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[Old Hippie]

Welcome dawn. Army is throwin' down now. Cleaning up the mess. Yeah!

 

 

More dead bodies! Yeah!

[KimDidMeGood]

I blame the government but I suspect they have been let down certainly by the police and also by the army.

It's not just a suspicion. Anupong has ALWAYS made it clear he's against military intervention and wants PM to find a political solution. When the army chief publicly tells that to a PM "whatever it takes" is implied.

Abhisit's calculation apparently was that the hardliners (Prayuth, Sansern) would overwhelm Anupong, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone told me that what is happening right now is Anupong giving a counter-order to the hawks initiative.

[Pom Michael]

Just a planned stall - after the army breaks the barricade. Now moving to clear Bon Kai.

 

Basically time for any red shirts that want to leave, to leave before they are surrounded.

 

Don't expect this to be finished today - if all goes well, the army will be surrounding only the small area around Rajaprasong (WTC) intersection.

 

If goes bad (or if TIT) - then even Suk/Asoke won't be safe by nightfall.

 

Good luck today.

[ThaiHome]

The army has stopped advancing for now?

Some tweets (reliable?) reported fire back by black shirts with war weapons.

Other tweet say the police has asked the army to stop/back up (quite plausible, considering the police headquarters is inside the protest zone).

I iz confuzed.

 

 

Not sure what tweets you are seeing, but latest ones I have read say the Army has taken the Sarasin barricade. Reports of reds shooting back come from BBC apparently.

TH

[KimDidMeGood]

OK, troops advancing again, trying to get into the protest area.

[KimDidMeGood]

 

Don't expect this to be finished today - if all goes well, the army will be surrounding only the small area around Rajaprasong (WTC) intersection.

Korn confirms surrounding strategy.

Not sure it's very smart to surround/stall. If the use of force is the adopted stance, then I'd rather go in and finish the job ASAP, or other reds may wreak havoc outside the protest area.

[Pom Michael]

Calculated risk.

 

Go in now - much more casualties.

 

Surround / get at least some to leave/surrender (but into custody) - then yes increase the risk of external people causing isolated problems, and increase the risk to government forces - but isn't it the more humane way out?

[ThaiHome]

Totally unreliable tweets from TV/Nation:

 

A red leader has admitted to one of our reporters that red leadership is losing control of angry protesters" /via @tulsathit

 

RT @tulsathit: Rumours now of red leaders fleeing Rajprasong. (Arisman, Suporn, Jatuporn)

 

"reds running around in small groups, carrying handguns, also two guys with ak47 and painted warface!" /via @vaitor

 

 

[KimDidMeGood]

Calculated risk.

 

Go in now - much more casualties.

 

Surround / get at least some to leave/surrender (but into custody) - then yes increase the risk of external people causing isolated problems, and increase the risk to government forces - but isn't it the more humane way out?

It's complicated, LOL!

Tweets suggest UDD leaders told protesters to leave now when they saw the big artillery but the protesters won't go. I believe that's what is implied in what TH posted above.

Gov't problem is that if they don't achieve a breakthrough today, not only trouble outside the protest area and in provinces but once again image of indecisiveness and incompetence.

[Pom Michael]

TH - that was obvious from this morning/late last night when the leaders got on the stage and told the crowd a peace deal was on offer - the reaction from the crowd became angry to their own leadership.

 

Looking for the news link now that showed this - waiting for Flashermac to wake up and post it all.