Well, it appears Thailand threw a coup and no one came. In what appears to be a completely bloodless (at least Thaksin gets home!) coup, the Thai armed forced overthrew the TRT govt and made the usual noises about elections down the road (in Thailand, amazingly enough, that almost always happens!) No reports of any deaths or injuries, and only two arrests: Thaksin's deputy PM and the coup-ers boss, the defense minister (maybe it was just a big job grievance?)
Bill in Portland Maine, at dKos, has the best summary:
HMM... to a strange little coup. In Thailand yesterday, tanks surrounded government offices and the army seized control of the media. They then declared a holiday, arrested the vice president and defense secretary, and vowed to keep the government's corrupt, power-abusing leader out of the country. Hey, can you guys come over and do the same thing for us??
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