Friday, November 28, 2008

Thaksin Warns That Coup Would Be Bloody

Muslim women from south Thailand pray amongst their bags in the departure hall of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport November 28, 2008. Hundreds of Thai Muslims on a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca were spending a fourth night sleeping rough at Bangkok's international airport on Friday, victims of anti-government protests that have paralysed air travel. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (THAILAND)

From The International Herald Tribune:

BANGKOK, Thailand: Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has warned the army to stay out of politics, predicting bloodshed if they stage a coup.

Thaksin spoke in a videotaped interview with blogger Thomas Crampton as a four-day shutdown of Bangkok's airports by protesters has pitched his homeland deeper into a political and economic crisis.

The billionaire businessman turned populist politician was deposed by the military for alleged corruption and abuse of power in a September 2006 coup and now lives in exile.

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My Comment: Everyone is positioning themselves for a fight.

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