Sunday afternoon some 5000 anti-government demonstrators broke through police barricades at Makkhawan bridge and marched to the Bangkok residence of Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda.
Despite the heavy rain the protesters led by the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship exhibited the fiery temper of mob rule or god moo and proceeded to hurl missiles including chairs over the compound walls.
This extraordinary display of tempers running amok cuts against the grain of the traditional obsequience of the Thai people, however the military foresee no reason to call in the troops, although nearly 200 police were injured in the fracas.
Tea leaf readers in the capitol have divined various dark hands behind the stormy confrontation and arrests have been threatened against the eight leaders of the DADD. None have been asked to show their face on TV, which is always a sign of guilt in the public media.
The usual suspect had only one comment at the launch of his new book, 24 HOURS AFTER THE COUP or FEETS DON’T FAIL ME NOW. Thaksin signed a few copies at the Hong Kong Book Fair 2007 and said, “I prefer to live in China.”
Guess that comment withdraws Thai exile #1from any suspicions about Sunday’s activities as his faithful readers bought several copies with due respect to the former leader.
No Harry Potter blockbuster is 24 HOURS.
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