Our invitation for visitors to nationmultimedia.com to post a question they wanted to ask Thaksin Shinawatra the most, has drawn an overwhelming response. Some were sarcastic, others sincere, and many had to be taken with a grain of salt. The following are some of the more interesting examples (edited, of course - if you think the language is aggressive and that this is a rather lopsided selection of quotes, you haven't been to our

website yet):

Overseas Thai

Why do you feel that you need to hire a Publicist, if you do not plan to continue in politics?

Thaksin Observer

Why do you always say one thing, then do the opposite (mostly)? This is a matter of fact, while watching you for over four years.

Chula student

Did you really intend, Mr Thaksin,

to be a role model for Thai youngsters as a successful tax cheat, a mega

vote-buying democrat, an extra-

judicial-killing policeman, insatiably greedy, conflict-of-interest PM of Thailand?

World Citizen

What do you want your supporters to do for you and your country? Just come back, Sonthi is nobody to stop you. Thailand does not belong to him.

Bank

Dear Thaksin ... tell us the truth … how much money do you really have?

Tayawat

In your interview, which I don't remember where from, you said that the coup was approved and/or legitimised by the King. What was your intention in saying that?

Stephff

What sacrifice are you ready to make for the country as a private citizen? Are you ready to give away a part of your wealth to start some kind of foundation Bill Gates-style?

Dutch politics student

When it comes to 'welfare and stability' or 'democracy' (as the full package), which one has a higher value in Thai society according to you? And, why do you think that? Is there anything Thais would trade off for welfare or stability in the country?

Ou Macca Mania

How would you solve the problem of Suvarnabhumi Airport which you tried to open too fast? Will you take responsibility?

A foreign politics student

Mister Thaksin, what do you think of the negative tone that is set in the media around your ' pro-poor' policies? Aren't pro-poor policies (although perhaps more thoroughly thought through) what Thailand needs?

A Citizen

Mr Thaksin, you were very confident of NO corruption in building Suvarnabhumi Airport, but now that we see the proof of low quality construction with cracks in the runway, taxiway, cracks in boarding bridges and many, many more - barely four months after it was opened. What would your answer be?

Farge observing your

politics

Why the sudden outing now? Wasn't it actually more appropriate to do more public clarification and interviews on all the accused and mentioned allegations during your time as PM?

Anti-thaksin

Will you agree to have Khun Sonthi Limthongkul  debate with you on TV to thrash out the bad deeds you have done to Thailand? Will you dare?

B

When do you think the Thai people

will realise that a country run by

an illegal military junta will never

prosper?

The Quiet American

Did you write your own PhD thesis?

Ah Seng

Besides answering to Thais, how are you going to answer to Singapore for all the problems they got from you?

A frog in the mist

Why? You had it all ... why did you have to go into politics?

Arjay

Thaksin, if you had the chance to re-live the past, would you have paid the taxes from the sale of Shin Corp?

Well-Wisher of Thailand

Everything was going so well with your leadership. But, where did you go wrong?

Oj

Do you still think you were ousted from Thailand because of simple jealousy (of your wealth)?

F-1

Mr Thaksin was that a Daimler or a Jaguar you gave to one general during the formation of your telecom Shinawatra enterprise? My friend said a Daimler but I thought it was a Jag. And was it a bribe or gift?