Armoured Vehicles, Army Live Bullets Will Be Used To Surround Red-Shirts From 6pm

[Neurath]

"normalcy" is CERTAINLY an acceptable word in English regardless of US, Canada or UK ... open a dictionary.

"A return to normalcy" was Warren Harding's campaign promise in the US Presidential election of 1920.

Sorry JC but recent experience has incontrovertibly shown that the fact that a US President uses a word does not entail that it is one - "Misunderestimated" comes to mind

[bendejo]

It's 6.20pm and so far there are no reports of cannibalism at Rajasaprong.

Yet to hear from the Donner Kebab Party so far.

Thanks for the laugh

[jcbangkok]

Shame on the red supporters for even beginning to believe that the government wishes to kill innocent people, even more shameful is that the propaganda photos featuring little tykes and the elderly are being used to show that these are the terrorists.

The real terrorists and the ones that have created the bloodshed are these red shirted terrorists. You know the ones without weapons and striving for peace.

Yes, these reds are a very peaceful and loving lot.

how do you know the army were not killing red shirts for no good reason???

who lost more ppl?

they've got a history for killing protesters, havent they?

At this point the better question would be ... who really cares?

[basjke]

THE NATION: Seh Daeng: Veera is in England now. (Weng has earlier said Veera would return to stage today)

Or he could be up at the 11th regiment blabbing his mouth off to Suthep and the boys in order gain complete amnesty for himself, a few quid and THEN a new life in England.

Hmmm. Why the hel_l have they let him in? Where is he staying? Might go and pay him a visit.

So a well known terrorist with a few arrest warrants on his head just can walk through passport control at suvurnabumi immigration.We should applaud this government once more.

[wlcart]

6:30 looking out the window down Petchburi from Chid Lom to Pantip Plaza, no military or police in sight, traffic moving from all directions.

I can hear the protesters on stage as always. No sign of anything happening yet.

[jcbangkok]

"normalcy" is CERTAINLY an acceptable word in English regardless of US, Canada or UK ... open a dictionary.

"A return to normalcy" was Warren Harding's campaign promise in the US Presidential election of 1920.

Sorry JC but recent experience has incontrovertibly shown that the fact that a US President uses a word does not entail that it is one - "Misunderestimated" comes to mind

For sure that was not a good example ... I am tired and this whole go / no go show is getting old. I am starting to misunderestimate things.

[MacWalen]

One interesting side affect of the massive traffic jams will be that

the reds reinforcements coming from outside will have a harder time to get in,

but the army can control routes of entrance and egress ,

and so can move fluidly in comparison.

Let's hope they will not screw it up this time, sieges were done for thousands of years, well established military tactic so don't ruin it. People can get out but nobody can get in. How come it was not done long time ago.

[Johnny99]

It's 6.20pm and so far there are no reports of cannibalism at Rajasaprong.

Watching Thai TV and looks like the reds have eaten one of their own.

For those of us who are not in Thailand currently - What exactly does that mean?

[TAWP]

I have a weird feeling... that the cops/army will all be using BLANKS. That way, when people are killed by gunshot wounds, they have incontrovertible proof that it was not them... gotta out-sneak the sneaky red rats...

They did so last year during Songkran, and yet the very same day Thaksin and other criminals said the military killed hundreds - without evidence.

Since they never need evidence to create propaganda. The lies they spread are already determined beforehand.

[Thai at Heart]

"normalcy" is CERTAINLY an acceptable word in English regardless of US, Canada or UK ... open a dictionary.

"A return to normalcy" was Warren Harding’s campaign promise in the US Presidential election of 1920.

Normalcy vs. normality

The word “normalcy” had been around for more than half a century when President Warren G. Harding was assailed in the newspapers for having used it in a 1921 speech. Some folks are still upset; but in the US “normalcy” is a perfectly normal—if uncommon—synonym for “normality.

ttp://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/nonerrors.html

As I mentioned elsewhere, Abhisit uses "normalcy" quite regularly. All I can assume is that he is reading a lot of inside intelligence from the US embassy, because he surely didn't learn that word at Eton or Oxford. It is a complete Americanism.

http://louseandflea.wordpress.com/dreadful-americanisms/

[minburi2]

Tallforeigners picture are well chosen propaganda pictures of peaceful red shirts, old people, monks and whats make me so sad, small children, who have no choice of their own to be in the red fort. This is the people the red leaders and Dear Leader wants to fight to the death, because of the selfish aim of the leaders. I say shame, shame, shame, one thousand times shame on you!!!!

