Showing posts with label Red Shirts. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Thailand

Written by Alan Woods
Wednesday, 19 May 2010


Photo by Timo Kozlowski

Bangkok is in flames as the counterrevolutionary violence in Thailand reaches a bloody climax. The long-awaited assault by the Thai army has already taken place, and will not cease until every trace of the protest has been wiped out. No-one can be sure of the number of casualties, but the final figure will certainly be more than what the authorities have admitted to so far. It seems that some red-shirts have responded by setting fire to banks, shopping malls and other buildings in the city, and there are reports that protests and violence is erupting in other parts of the city.

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