pardux

its rust, the well water is rich in iron which turns into rust when it has contact with air.

Iceland has the world's oldest parliament, making it the world's oldest democracy, whereas Thailand I have heard jokingly referred to as the world's oldest fledgling democracy. I see little prospect of either record changing.

Iceland has no army....another place has been run by the army since 1932, give or take a little window dressing.

They do have a navy, remember the cod war? The army aren't always on the wrong side by the way, I refer to Egypt where the Muslim brotherhood were thrown out and Turkey where allegedly a coup attempt was thwarted, which would have arguably safeguarded secular constitution from a religious ideologue.

coast guard with a single cannon on a ship is not a navy

and the constitution hasnt been touched, the conservatives filibustered it like the babies that they are until the majority didnt want to bother with it anymore, and the conservatives are in power now again.

and what people were protesting in iceland about was people like suthep and the corruption around the old parties that controlled everything for 100+ years(the bankers in iceland that got rich in the years before 2008 got rich because of the old conservative parties and the families associated with them).

not saying thaksin is a saint but he is a better choice of the 2 evils