How Many Reds?

[Soi Sauce]

How many are left at the site?

We used to have numbers everyday but, now, nothing.

Could a journo, policenogender;, cannot say man here coz they don't do what policemen do; or dodgy poloitico pls tell me how many paid thugs are holding the country to ransom.

Should be v. easy to move them. I reckon less than 10 thou, maybe less than 5, as the real reds have realised the truth behind what's happening and left it to the "FAKE REDS", ie their leaders. You know the gang. The "we're ain it for the fame power and money" mob.

Numbers please?

[monkfish]

Not that easy I'm afraid.

First off the ones left are the brave ones I mean would you want to protest with the possibility of being sniped as soon as a crackdown occurred?

The other slight problem is a high percentage of Soldiers are water melons i.e they come from red shirt country and not so keen to kill their family and friends.

I have even heard yesterday that one Soldier in fact committed suicide just because he was ordered to go to the protest!

The situation is so bad that the Air force and Navy have had to be brought in to help.

Apparently they are more Yellow shirt prone and may be willing to do the Job. But too few! if things turn really bad the Soldiers could turn and we have civil war!

Hope that helps explain the situation.

Its not they the Government don't want to crack down its that they can't.

You know Thai culture its more very family based compared to the west.

[mark45y]

Not that easy I'm afraid.

First off the ones left are the brave ones I mean would you want to protest with the possibility of being sniped as soon as a crackdown occurred?

The other slight problem is a high percentage of Soldiers are water melons and not so keen to kill their family and friends.

I have heard yesterday that one Soldier in fact committed suicide just because he was ordered to go to the protest!

The situation is so bad that the Air force and Navy have had to be brought in to help.

Apparently they are more Yellow shirt prone and may be willing to do the Job.

Hope that helps explain the situation.

They all have to go home when school starts. Around the 15th I think.

[Ijustwannateach]

There's a thread in the Bangkok subforum for status reports on how many are left; please check in on that thread; otherwise please take the political talk to the news threads.