Below is just the first page of Google’s news posted regarding the arrest of American Joe Gordon on lese majeste charges. PPT imagines that the extent of the publicity this case will receive is not exactly the image the current government wishes embedded. Many foreign observers are increasingly likely to see the repression that characterizes the regime.
American Arrested for Insulting Thai King
New York Times – Thomas Fuller
American citizen charged with insulting Thai king: What is lèse-majesté?
Washington Post (blog) – Sarah Anne Hughes
Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult
Newsday (subscription)
American Faces More Than 15 Year Sentence in Thailand for Insulting Monarchy
Voice of America – Daniel Schearf
Thailand Arrests US Man for Alleged King Insult
TIME – Todd Pitman
US citizen charged with Thai royal insult
Reuters – Panarat Thepgumpanat, Martin Petty
US citizen held for Thai ‘insult’
BBC News
Thailand charges US citizen with insulting royals
AFP
Thai-US citizen arrested, accused of insulting king
Monsters and Critics.com
Blog Link Could Land Old Man in Thai Jail
Gawker
Coloradan jailed in Thailand for insulting king
Examiner.com – 17 hours ago
In Thailand, A Vigorous Crackdown On The King’s Critics
Worldcrunch
Thailand arrests Colorado man for allegedly insulting the king with 2007 link …
KMPH Fox
Thailand Arrests American Accused of Insulting King
NBC Connecticut
Thailand Arrests American for Insulting the King
WTMA
American citizen arrested for insulting the Thai monarchy
Asian Correspondent
The US government: We protect our agents while they murder but not our …
Asian Correspondent
Thailand’s Lèse Majesté Laws under Scrutiny
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
American arrested in Thailand for posting link on blog
Asian Correspondent
Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult
Forbes
Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult
Malaysia Star
Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult
Jakarta Post
Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult
GoErie.com
Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult
Corvallis Gazette Times
Political Prisoners in Thailand 
[…] given he is a US citizen [FACT: See the int’l press coverage this arrest has generated so far — https://thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/concern-on-american-lese-majeste-arrest/%5D…He may face multiple *charges* of lese majeste beyond 15 […]