Mentors Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday evening declared a state of emergency to deal with the anti-government protesters. Mr Abhisit, appearing on national television with members of the government's Centre for Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), asked the general public to cooperate with authorities by not taking part in the mass rally of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD). http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/thaksin-judgement-update/173944/pm-declares-state-of-emergency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 next 24 hours shall be very interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 The Reds move freely around the city, despite what is going on. Coming back from Immigration, I passed several on motorcycles in their red shirt splender ... and looking for all the world like hired gunmen. The ordinary Reds are simple folk, no doubt peaceful. But the Red leaders also have some very nasty folks on their payroll. The Yellows do too, and so do the Blue. They are the ones to watch out for. These mercenaries are the ones who will do any fighting. I remember the Red Shirt guards at the pro-Thaksin radio station last year - walking around with steel pipes and machetes in their hands. (This was after some Yellow Shirts had shot at them.) Apparently, the Reds have their food and water delivered to them whenever they take over an area. So the solution ... block that supply and see how long they hold out in this heat. :content: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun_Kong Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 So what are the practical, on the street implications of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I went out to dinner several times with friends from the States during last April's riots. No problem, as long as you didn't go looking for trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 The Reds move freely around the city, despite what is going on. Coming back from Immigration, I passed several on motorcycles in their red shirt splender ... and looking for all the world like hired gunmen. The ordinary Reds are simple folk, no doubt peaceful. But the Red leaders also have some very nasty folks on their payroll. The Yellows do too, and so do the Blue. They are the ones to watch out for. These mercenaries are the ones who will do any fighting. I remember the Red Shirt guards at the pro-Thaksin radio station last year - walking around with steel pipes and machetes in their hands. (This was after some Yellow Shirts had shot at them.) Apparently, the Reds have their food and water delivered to them whenever they take over an area. So the solution ... block that supply and see how long they hold out in this heat. :content: a friend of mine told me today that he see luxury cars following the Red Shirts march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I suppose among other things it should make it 'easier' to force the police & military units to use force as much as it's a tactical tool used repeatably in the recent years... "We want to facilitate other actions to restore peace and order. The actions will be in accordance with the law and international standard," Abhisit said in a TV-pool broadcast. The prime minister reaffirmed that the emergency rule would not mean an imminent crackdown on protesters but to become an effective tool to enforce the laws, including the legal proceedings against red shirts leaders. He promised to restore the nolmacy as soon as possible. The emergency rule covers Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 a friend of mine told me today that he see luxury cars following the Red Shirts march. They're being driven by the chauffeurs of the proletarian leaders of the Reds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 a friend of mine told me today that he see luxury cars following the Red Shirts march. They're being driven by the chauffeurs of the proletarian leaders of the Reds. free of charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 they're just normal people trying the use the roads to get from A to B? p.s. define a luxury car? Toyota Vigo Turbo Diesel??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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