Is a military coup possible? I don't think so... but what else can it be then?
2006-09-19 05:15:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Don't make a big deal over it. I don't think anyone is going to get hurt, after all they waited until the P.M was in NY to stage it.
The Army is backing the King and I think the King will centralize power and form a new government.
2006-09-19 05:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by N3WJL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no problem. This is good for Thailand. Here's a letter from Thailand today
'When my wife finally stopped singing and dancing around with our son at 7.45am this morning, she shouted out "Damn good!"
a) few people outside Thailand really know how Taksin has so cleverly usurped, benefitted from financial corruption instead of tackling it, bought up enormous tracts of his own country in areas of future development, bought foreign homes while barring foreigners from doing the same here, sued every major media outlet that criticised him and done NOTHING for the poor, and especially the hilltribes. Smiled at foreigners while restricting visas even further and pursuing policies which may ultimately be seen to be xenophobic. Full of promises and no delivery. Even his home city Chiangmai has waited a year in vain for his promised 53m baht to tackle flooding.
b) yes, he was democratically elected. The second time. Like another western premier we could name. At the first one he bought his way in with the "million baht per village" offer. That turned out to be a loan, not a gift of course, but it did the trick. Literally!
c) In my personal view this bloodless coup would not have taken place so smoothly, if at all, without the tacit consent of His Majesty. Maybe the writing was on the wall days ago? It is reported that Taksin took his whole family to the UN conference - unprecedented.
d) Dancing in the streets? Well there should be wherever thinking people are to be found (ie mainly in Bangkok). What we have in the streets here are lots of armoured personnel carriers and soldiers with rifles slung, looking a little bored and confused. But they don't mind having their photos taken as I proved on the way into the office this morning. Not allowed to talk, though, and many don't know what is happening.
e) Next? One of many responsible comments by General Sonthi was that the army would not hang on to power for very long. A coalition government, maybe with the promising young Democrat Abhisit to the fore, could be great!
f) We live in quite exciting times, but feel totally safe and very curious about the spin-off effects. Prayerfully this can only be good for Thailand!'
2006-09-20 03:32:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who will ever really know for sure? We can't trust our own administration to be upfront with the US public about issues abroad, and the US media is only reliable sometimes in reporting such things (they want to protect their entertainment-value ratings, remember).
Check out some foreign newspapers, and you might get a closer vision of the truth.
2006-09-19 05:24:55 · answer #3 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leader is out of the country. It seems it is a coup.
2006-09-19 05:23:00 · answer #4 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Sophist. I will definitely pay better attention to world political news. Hopefully, a new gov't there will better protect children and prosecute ALL those freaks who rape babies. No matter where they come from. Maybe our gov't could fund their prisons so that our freaks serve time in Thai jails instead of coming back here.
2006-09-19 05:38:15 · answer #5 · answered by GRANNY12GR1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems like it's going on right now.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/thailand.coup.rumor/index.html
Maybe the military wasn't happy with how John Mark Karr was treated....
2006-09-19 05:23:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the muslims took charge
2006-09-19 20:56:09 · answer #7 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It suck isn't it !!
2006-09-19 06:03:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