilling these rather small requests; being the worldly acclaimed journalists that you all are.

With the use of our proficiency in English, we, the Thai citizens, hope to publish the “truth” of the situation to the best of our abilities.

CORE NOTIONS

1. The government has announced protesters to leave the Rajprasong site and nearby areas. The protest is considered an unlawful act of terror.
2. ‘Red Shirts’ who refuse to leave will be charged with intentions of escalating violence and causing unrest.
3. ‘Red Shirts’ leaders are the reason behind this act of violence. They have aroused and provoked protesters to incite violence and chaos through their speeches and propaganda.
4. ‘Red Shirts’ leaders hide themselves behind human shields of women and children. The majority of protesters in the Rajprasong site are not aware that they are being used as pawns.
5. The government has never intended for any kind of violence to happen. Furthermore, there has been no concrete evidence that affiliates the government with Seh Dang’s shooting as mentioned by ‘Red Shirts’ leaders.

FOR YOUR COOPERATION

1. Please help us find facts if possible with photographs or video clips from news footage and articles within Thailand.
2. Please translate into English and paste it on this page in facebook. We can all use it to copy-paste onto other international websites.
3. We will try to spread these facts to as many as possible international websites as possible.
4. Please write in style of bulletin so it is short and straight to the point.