Why not baa SHAME ON YOU ONE THOUSEND TIMES on the people who support a violent crackdown by a army ready do shot at protesters?

That the reds are terrorists is the propaganda here.

SHAME ON YOU!!!

It's the same as you do in PALASTINA

[basjke]

I guess the government delayed the announcement that they delay the crackdown because they have a delay in their planning.

[jcbangkok]

6:30 looking out the window down Petchburi from Chid Lom to Pantip Plaza, no military or police in sight, traffic moving from all directions.

I can hear the protesters on stage as always. No sign of anything happening yet.

I read in the news thread the soldiers were traveling up small Soi's and avoiding main roads ... though I am not aware of too many small Soi's that don't dead end.

[h90]

It's 6.20pm and so far there are no reports of cannibalism at Rajasaprong.

Yet to hear from the Donner Kebab Party so far.

But McDonalds is closed and Rambo Esaan is already getting hungry

[Steely Dan]

Breaking News: Stockholm syndrome to be renamed Isaan syndrome as groups of highly unarmed women and children rush to provide shields for their overweight deities to shield them from stray bullets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

[gymboy33]

Shame on the red supporters for even beginning to believe that the government wishes to kill innocent people, even more shameful is that the propaganda photos featuring little tykes and the elderly are being used to show that these are the terrorists.

The real terrorists and the ones that have created the bloodshed are these red shirted terrorists. You know the ones without weapons and striving for peace.

Yes, these reds are a very peaceful and loving lot.

how do you know the army were not killing red shirts for no good reason???

who lost more ppl?

they've got a history for killing protesters, havent they?

At this point the better question would be ... who really cares?

about the army killing red shirts?? not many ppl who post on this forum..

[mrdome]

I went to redland 3 times a few weeks back and spoke to a number of people. Mostly I just heard "we hate Abhisit" or "we love Thaksin". When I tried to talk about possible policies to help the poor I got shouted at and moved along. On another occasion I spoke to a lady in English, she told me that she had lived in England for many years, when I told her I thought violence was not the way forward she said "stupid farang, go and kiss Abhisit the farang-lover", foolishly I tried to speak to her about what ideas the red shirts had to benefit the poor, she started screaming hysterically at me and redshirt guards loomed over and manhandled me. A scary experience but I got out okay.

I wanted to refrain from posting on this issue as too many people are already expecting Thailand to function like the West when that will never ever be the case! Seriously, why did you even attempt this? This issue is almost all emotion and a twist of the truths and almost no rationale. The western mind not meeting the Thai heart. Don't go there and don't discuss it as a foreigner with any Thai. Just stay completely out of it.

I'm usually not so blunt but this is just clear as day.

[lazurus]

On the corner of Silom reds are facing off with yellow protesters, reds are heard shouting "it's normality", and the yellows are chanting "normalcy, normalcy, normalcy..." thesauruses have been thrown, Chula hospital is admitting patients for severe paper cuts.

Do we really need the english lesson debate right now guys?

this post can not be verified by any reliable sources.

[bendejo]

...

I went to redland 3 times a few weeks back and spoke to a number of people. Mostly I just heard "we hate Abhisit" or "we love Thaksin". ...

Same here. Reds around town have approached me and said with (theatrical) outrage "You know how many people died?!?"

Then they tell what a foul, bloodthirsty monster the PM is, TS spoken of the way Christian evangelicals talk about JC, and then a long string of vituperative against certain mortals who cannot be spoken of. It's this last part that has surprised me, and from what I've been able to put together from things I've heard and seen, there is more to this than what can be reported in the press.

[frankman]

STOP MAKING FUN ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS AND TELL US FROM EVERYWHERE WHAT YOU SEE OUTSIDE!!! KINDERGARDEN HERE...

