the protesters who have taken over two main airports in bangkok seem to be saying no one can fly in and out of this country without acknowledging the misery the government inflicts on the people...
from the establishment media:
"People's Alliance of Democracy activists have said that they are prepared for violent clashes with the police after Prime Minister Somchai declared a state of emergency at the airports. The activists, who regard Somchai as a puppet of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, are demanding that he resign. Somchai has refused to do so, saying that his democratically elected government is legitimate. Thousands of holiday makers have been stranded by the stand-off."
The "poor handling of the situation" (i.e. not massacring them all?) led to the firing of the police chief, whose job was to make sure that people could go on having their nice holiday in other people's oppression without hassles. "Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwan said Monday he was sorry that police's dispersal on protesters on October 7 resulted in deaths and injuries." Perhaps his apology made him look too soft to the dictator Somchai, who probably should have been banned from politics for 5 years like his wife, whose violation of election laws cost her her right to participate in buggering the people. The corrupt Somchai is of course no worse than Cheney, since both do plenty private business with public funds, and get contracts for their companies from the governments they run.
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