Something got to give

[Guest wille]

Vad tror ni hander i helgen?

Det politiska laget blir mer och mer akut och efter gardagens bomber/skottlossning kanns det som det kommer eskalera under helgen.

Jag tror att sannolikheten for en kupp i helgen ar mkt stor med tanke pa hur allvarligt laget haller pa att bli.

Oavsett vem eller vad man har haft eventuella sympatier for tidigare kan vi nog enas om att vi nu alla onskar en sa fredlig losning som mojligt.

[Guest Atom]

Jag tror ocksa det blir mycket oroligt i helgen och att risken/chansen for en kupp ar stor. Jag ar motstandare till PPP men ytterligare en

militarkupp vore mer forodande for Thailand an att lata PPP sitta kvar mandatperioden ut. Jag ar mer besviken pa PAD an PPP numera.

[Långrygg]

Hoppas verkligen inte det blir nån kupp! Men det är ju onekligen så att "something got to give"...

[Joints]

Jag har inte hängt med så noga de senaste veckorna men är det Thaksins tal som ska utlösa en kupp eller är det något annat? Vad händer?

[Guest Gargamel]

Det ser onekligen inte bra ut !

[Baa]

De Thaksintrognas mote pa stadion i BKK forlopte helt utan incidenter, polis och militar hade mobiliserats men behovde inte gora nagot alls.

Vad som skedde med talet har jag inte kunnat lista ut trots ivrigt surfande, verkar som om nan lagt locket pa. Har uppe i Isaan bryr man sig inte ett skvatt, bara dom slipper PAD verkar alla nojda.

Fa se vad natten har i sitt skote, enl tidningarna ar det mycket folk i rorelse men inga nyheter om militara insatser.

Baa

[Joints]

De håller väl tal just nu. Undrar hur mycket Thaksin fick betala för det här kalaset?

[Joints]

Så har äntligen den store ledaren yttrat sig. Här kommer en liten sammanfattning som the nation har gjort

Thaksin begs for "royal kindness"

By The Nation

Ousted and convicted leader said only "kindness" of HM the King or "power of the people" could bring him home.

Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra told tens of thousands of his supporters Saturday evening that "nobody" could bring him back to Thailand except "royal kindness" or "power of the people."

The long-distance message was conveyed to the mass gathering at the Rajamankala Stadium, which was jampacked with people in red-shirts, the biggest show of support so far for the controversial former leader.

"Nobody can bring me back to Thailand, except royal kindness of HM the King or the power of the people," Thaksin said. He also claimed that many countries have offered him "honorary citizenship", "which made me a bit sad because I could do many things for anybody else in the world, but nothing now for my country."

Talking about his financial situation, he said his sale of the Manchester City Football Club to Arab billionaires, which reportedly gave him a doubled profit, "gave me enough to support my family."

Tens of thousands of supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra started gathering at the Rajamangala Stadium Saturday afternoon to hear the speech of their ousted leader.

They occupied most of 70,000 seats in the stadium and packed the field. Police security was tight.

Most of them came arrived on buses from northern and northeastern provinces. Thousands came to wait outside the Hua Mak stadium even before the compound of the stadium was open.

The organisers of the event titled Truth Today Against Coup had to open the gates of the stadium at about 11:45 am ahead of the initial schedule at 1 pm.

The three hosts of Truth Today talk show - Jatuporn Promphan, Veera Musigapong, and Korkaew Pikulthong - at 1:45 pm drew cheers from the audience inside the stadium.

They went on stage along with Government Spokesman Natthawut Saikua, who remained on the stage for about 10 minutes to receive flowers from government's supporters.

Later on, all leading members of the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship went up on the stage to join the talk show held to show moral support for their ousted leader and to denounce his opponents.

Those appearing on the stage included former PM's Office minister Jakrapob Penkair. Jakrapob came up on the stage at 2:15 pm and received warm welcome.

Thaksin's mother-in-law, Pojanee na Pomphet, and several leading People Power Party MPs, including Samarn Lertwongrat and Sunai Julapongsathorn, also came to the rally.

Chaturon Chaisaeng, former leader of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party, also came to the rally to sell his look thung album for Bt100 a CD. He also gave his autograph to those who bought his music CDs.

Jakprapob also helped sell red T-shirts for Bt180 each. The former minister also gave his autograph to those who bought the T-shirts.

The event organisers also sold a book and VCD, both titled "the People's Alliance for Democracy members kill people".

The organisers also gathered signatures of the participants to file a petition to seek a royal pardon for Thaksin who has been given a jail term for committing conflicts of interest.

The pro-Thaksin demonstrators were also shown videos related to the September 2006 coup.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, Thaksin's brother-in-law who opted to visit Chiang Mai, said he feared that a third party might take the chance to create situation.

About 1,000 crowd control police have been deployed to keep security at the Rajamangala Stadium, Deputy Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol Maj Gen Amnuay Nimmano said.

He said some 2,000 policemen have been on standby and ready to provide reinforcements if an untoward incident happens.