Noam Chomsky 's comment about Thai coup

George McLeod speaks with Noam Chomsky, the world's leading intellectual of the 20th century, about regional and global issues and the rise of China. The following are excerpts from that interview.

George McLeod: As you know, Thailand's Thaksin government was deposed in a military coup. Thaksin was criticized for undemocratic rule and corruption. Can you comment on the Thai coup? Do you believe that it is possible for a coup to bring about democratic change?

Noam Chomsky: In principle, the answer is yes. Almost anything is possible, but the burden of proof for using force to overthrow a government is very high. They [coup leaders] have to demonstrate conclusively strong arguments that the use of force is legitimate.

For example, there is plenty of corruption in Washington-there is favoritism and headlines [about corruption] one day after another, but that doesn't justify a military coup.

In the case of Thailand-and let me say that I do not have a detailed, specialized knowledge of it-I did not think that the burden of proof was met.

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