d0om on 19/9/2006 at 19:49
Quote:
"We ask for the co-operation of the public and ask your pardon for the inconvenience," the announcement said.
Retired Lieutenant-General Prapart Sakuntanak said the seizure would be temporary and power "returned to the people" soon.
(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5361512.stm)
Hopefully this will happen as they say, and it won't result in massive bloodshed / military dictatorship.
Paz on 19/9/2006 at 21:07
It doesn't show any signs of turning nasty - everything has been bloodless so far (apparently). Plus the title "Council of Political Reform" is quite a positive one, really. Presumably it's all related to the recent-ish unrest regarding dodgy elections.
In the "less positive signs" corner, we have the tv stations playing nationalistic images all day and things like: "Retired Lieutenant-General Prapart Sakuntanak said the seizure would be temporary and power "returned to the people" soon." which the cynical may suggest they've heard all too many times before.
Based on the CRASH COURSE IN THAI POLITICS that the friendly media have been providing, I think coup-success hinges on whether the king "approves" of this action or not.
Turtle on 19/9/2006 at 21:16
That's the part that doesn't make sense.
They have elections scheduled in November.
Why start a coup instead of just waiting the 2 months?
Rug Burn Junky on 19/9/2006 at 21:52
Quote Posted by Paz
Plus the title "Council of Political Reform" is quite a positive one, really.
They always are, though, aren't they?
After all, the "Ministry of Love" sounded like quite a happy place too.
Gingerbread Man on 19/9/2006 at 22:02
more like ministry of phuking lol
CyberFish on 19/9/2006 at 22:45
It's an astonishingly polite military coup. Brings a whole new meaning to "civil war".
I really do hope this goes over without bloodshed.
Renegen on 19/9/2006 at 23:39
Remember Iraq? Getting to Bagdad was the easy part.
So are these military fellas good? I didn't listen to CNN so I am currently uninformed.
oudeis on 19/9/2006 at 23:52
If I remember correctly, Thailand has something of a history of military coups. They've been fairly peaceful and effective because the military has moved in unison and the general public consented or at least acquiesced due to the rampant corruption in Thai politics.
Strangeblue on 20/9/2006 at 00:57
In my imagination I'm hearing this very plummy, BBC-announcer voice saying "So sorry for the inconvenience. Yes, there are elections scheduled for just a couple of months from now, but... frankly, we just couldn't get rid of the bugger soon enough."
