'Coup' sparks Thailand emergency by citizen

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'Coup' sparks Thailand emergency

POSTED BY: CITIZEN
UPDATED: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 03:43
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:10 AM

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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok amid reports of a coup attempt.

Soldiers have entered Government House and tanks have moved into position around the building.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5361008.stm

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:57 AM

CHRISISALL

Terrorists? IS IT TERRORISTS?
*reads article*
Oh. Just A VS. B.
My American mentality can't get too worked up over coups, civil war or genocide at the moment, thanks.

We're into TERRORISTS now.
And how the lefties wanna march us all into their gunsights!
What's terrorese for 'pinko'?

Best wishes for Thailand Chrisisall

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:05 AM

CITIZEN

Well I have extended familly in Bangkok, so when actual tanks a rolling past their house I find it harder to worry about the Islamo-Fascist Bogeyman in my wardrobe...

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:16 AM

HERO

Quote:
Originally posted by citizen:
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok amid reports of a coup attempt.

Soldiers have entered Government House and tanks have moved into position around the building.

Hey! I saw that movie. My money is on Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat.

H

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:32 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by citizen:
I have extended familly in Bangkok

Seriously, I hope it remains safe for them, and the rest of the people there.

Chrisisall

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:38 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Citizen

Hoping yours are safe and sound.

Note to politicians: Don't go avisiting or suffer a coup!

Hey...maybe if Bush were to go on hols.............

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:22 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

So, is this an "anti-corruption" coup? Best I can figure out the PM is some sort of bazillionaire and that he's been throwing contracts his own way. And that the last elections were kind of sketchy, making people think that possibly the PM wasn't really elected.

Hey, this rings a bell. Now, where have I heard that story before.....?

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:46 AM

DREAMTROVE

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What's terrorese for 'pinko'?

Chris, unfortunately, that would be "Islamo"
It's the polite was of saying raghead.

Thailand is really getting its ass kicked lately, isn't it? I mean, thailand is kicking its own ass, something we should be very familiar with.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:46 AM

FREMDFIRMA

(Cue cheesy radio announcer voice)

Just remember folks, you too can be a coup!
For the low, low price of less than a Hummer H1, we can put you in the drivers seat of the mighty T-72, which even the most expensive and modern of M1 Abrams requires lethally toxic DU shells to even scratch the paint of!

And bulk discounts for third world juntas!

So stock up today! viva le revelucion!!

-Frem

PS. Think i'm kidding ?
http://www.tankride.com/Russian_Tanks_For_Sale.html

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 12:59 PM

CITIZEN

Someone tried to sell an Aircraft carrier on ebay.

There's been Su-27 Flanker's too. I see there is Mig 21 Fishbeds on that site.

I'm just waiting for the special once in a life time deal, buy one nuclear ICBM get another one free!

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:01 PM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by citizen:
Someone tried to sell an Aircraft carrier on ebay.

OMfreakingG.

Surplus Nuclear Subs anyone?Chrisisall

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:21 PM

FREMDFIRMA

Far as I know, the E-bay auction was a joke/hoax, but that bein said - there WAS a surplus aircraft carrier sold off to a collective of private interests who wanted to turn it into a bizarre cruise line, dunno how that one panned out.

America sells a lot of surplus too, but it's usually in such piss poor shape nobody wants it.

There are also some homes built out of old silos, for the interested, nuke not included.

You'd be amazed at what can be bought on the free market - I wouldn't mind owning a German aircooled WWII diesel armored car, run that puppy on biodiesel and you got the all-time "end of the world" cruiser, a'la Damnation Alley, heh.

Still, I dun have a problem with such things being out there, cause A.E Van Vogt made that point pretty clear.

"The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.
-From: The weapon shops of Isher.

-Frem

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:55 PM

SASSALICIOUS

My opinion on this is that it's bad. Not as bad as it could end up, but still not right.

I'm actually in the middle of a pseudo debate with some guy over whether Thai military rule is better than a civilian democracy. Yar!

I only hope that it remains bloodless and that democracy is soon restored. As much as I can't stand GWB, I can't say that I'd be excited if a military group decided to overthrow him because they didn't like how things were being run.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:13 PM

DREAMTROVE

The way I heard it, the seller was for real, but the deal was not allowed to go through. I think the seller didn't technically own the item

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:29 PM

WINDSTRUCK

Thailand has always been a peaceful country, first time I heard of internal turmoil.

