See attached. Crackdown started in full about 1-2 hours ago. Can’t believe the way the world-wide media stories have been swayed by Taksin’s new lawyer, though he failed his boss miserably on CNN;
Yesterday the gov. released names and figures on the tens of millions that Taksin has funneled into the country to fund the protests as well as charges against some of the top protest leaders after the assisinated general’s #1 aide was captured and supposedly spilled the beans on the bosses!
S.
Well, anarchy descends…or arises? The Bnk protest site was overrun by the military by lunch time; half the leaders turned themselves in to the police, the rest on the run. Now there is no one to tell them to stop (although it looks as that was the plan all along) and the city is quickly being set afire. Hate to see any more deaths but wish someone would take down the “T-sin”! I imagine curfews will be imposed any minute and martial law by nightfall. The North of the country is mostly Red but here in the South is a Yellow stronghold…hhhhmmmm, wasn’t there a Blue/Grey conflict back there long ago? Most people here are very blasé about it all and I doubt anyone has been following today’s events as closely as I have (even without a TV). Considering whether to head down to the bank and pull out more money while I can. Probably pick up a giant sack of rice, fueled the truck to overflowing already! We are faaaaaar from the danger but things seem to have a way of spiraling out of control in a hurry.
This was just posted;
“Right now: Red Shirt radio is calling for buildings to be burned nationwide--especially banks. They further say there are no longer any leaders at present and people have to act on their own. Din Daeng Red-shirts to act on their own - TAN, May 19, 2010 Red-shirt protesters in Din Daeng area, who were not happy with the key leaders' decision to call off the red-shirt rally, have declared themselves independent from the main red-shirt movement. They say they'll now act on their own and have threatened to hunt down members of the press. |
Well, they already have! Smart ones are leaving, ditching cameras and armbands. Major high-rise shopping complexes are being set afire, many with apartments on upper stories, fire trucks are being blockaded…things seem to be getting worse by the minute up there…and now also in other parts of the country…hmmm ‘bout time I go see about that sack o’rice!
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