Military leaders resolve coup not a solution

All the Thai armed forces have agreed that staging a coup is not a solution to solve the problem facing the country, Army Chief General Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday.

He said the military shared common ground that they would stick with the three principles in helping address the current political crisis.

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Anupong's trump card for besieged Suvarnabhumi Airport

The People's Alliance for Democracy has stooped down to a nastiest move to lay siege on Suvarnabhumi Airport in order to unseat the Somchai Wongsawat government.

Its move is definitely unpopular and inflicts untold damage to the country although the PAD finally gets the undivided attention and gains a chokehold to topple Somchai.

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Anupong's panel calls for House dissolution and end of protests

A situation monitoring panel under the Army resolved on Wednesday to make a dual call for the government to dissolve the House and the People's Alliance for Democracy to end its protests.

Army chief Gen Anupong Paochinda said at a press conference that this is a best way out of the political turmoil as the rival camps will have to simultanously cease their fights.

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My wife, who comes from a military family, told me after she talked to her Father, that General A was a coward and that the PAD had something BIG on him. No one has clued me in to what that may be, but I did hear through some savvy upcountry contacts that the UDD and the northern and Northeastern Army outposts have struck a deal and that's why the Army has not moved in the city.

Wait until tuesday when the Constitutional tribunal is expected to dissolve the PPP and send another 30 plus top executives and the PM into political oblivion. Why wouldn't it be true? The PAD has been announcing it for a week and the tribunal decided it didn't need to hear any testimony in the parties defense. Next week the shit may well hit the proverbial fan when the irate reds hit the streets.