COUP? We have this on a weekly basis.
Every time our president makes a speech on TV, some militant persona gets assasinated.
Price for press freedom here is death. We have 200+ unsolved cases, where militant and press people tend to disappear and reappear dead.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:24 AM

DREAMTROVE

Mine was a reference to Phuket

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:22 AM

CITIZEN

Quote:
Originally posted by Windstruck:
Thailand has always been a peaceful country, first time I heard of internal turmoil.

Coups are a national sport in Thailand:

Quote:
The revolution of 1973 inaugurated a brief, unstable period of democracy, with military rule being reimposed after a bloody coup in 1976. For most of the 1980s, Thailand was ruled by Prem, a democratically-inclined strongman who restored parliamentary politics. Thereafter the country remained a democracy apart from a brief period of military rule from 1991 to 1992. The populist Thai Rak Thai party, led by prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, governed from 2001 until the 2006 coup.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Thailand_since_1973

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:42 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION

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Originally posted by Sassalicious:
My opinion on this is that it's bad. Not as bad as it could end up, but still not right.

I'm actually in the middle of a pseudo debate with some guy over whether Thai military rule is better than a civilian democracy. Yar!

I only hope that it remains bloodless and that democracy is soon restored. As much as I can't stand GWB, I can't say that I'd be excited if a military group decided to overthrow him because they didn't like how things were being run.

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~Forsaken Forever

The beauty of it is, we wouldn't need the military if we could all get off our collective arses and get Congress to impeach ol Dubya. If wishes were horses we'd be eating steak huh?

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:50 AM

RUE

I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!

"there WAS a surplus aircraft carrier sold off to a collective of private interests who wanted to turn it into a bizarre cruise line, dunno how that one panned out."

I have visions - hot-sheet bunks, cold sea-water showers, everyone does duty in the engine room ...

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:52 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION

evaps that don't work.

Lovely

stinky men in a stinky boat

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:18 PM

SASSALICIOUS

I'm vegetarian

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:21 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION

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Originally posted by Sassalicious:
I'm vegetarian

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Well then its a good thing wishes aren't horses! As long as you aren't a fruitarian and will only eat that which has already fallen off the vine and is in fact dead already!

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:41 PM

SASSALICIOUS

But that's how you know it's ripe!!!

Honestly, that's what I miss most about the farm this summer . . . being able to go outside and eat all kinds of random tropical fruit because I found it on the ground all over.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:57 PM

KANEMAN

It's America's fault...It's America's fault...It's America's fault...It's America'S fault...It's America's fault...It's America's fault...It's America's fault!!!!

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:59 PM

KANEMAN

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Originally posted by Sassalicious:
But that's how you know it's ripe!!!

Honestly, that's what I miss most about the farm this summer . . . being able to go outside and eat all kinds of random tropical fruit because I found it on the ground all over.

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Profile - "ROFL"

Love always kaneman

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:04 PM

SASSALICIOUS

It's not funny! I really am addicted to livejournal, vanilla soy milk, and your mom. All 3 at once would be heavenly!

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Thursday, September 21, 2006 9:34 PM

WINDSTRUCK

Someone once said:

"If you want to stop a tank, send a Filipino."

We have successfully overthrown 2 Presidents. One was good but he was a dictator. Ruled for over 20 years. Belief in democracy coupled with prayers and flowers got us out of it.
2nd was an underdog. People who are more intelligent and more conniving and power hungry than he is overthrew him.
And now, with the new government, we're "free".

No one will ever be really satisfied with the government that they have, but being able to express your disatisfaction without dying is a big feat.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:43 AM

FREMDFIRMA

It appears that many Thais are taking this about as seriously as I do.
I find that very strange....

(From Reuters Newswire)

Tanks for the memories...
1 hour, 54 minutes ago

Thai coup leaders have banned go-go girls from dancing near tanks and troops on Bangkok streets as a distraction from the serious business of power, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

"It is not appropriate to entertain soldiers while they are on duty," Colonel Acra Tiprote told Reuters after a troupe of 10 women in tight camouflage vests and shorts posed with soldiers and tanks while making a music video.

"People should differentiate between entertainment and seriousness. A coup is not entertaining," Acra said, although the tanks sent in to lead Thailand's first coup in 15 years had turned Bangkok into a carnival-type attraction.

Thais and foreign tourists flocked to the Army Headquarters to take picture with tanks and soldiers. Many gave soldiers flowers or food and drink.

What was that quote ?

"A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having!"

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