[Robby nz]

Jatuporn Promphan, a red-shirt leader, announced Thursday that he would dispatch red-shirt protesters to confront troops and police at every security point.

And I was looking forward to seeing him go at them with his bare hands

Saw Sae Daeng on Tele about 20min ago saying Thaksin has confirmed the 2nd generation leaders are in charge and if any of the leaders old or new try to leave the will shoot them.

Non violent????? even against his own

[lazurus]

It's 6.20pm and so far there are no reports of cannibalism at Rajasaprong.

Yet to hear from the Donner Kebab Party so far.

But McDonalds is closed and Rambo Esaan is already getting hungry

McDonald's delivers, unlike the red leaders, the PM, insert ineffective organization here.....

[Herm]

6:40 hmmm no news yet ... hope the army isn't stuck in traffic and can't make it today

[basjke]

STOP MAKING FUN ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS AND TELL US FROM EVERYWHERE WHAT YOU SEE OUTSIDE!!! KINDERGARDEN HERE...

So you see a kindergarten outside of your appartement.Big news isn't it.

[frodo]

The Nation: A billboard @ Pratunam intersection is covered with a black net causing fear of imminent crackdown

If there's fear of a crackdown, then leave. It's that simple.

[wlcart]

"normalcy" is CERTAINLY an acceptable word in English regardless of US, Canada or UK ... open a dictionary.

"A return to normalcy" was Warren Harding’s campaign promise in the US Presidential election of 1920.

Normalcy vs. normality

The word “normalcy” had been around for more than half a century when President Warren G. Harding was assailed in the newspapers for having used it in a 1921 speech. Some folks are still upset; but in the US “normalcy” is a perfectly normal—if uncommon—synonym for “normality.

ttp://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/nonerrors.html

As I mentioned elsewhere, Abhisit uses "normalcy" quite regularly. All I can assume is that he is reading a lot of inside intelligence from the US embassy, because he surely didn't learn that word at Eton or Oxford. It is a complete Americanism.

http://louseandflea.wordpress.com/dreadful-americanisms/

English is an evolving language owned by no one. The dictionary changes all the time based on usage.

America is the largest English speaking country in the world (well second if you count India) so it reasons that it should have some effect on language and words.

Relax everyone.

[jcbangkok]

"normalcy" is CERTAINLY an acceptable word in English regardless of US, Canada or UK ... open a dictionary.

"A return to normalcy" was Warren Harding’s campaign promise in the US Presidential election of 1920.

Normalcy vs. normality

The word “normalcy” had been around for more than half a century when President Warren G. Harding was assailed in the newspapers for having used it in a 1921 speech. Some folks are still upset; but in the US “normalcy” is a perfectly normal—if uncommon—synonym for “normality.

ttp://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/nonerrors.html

As I mentioned elsewhere, Abhisit uses "normalcy" quite regularly. All I can assume is that he is reading a lot of inside intelligence from the US embassy, because he surely didn't learn that word at Eton or Oxford. It is a complete Americanism.

http://louseandflea.wordpress.com/dreadful-americanisms/

Actually, your link above says the term actually originated in Britain.

[h90]

On the corner of Silom reds are facing off with yellow protesters, reds are heard shouting "it's normality", and the yellows are chanting "normalcy, normalcy, normalcy..." thesauruses have been thrown, Chula hospital is admitting patients for severe paper cuts.

Do we really need the english lesson debate right now guys?

this post can not be verified by any reliable sources.

:D

I wanted to write something similar, but your idea is far more funny than mine....

I think it is complete irrelevant in compare what is happening in Bangkok at the moment....

[lazurus]

STOP MAKING FUN ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS AND TELL US FROM EVERYWHERE WHAT YOU SEE OUTSIDE!!! KINDERGARDEN HERE...

So you see a kindergarten outside of your appartement.Big news isn't it.

Don't tell the reds, they'll storm it to check for toy soldiers.

[givenall]

STOP MAKING FUN ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS AND TELL US FROM EVERYWHERE WHAT YOU SEE OUTSIDE!!! KINDERGARDEN HERE...

I am over the Petchaburi road, looking at Central world and big C traffic almost no car on the road. I see many Red are standing around and waiting but no sign of army yet