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By Alan Raybould BANGKOK (Reuters) - Opponents of Thailand's junta launched a campaign on Tuesday to restore democracy and "oppose the military dictatorship and its aristocratic network", the first sign of organized resistance to the army since it seized power last month. Jarupong Ruangsuwan, chairman of the Puea Thai Party that led the government ousted by the military, said in an open letter to fellow Thais that the military council had no legitimacy. The military's aim, he said, was to create "a new puppet structure whose sole purpose will be to re-entrench anti-democratic elements into Thailand's body politic and to sabotage the development of Thai democracy". His movement, the letter said, sought "to oppose the military dictatorship and its aristocratic network and establish the people's complete and unchallenged sovereignty".More...