Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Thailand Braced for Huge Demonstrations as Protesters Seek to Bring Down Government

Up to 50,000 security personnel were deployed in and around Bangkok yesterday to prevent demonstrators paralysing the city this weekend and toppling the Government.


The regime is braced for unrest, and has prepared water cannon, sound-wave machines, teargas and batons in case protests turn violent. Government insiders say that there are also fears of gun and mortar attacks, and political leaders will be moved to a military command centre during the rallies.


Organisers are hoping to bring a million people on to the streets to protest against what they see as a regime — comprising a clique of military officers, allied with the “aristocracy” and the governing Democrat Party — that has unfairly brought down a series of populist governments, beginning with that of Thaksin Shinawatra, a former Prime Minister.


The Government has invoked the Internal Security Act, giving security forces the power to introduce curfews and restrict gatherings.
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Back In The USA (Health Bill):

Pelosi reportedly told liberal bloggers Monday that "nobody wants to vote for the Senate bill," and so she's strongly considering the non-vote vote. 
"I like it, because people don't have to vote on the Senate bill," she said. 

7 comments:

  1. Oh boy I have such high hopes for Ernst & Young's ethics hot line department to meet.

    Such buoyant hope.

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  2. Anymore, all I hear out of most proples mouths is Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Go people in Thiland, show the US how it's done...

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  3. The girly men in the US have lost there balls.
    They will never protest.

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  4. Watch closely what happens in Thailand because they are fighting for democracy. Who knows if the same could not happen in America with the congress going against the constitution by forcing health care on us. For us, it would only take a slight depression & the prospects of the economy improving, over the next 6 months isn't good.

    It would be good to read that new book out about a small town in America who also stands up to tyranny & ends up starting the 2nd American Revolution. I recommend it.
    www.booksbyoliver.com

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  5. "....comprising a clique of military officers, allied with the “aristocracy” and the governing Democrat Party "

    Sounds like this country except the Democrats in the U.S. want to believe that they are an Aristocracy. The stupid voters in a handful of states (NJ,MD,NY,MA,CA) have given us a new royal class. All hail our new overlords!!!

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  6. Life is still good for most in the good 'ol USA. Also, there's this thing called food stamps.

    This is why protests have been tame up to this point.

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  7. Tame ? Try non-existant and why not when 6 of the top 10 grossing states in the Union EACH
    shell out 25 percent of their GDP to -------

    You guessed it

    Not you and not me

    Tick Tick Tick

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