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On Saturday night until the early hours of Sunday morning, the mainly pro-Thaksin red shirts/UDD held a concert at Bonanza at Khao Yai, around three hours northeast of Bangkok. Some photos of the event are here, here, and here. According to Matichon, police estimated the crowd was about 20,000.

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Not the sort of gig I'd enjoy,
Seems I'm not the only one

If the police say that there were 20 thousand there, you can bet it was more like a hundred thousand.Of course the Nation and the Bangkok Post didn't mention it, they are doing what they always did, supporting whoever is in power.

Originally Posted by Sdigit

Not the sort of gig I'd enjoy,
Seems I'm not the only one

I am sure I could make her smile.

You could try I guess, stud.

Originally Posted by Sdigit

Not the sort of gig I'd enjoy,
Seems I'm not the only one

Were you invited ? Actually the picture was taken right after someone told her you may join ...

Originally Posted by Perota

Actually the picture was taken right after someone told her you may join ...

Blimey Perota you crawled out of your (what ya listening to) home just to throw that bitchy little one liner into the mix?

For a moment there I almost forgot you're a Frenchman

Now you've had your say you'd better scurry off back home before Ze Jermans get here and the big boys have to protect you again

^
Mon Dieue we couldn't possbily fight - it's time for luunnch!

^ Yeah sorry but I couldnt help myself

Originally Posted by Sdigit

^ Yeah sorry but I couldnt help myself

Admit it was funny

Then again, I agree with mon ami de le Republique. Vive le Thailande libre!

Originally Posted by Perota

I just checked, no mention in both the Nation and the Bangkok Post, they only talked about the PAD "peaceful" rally with a picture of people covered in blood on the first page.

20,000 people enjoying music against 15,000 violent hooligans for the PAD, who said Thaksin was history ?

Violence? I thought a small bomb caused the injuries?

Originally Posted by Kapilvastu

If the police say that there were 20 thousand there, you can bet it was more like a hundred thousand.Of course the Nation and the Bangkok Post didn't mention it, they are doing what they always did, supporting whoever is in power.

From the photos it looks like less than 20K....

I guess you're a red shirt follower then?

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Violence? I thought a small bomb caused the injuries?

As it mysteriously always happens when they want to gather sympathy.

Ah, so they are killing or maiming their own people, right?

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Ah, so they are killing or maiming their own people, right?

That is at least my suspicion.

So you think the Sondhi "hit" was just sloppy? One hundred and something rounds into a small SUV and barely a scratch (which even that was figured to be "doctored").

To answer your question in a word: YES

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

I don't take sides in this silliness.

That's strange. All of your statements above put you very firmly in th yellow camp.

No, I just call bullshit when I see it. I support neither. Both are disingenuous and both seek power and the corruption and abuse that go with it.

Not everyone is myopic.

I take it you've sided with the reds then?

It's a difficult choice to be sure.

As Bart would say...

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Certainly the yellow shirts represent a nationalism that is anti-democratic and authoritarian, but the red shirts would have Thaksin back in a heartbeat and he is only surpassed in his corrupt cronyism by, ironically, Hun Sen. Thaksin would grab absolute power if the opportunity arose. He's a vile individual.

Both camps are dangerous to the fortunes of Thailand.

No point in fretting for a while anyway, the military are gonna keep there fingers on the pulse for years to come. As soon as things don't go the way they like they'll have another coups.

Originally Posted by Sdigit

No point in fretting for a while anyway, the military are gonna keep there fingers on the pulse for years to come. As soon as things don't go the way they like they'll have another coups.

I fear something else. I believe they don't want another coup.

Instead the next elections could be rigged the way they were in the Philippines. That is worse than another coup.

Well if they military are going to rig the election so as to control the Government I cant see any difference.