Saturday, September 23, 2006

A study of contrast: War and Peace during Thailand's Coup

A Thai soldier puts his hands together in a traditional Thai greeting after giving alms to a Buddhist monk near the Government House in Bangkok September 22, 2006. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

A Buddhist monk poses for pictures next to a tank at the marble temple in Bangkok. Thailand's ruling generals cemented their grip on power, as ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he would take a break from politics and called for national reconciliation.(AFP/Mike Clarke)

A Thai soldier polishes a tank guarding the entrance to the parliament Friday Sept. 22, 2006 in Bangkok. Thailand's new military rulers searched for a prominent, corruption-free civilian to head an interim government as they continued to purge officials of the fallen regime and speeded up investigations into corruption under toppled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, officials and news reports said Friday. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

hahahahah! It is all for the show!

Anonymous said...

that is awesome.

Anonymous said...

THE LON NOL COUP OF 1970 WILL REPEAT SOON AGAIN

YUON XEN GETS READY TO ABOLISH THE KHMER MONARCHY.



PROCLAMATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY


ON...........2006 AT..., THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN CONVENED AND HAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REMOVE NORODOM SIHAMONI AS A KING OF CAMBODIA, ABOLISHING THE MONARCHY AND DECLARING CAMBODIA A REPUBLIC WITH YUON XEN, WHO IS CURRENTLY PRIME MINISTER, AS THE PRESIDENT FOR LIFE WITH GRANTED EMERGENCY POWERS..

From Government spokesman and
Information Minister KHIEU KANHARITH

Anonymous said...

All of you Khmer people out there!Look at these Thai buddisht very closely and very carefully! Do you see how comfortable these Buddisht monks are around tank and army? There is a reason why these Thai monks are so casual about tank and army! It is because these Thai Buddishts are trained to be killer!How many Cambodian people suffer at the hand of these Thai buddishts monks over the year? Folk! When these Thai Budddishts shed their orange robe and put on dark blue military uniform and they beame a soldier or a killer!

Do you ever see Cambodian monks are so eager to take a picture with a tank? Of course you don't!

This is the very reason why the Muslim in Southern Thailand will any Thai people including Thai Buddisht!

Anonymous said...

hahaha What kind of lok song is that? take picture with war machine in the background.

Anonymous said...

Very good point.