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Monday, April 5, 2010
Keeping Track of Thailand
Related: Around Asia: CIA Keeps Trying in Thailand

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"THAI PROTESTERS TURN OUT AGAIN -- Supporters of the deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra rallied at Government House in Bangkok yesterday, culminating a week of colorful protests during which they urged a popular uprising against the well-entrenched political and aristocratic elite (Boston Globe March 20 2010)."

Oh, like Shinawatra?

"Wave of protesters creates gridlock

BANGKOK — A tide of protesters made its way through the capital yesterday, with thousands of vehicles tangling traffic for miles as demonstrators sought to build support for ousting a government they call illegitimate. The festive caravan of as many as 100,000 “Red Shirt’’ protesters was to be followed up today with activists making a giant painting from their own blood, the latest shock tactic in a weeklong campaign to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and call new elections. At least one person was reported wounded by what police said was a grenade (AP)."

Isn't that wasting the blood?

Why not put it into someone's veins who need it?

Amazing how the agenda-pushing MSM sticks with some protests and not others, 'eh?

"Thai leader offers talks with protesters" by ASSOCIATED PRESS | March 22, 2010

BANGKOK — Thailand’s prime minister said yesterday he will send representatives to hold talks with protesters who have been calling for him to step down, but his antagonists want to meet with him personally.

I'll bet that isn't good enough.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has so far held firm against demands from the so-called Red Shirt movement that he dissolve Parliament and call new elections, though he has said he is willing to consider the idea.

The Red Shirts, formally known as the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, have been protesting for a week in Bangkok, and on Saturday showed their strength by having as many as 100,000 protesters clog the capital’s streets with an all-day drive through its major thoroughfares.

Despite tying up traffic, they received an enthusiastic reception from unexpectedly large crowds of onlookers.

The mood soured Saturday night when grenades were tossed at two government-linked targets. At least one person was wounded at the site of a small explosion near the Defense Ministry, but there was no major damage there or at the headquarters of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, where the other blast took place.

A government false flag or agent provocateurs?

Protest leaders during the week disavowed colleagues who threatened violence. No one took responsibility for Saturday night’s blasts.
Abhisit, in one of several television appearances yesterday, praised the protesters for avoiding violence, but said talks were needed to wind down tension....

I am ALWAYS for TALKING!!!

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So is that good enough for the CIA assets?

"SENDING THOUSANDS OF TWEETS -- Thai villagers hung birdcages as they gathered yesterday for a bird-singing contests in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat. Thousands of bird owners from Thailand and Malaysia took part in the one-day contest (Boston Globe March 25 2010)."

Wow, HOW NEAT!!!!

Related: The Globe's Wide World of Animals

Yes much better than the treatment of the finches over here.

So there ARE OTHER THINGS GOING ON in Malaysia!

And nothing on the protests for a WHOLE WEEK, Glob?

"Thai leader, protesters to talk again" by Associated Press | March 29, 2010

BANGKOK — Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand and leaders of antigovernment protests failed to reach an agreement yesterday in nationally televised talks on how to solve the country’s political crisis. They said they would try again today.

The talks marked a civilized pause after weeks of demonstrations and fiery rhetoric that prompted Abhisit to seek refuge at an army base.

The two sides sat across a conference table from one another and shook hands. With strained smiles, they reiterated their sharply different stances and adjourned three hours later no closer to a resolution. They agreed to meet again tonight.

“Our request is simple and direct: Dissolve Parliament for the people to decide again,’’ said Veera Musikapong, a protest leader. He was joined by two other leaders, dressed in their signature red shirts.

So an election can be rigged?

A tense-looking Abhisit — accompanied by two advisers, all wearing blue dress shirts — reiterated his position that dissolving Parliament immediately would not solve Thailand’s deep political crisis.

“I have to make a decision based on a consensus from the entire country, including the Red Shirts,’’ Abhisit said.

Abhisit has repeatedly rejected the protesters’ demands that he dissolve Parliament and call new elections. Thousands of protesters gathered in the historic heart of Bangkok awaiting direction from their leaders on how to respond if the talks failed. During more than two weeks of protests, the number of participants has peaked at more than 100,000.

And dropped since from what was reported weeks ago.

But hey, what is one more MSM distortion and deception, 'eh?
The movement consists largely of supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a 2006 military coup following allegations of corruption, and prodemocracy activists who opposed the army takeover.

Isn't that code for CIA assets?

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So how are those talks going?

"Thailand protesters occupy business area; ‘Red Shirts’ want Parliament gone" by Kinan Suchaovanich, Associated Press | April 4, 2010

BANGKOK — Thousands of antigovernment protesters occupied the commercial heart of Thailand’s capital yesterday, forcing the closure of major shopping malls, and said they will not leave until the prime minister dissolves Parliament and calls new elections.

They were never interested in talking.

Why would they when they are working for CIA?

The government first ordered them out before the end of the day but as the deadline passed said negotiations would continue today.

It was the fourth weekend demonstration in Bangkok by the mainly poor, rural protesters known as the Red Shirts. They poured into an area of the city lined with upscale hotels and glitzy shopping malls as they groped for tactics to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to meet their demands, after failing to oust his government through peaceful mass marches and negotiations....

The government first gave the protesters until 9 p.m. to disperse and sent senior police officers to negotiate. The talks broke down after the Red Shirts refused to leave and police General Panupong Singhara Na Ayuthaya, who headed the negotiating team, said they would resume today.

“If the government wants to arrest us, they would have to arrest every single one of us,’’ a protest leader, Veera Musikapong, told the crowd, saying they would remain indefinitely. Mobile toilets, food, and water began to arrive, some of it brought in from Bangkok’s historic quarter, where the protesters have been camped since March 12.

Well, THAT CINCHES IT! Someone is aiding them!

“Today’s another day when commoners will declare war to bring democracy to the country. There is no end until we win this battle,’’ another leader, Jatuporn Prompan, said as protesters beat drums and chanted “Dissolve Parliament.’’

Earlier yesterday, protesters swarmed around a Porsche, angrily smashing its windows after its driver bulldozed a line of motorcycles the group had parked. His motive was not known.

Talk with terrorists?

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Also see: If At First You Don't Succeed, Thai, Thai Again
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