US-Funded Thai Protests: Prachatai

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.

References:

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