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2006-09-19 Southeast Asia
Coup rumors widely spread in Thailand: Xinhua+
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Posted by Frank G 2006-09-19 11:51|| || Front Page|| [11125 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 PM declares state of emergency. Tanks on the streets
Posted by Frank G 2006-09-19 11:58||   2006-09-19 11:58|| Front Page Top

#2 I live in Bangkok, and there is definitely a coup ongoing - after 10:00 pm here - evidently by parts of the Army against the sitting Taksin government (while he's out of the country).

I'm way out from city center - but all Thai TV stations (about seven of them) are showing old Royal family photos, and playing soothing music - which is the standard formula for what happens during a coup here.

Reports of ten or so tanks moved into the Government House area. No reports of any violence yet.

Tomorrow morning should be interesting!
Posted by Lone Ranger 2006-09-19 12:00||   2006-09-19 12:00|| Front Page Top

#3 thanks LR - stay safe
Posted by Frank G 2006-09-19 12:02||   2006-09-19 12:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Fox is showing video right now of tanks at Govt House. They are reporting that the Army is telling the Police to back off...
Posted by flyover 2006-09-19 12:05||   2006-09-19 12:05|| Front Page Top

#5 So is this good or bad? I'm not sure...
Posted by Charles 2006-09-19 12:30||   2006-09-19 12:30|| Front Page Top

#6 with Thaksin's ineffective (remember the origami airdrop?) response to continued muslim terror, IMHO he's better replaced. Time for Thai counter-terror is now
Posted by Frank G 2006-09-19 12:33||   2006-09-19 12:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Lone Ranger - stay safe. Can you give us any idea of why this happening and what it means?
Posted by tabd 2006-09-19 12:33||   2006-09-19 12:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Thailand leads the way. This is good. Keep us informed please, Lone Ranger.
Posted by wxjames 2006-09-19 12:42||   2006-09-19 12:42|| Front Page Top

#9 WXJ, sorry but I doubt that I agree with you. There are (should be? LR do you know) other ways to effect a change of government in a democracy which is what I thought Thailand is.

This is NOT a good thing.

Even assuming that the military does combat the terrorist more effectively there should be better ways to accomplish that goal.
Posted by AlanC">AlanC  2006-09-19 13:54||   2006-09-19 13:54|| Front Page Top

#10 AlanC, you are an optimist. Democracy is a great form of government, but slow and inefficient. There are times when emergency measures take precedence, like fire or riot. You are either part of the problem, part of the solution, or get out of the way. The government of Thialand was not one of the first 2, so they are now out of the way. Tough turtles.
Posted by wxjames 2006-09-19 14:05||   2006-09-19 14:05|| Front Page Top

#11 so I guess we are making the assumption that the new government intends to get tough on islamic crime?
Posted by tabd 2006-09-19 15:31||   2006-09-19 15:31|| Front Page Top

#12 Just watch - and read.
Posted by newc">newc  2006-09-19 17:54||   2006-09-19 17:54|| Front Page Top

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