SomTumTiger

Because we can see how well those sonkran riots worked. Abhisits popularity in dealing with Thaksin's militia shot up astronomically. Thaksin played this wrong from the very beginning. He should have been much more circumspect, and (at least pretended to be) humble. If he had done that, there might well be a real danger of mass support. But instead, he's proceeded to shoot his mouth of, and do crazy things like ally himself with Hun Sen, and the support of the "Undecideds" (those neither yellow nor red, i.e. 70% of the population) has fallen substantially. All thats needed is one more Songkran debacle, and that Thaksin "endgame" will rebound on him like a ton of bricks. Oh how the mighty have fallen.

He'll be on a plane tomorrow - enjoy the desert...

Ready now for a another ridiculous Hun Sen comment.

Who cares about Surayud and one piece of land. What the red shirt mouthbreathers should be protesting is the corrupt land department, who allowed the transaction to go through (with a little donation to junior's college fund, no doubt).

This guy ain't in the country, and he ain't coming back anytime soon. He'll be joining is master and his master's lapdog, soon enough. They've got a war to plan, after all.

Who's Ian Forbes - oh wait, i don't care...

Abihist is ok. Not great, not bad, and does need to work on reigning in the excesses in the military and police. If the chief causes of the countries instability would allow that to happen, but they won't because they want the instability - all the better to get their master's stolen money back.

Just saw a nice tag team ropeadope put on some of the red supporters here. Better luck next time. How's that war going?

The question that is only relevant is - what is best for Thailand? Does anyone think that the UDD and PTP have Thailand's best interests in mind? Does anyone think the UDD and PTP have anyone's interested in mind, besides one man?

You know, if the red shirts weren't so full of idiots, morons and psychopaths, more poeple would probably be agreeing with them. But you have folks like Jatuporn, who lies so much even his mother has given up on him, Noppadon, the man Cambodians love, Thaksin, the "leader" in exile, Seh Daeng - a mouthbreather of the first rank, and dont' forget Jakrabop, whos still out there, being dumb somewhere. I am no yellow lover - but the red shirts are easy to despise, because they look and sound like crazies. They have already lost, but now seem determined to burn the boat down, before if finishes sinking. Thailand doesn't need these people. They are not saviors of democracy. They are incompetents. The government just has to sit and watch them blow themselves up, unfortunately.

Buy an alarm system and a baseball bat - that's all the "home defense" you'll need.

Thaksin deserves all the crap thats being piled on him, and then some. He's not a martyr, he's a thief, and a coward.

Does anyone find it terrible funny that Thakin's TAT chief was just indicted for corruption?

I have no problem with interest groups going after real or perceived corruption. Its just funny that the UDD thinks this tactic is going to win for them.

A couple of crazy morons with a couple grenades does not make "Army" against "Army". People use the term civil war far to liberally around here.

Thailand is not a military dictatorship, nor is it a democracy. Its a confused, adolescent country, going through fits and starts, as it tries to recocile long held beliefs with the realities of life in the 21st century. The military no doubt play a more prominent role than people want, but they have backed off substantially in the wake of the international bitch slap that resulted in 2006. However, the military itself is divided, so the idea that they do things of one mind and direction, is flawed as well. Frankly, with all the different shades of gray involved, Abhisit's government seems to be the best for the time, and indeed, might be the best for a longer period as well.

UDD did something right. Can't that let streak continue...what would the neighbors think?

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.....

Long way to go. I'm certain that if Chalerm was PM, the record would be much better lol.

Let the rule of law - rule the day.

The sooner this nut job is in jail, or out of the country, the better.

What people need are decent schools, decent health care, decent roads, decent food, and decent access to jobs. If that is welfare, so be it.

Interesting that they chose to arrest that UDD guard for bombing the Army HQ. I thought the UDD was nonviolent.... Red, yellow, blue, flush 'em all.