JamDown

Exactly! Merriam Webster: Violent or destructive acts (as bombing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands <insurrection and revolutionary terror>.

Seizing an airport falls under a very destructive act in my book. Just as violent acts in order to intimidate do.

I am certainly not a supporter of the PAD by any means, but I do like to give credit where it is due. The PAD did not seize the airport. Their original intention was to line the access roads to the airport, still allowing people to reach their flights. The Airports Authority of Thailand, fearing seizure, closed the airport themselves and when the PAD realised this, they moved into the terminal building where, presumably, it was more comfortable.

As someone else pointed out in an earlier post, before they left, the terminal had been swept clean and not one item had been taken from the display stands. Contrast that with the reds looting of Central World, many ATMs and 7-Eleven stores. The comparison between the two is startling.

Hear hear, my sentiments exactly. It was the Thai Authorities who closed the airport, and I had a friend who was departing that night who felt the closing was unnecessary. He said none of the protesters were in the Immigration areas or near the departure gates.

None of the PAD looted any duty free shops or businesses at the airport, there was no damage to any of the facilities, and they cleaned up before they left.

Just compare that level of behaviour with what the "khwai daeng" did.

Remember the blacks in the 50's in USA, they used a lot of violence to get their rights.

After a few years these red heroes will be seen as the USA blacks.

Think about this........

MLK was seen as terrorist in those days also now he's a hero!

This is so out of context the only kind thing I can say to you is to read and learn more about the civil rights struggle in the US. There was absolutely no heroic display by any of the "khwai daeng" leaders, quite the opposite, these leaders turned out to be the greatest cowards I have seen in a while. But their cowardice is only a result of their true conviction, this was all about the money they were paid for inciting this mayhem. No point fighting to the death when you have 100M Baht waiting for you.

Martin Luther King Jr, never once called for the burning of any town or city, he was never paid for what he did, he tirelessly worked for the civil rights of millions of Americans, not for the benefit of billionaire corrupt ex leader. His mentor for his approach was Mohatma Ghandhi who practised non-violent resistance even when the authorities were extremely violent. So please study the approach practiced by Martin Luther King Jr. and other US civil rights leaders, and if people anywhere in this country feel their civil rights are not respected by the government, use that approach. Then perhaps the leaders and participants of that protest could be considered heroes.

If these weapons belonged to the red shirts why were there not more soldiers killed when they cleared the protest area?

Because the cowardly and poorly trained "khwai daeng" ran so fast when the Armoured Personnel Carrier's and the real army showed up, they did not have time to trigger the weapons.

If anyone thinks the "khwai daeng" did not have weapons, they should have witnessed what I saw and heard on Rama IV Road after the "khwai daeng" leaders surrendered. Do you "khwai daeng" apologists believe the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) building on Rama IV Road spontaneously combusted? How about the attempts on the Thai Stock Market library building and the Queen Sirikit Convention Center on Ratchadapisek Road? Did the Bangkok Bank Branch on Rama IV Road also spontaneously combust? At the Maleenont Building housing the Channel 3 TV station, where did those 20 or so grenades that were used in an attempt to burn down that building come from?

Please one of you 'khwai daeng" supporters please explain to me how attacking these and other buildings helps you achieve democracy? How can anyone in their right minds believe these are the actions of peaceful protesters?

The government and the army have acted cautiously and prudently, I have watched them clearing the Rama IV Road, and they are using Bomb sniffing dogs and have found incendiary devices hidden among the tyres stacked on Rama IV Road. Do you think the army and the government stacked those tyres? Do you think the army and the government planted those incendiary devices?

You "khwai daeng" supporters and apologists should collectively have your ass**s kicked, and kicked hard. You should have your meager assets seized to help pay for the damage the "khwai daeng" caused in Bangkok. Also, if I ever find that bitch Khun Prateep Ungsongtham, I would personally like to break her jaw for inciting so many people to riot in the Rama IV Road area, I hold her personally responsible for the damage on Rama IV Road and for causing so much terror to people in the Klong Toei area.

I had no real opinions one way or the other regarding Thai politics prior to this whole disgusting display by the "khwai daeng", but I do hope the Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva continues to play a major role in SE Asian politics. This man has demonstrated the patience of "Job", he allowed the "khwai daeng" to hang themselves with their own rhetoric, it seems he rejected many options presented to him out of concern for all Thai citizens, even the 'khwai daeng". He has been tested like no other leader in the region and I think he has come out of this with more respect worldwide. Imagine trying to make an Oxford education seem like a liability, Thailand should be lucky they have such an intelligent individual as their PM. Now if the "khwai daeng" supporters in government could just use his example and show concern for all Thai citizens, instead of the unreasonable and ludicrous desires of one Thai / Montenegrin family, this country could actually prosper and benefit all its citizens.

He could have done the same in Jeddah.

In Jeddah? Maybe you know more interesting places in Jeddah than I saw when I was there.

What is ruining Thailand's image is its political problems, not the sex tourism angle. This red versus yellow shirt protests havdone far more damage to Thailand's international image than any issues with sex tourism.

Mr Carradine's death is tragic, but most people are relieved it was not suicide. Just that he happened to meet up with an unusually strong Katoey. I hope he was having a good time before he departed.

Hi my name is Iqbal I too am considering setting up an IT business also in Bangkok. I was in the UK before and someone suggested using the Sutlet Group to set up the business. Does anyone have any experience with this group?

Hello Iqbal,

I would echo Surayu's sentiments for you to avoid the Sutlet Group like the plague.

I will send you details of my contact with the Sutlet Group and its Managing Director, and details of what they did to my company and its bank account. Then you can decide if this is the sort of organization with which you want to be involved.

My characterization of that organization, is that they are practiced embezzlers and will defraud your company.

Based upon my unfortunate and costly experience, whomever you choose to help you set up a company, make sure:

1. They do not give you a shelf company (i.e) a previously formed company that is sitting on their shelf that they just rename
   
2. Make sure the majority shareholder(s) who need to be Thai citizens, are not employees of the firm
   
3. Make sure you open your bank account at a bank that will allow you to open an account with a business visa so you can open it yourself
   

We made the above mistakes and the Sutlet Group separated us from the funds in our account, as a consequence we had to abandon that company and form another one. No doubt our former company is sitting on their shelf waiting to be renamed for some other poor farang who wants to establish a company in Thailand.