Prime Minister of Thailand ousted as he was about to give a speech to the UN...

[DroppinScience]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_on_re_as/thailand

Damn, that's a bad time to leave your country. :eek:

[QueenAdrock]

I bet he felt really stupid.

[Documad]

Do you suppose it saved his life that he was out?

[Bob]

i wonder if the rebels weren't waiting for him to leave. probably less security in the...whatever they stormed if the prime minister isn't there.

what do i know though, i'm no che

[Schmeltz]

What if it was a double-play by the army, who accepted a bribe from Shinawatra in exchange not for allowing him to keep power, but to flee the country and go into exile? What if Shinawatra knew the army had developed into a force in opposition to him, quite beyond his control, and managed to buy his way to safety through a top-secret deal with a group of Thai army officers, who agreed to time the coup to ensure his safety and permit him a dignified retreat while still removing him from power?

Someone should write a movie about that.

[Pres Zount]

I have no idea who is better, a millionare president or a military dictatroship of sorts. I can't pick a side to cheer for.

[synch]

Check which of the two are wearing white. You can always tell who is the good guy from that.