As of last night, the military had seized control of the Thai government in the name of the King, urging farmers and laborers to “stay out of politics.” Nobody thought Thaksin was a saint, but there are ways of dealing with allegations of corruption that don’t involve sending tanks through the streets of your capital city.
Not missing a beat, Qin Gang, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said today that China is taking no position on the coup and that the changes in Thailand are an internal affair of that country.
Richard at TPD has a link to live blogging of the Thailand coup with great pictures. A must read.
(In a related note, Tom Brokaw relaxes in retirement, comfortable in the knowledge he will not be called on to say the names Sondhi Boonyaratkalin, Ruangroj Mahasaranond, or King Bhumibol Adulyadej live on television multiple times in the coming week. Seriously, ABC News should recall Barbara Walters just for the day, it will be the funniest thing on that network since they cancelled “Happy Days.”)
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