- By Ranger, Thai Intel’s political journalist
Well, the USA aircraft carrier, Abrahan Lincoln, was docking in Thailand for a few days and so the USA Embassy in Bangkok, posted Abraham’s Lincoln’s famous words that those who are against freedom for others, do not deserve freedom themselves.
- Well, the Royalist Thais, got angry at those words, and went to the USA Embassy Facebook, and posted some angry words. Thai Royalist Thais do not believe in freedom, but in Thais following the “Good People” of Thailand-being the Royalist.
Matichon, a local neutral newspaper for the intellect here in Thailand, said this second angry posting by the Royalist at the USA Embassy Facebook, comes after the USA came out to criticized Thailand’s lese majeste laws as being anti-freedom of expression. That USA statement, got the Royalist to go protesting the USA Embassy.
Thailand is rated “Not Free” country, by Freedom House, by the way.
If you need a bit of history between Abraham Lincoln and Thailand-way back during the civil war, a Thai King offered to send to the USA elephants to be use in the war against the South. Lincoln declined, very politely, off course.
If you need a bit of contemporary culture, many have said that Thailand today, resembles the South of the USA in culture, more than the East or the West Coast.
- The following is from the 7th Fleet Blog:
Lincoln Concludes Thailand Port Visit
By USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs
RAYONG, Thailand (Jan. 9, 2012) – Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and students from the Nikhom 3 School in Rayong celebrate after winning a game of tug-of-war during a community service project. Lincoln is on a port visit to Thailand to further strengthen ties between the two partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by MCSA Joshua E. Walters)
While in Thailand, Sailors from the two ships visited with the people of Thailand, experienced the local culture and participated in a series of community service projects (COMSERVs) to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
Sailors painted schools, cleaned local temples and visited with children at schools and medical facilities as part of the COMSERVs.
The Lincoln Chiefs Mess visited with HIV/AIDS-stricken children and adults at the Camillian Relief Center in Rayong. Chief Religious Program Specialist Elliot Warley said spending time with the children was the most worthwhile part of his time in Thailand.
“Even though these kids are sick, they’re still kids,” Warley said. “We interacted with them, we played with them, and we gave them toys. It was a really good experience.”
Other highlights from the port visit included tours of temples and historic sites, elephant rides, jungle adventure tours and visits to the Sriracha Tiger Zoo.
The visit also included military-to-military talks and ship tours for several local groups including Royal Thai navy personnel, local businesses and school children. Additionally, Lincoln Sailors delivered Project Handclasp supplies to local organizations. Project Handclasp, the Navy’s worldwide outreach program, donates humanitarian, educational and goodwill materials to people in need overseas.
Lincoln, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans en route to support coalition efforts in the 5th Fleet AOR. The visit to Thailand was the first port call of Lincoln’s 2011-2012 deployment.
CSG 9 is comprised of Lincoln, Cape St. George, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9, which includes guided-missile destroyers USS Momsen (DDG 92) and USS Sterett (DDG 104).
Following deployment, Lincoln will change homeports from Everett, Wash., to Norfolk, Va., for a periodic refueling complex overhaul.
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