The political circus continues here in Thailand. The Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej who has just returned from a trip to China and Brunei had claimed someone had plotted to capture him the instant his plane made a landing at Bangkok airport on his return to Thailand.

According to Mr Samak, someone possibly in the military planned to arrest him when he returned. A source close to the prime minister said Mr Samak received an intelligence report that a military officer hatched a plot to capture him at the airport and remove him from power, in a similar manner to the 1991 military coup.

The plot was linked to an earlier rumour that the People’s Alliance for Democracy was in cahoots with some military officers who were involved in the Sept 19, 2006 coup, and were working to stage another overthrow to get rid of Mr Samak and his government.

This is how paranoid the government is. A whisper, a rumour makes the current prime minister speak openly about such hearsay. If the prime minster worried about and spoke about every rumour that came his way, he would be a very anxious and highly strung individual.

Also the Civil Court threw out an appeal by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD opposition protesters) on Wednesday, and ordered the group to open roads and turn off loudspeakers during the day in front of its Government House protest. The court upheld an injunction issued on Monday.

PAD core leaders Maj-Gen Chamlong Srimuang and Pibhob Dhongchai took the children, parents and teachers of Rajavinit School back to the court, but heard its second setback in three days.

The court said it does not rid the group of the right to gather, but said it has to protect the rights of other people as well.
These selfish people are really pathetic. They keep on saying they are ”protesting for the good of the country”, for the people!

What about the people they are hurting in the 40 plus day saga. Innocent kids trying to get an education and have no idea about this tit for tat saga are being affected by this crap.

A PAD leader took to the stage and called the teachers of the school Khmers, obviously a derogatory term as Thais are such a superior race and believe Khmers are below them and also insulted the school. Funnily enough he has now had Lese Majeste complaints filed against him, the school was named by HM the King of Thailand.

Also mum and dad businesses, who are trying to make a living, trying to trade when traffic cannot enter the area where the protesters are camped out, Is this for the good of the people?
Now even though the protesters have been ordered by a court of law to adhere to removing barricades, turning off loud speakers during school hours and dismantling stages, they have ignored these orders. They don’t even have the decency to respect an order and judgment from a court of law. These people want to run the country, isn’t this a little scary? They will be a law unto their own!

The Core leader of PAD Chamlong Srimuang said the anti-government group will continue its non-stop rally in front of the Government House on Saturday.

He also said the group will not remove stages that block the roads around the site. He also said that a small group of protesters will be sent to the Civil Court on Monday when the PAD re-appeals the judgment to protest the decision.

This is beyond idiocy; this is blatant disrespect to order. If every person lived like this when they didn’t agree or believe in something, anarchy would reign supreme.

If the protesters do not follow the judgment set down by the court then the action necessary should be taken to remove them. Be this the police or the army and whatever force needed. I don’t mean opening fire with live ammunition but if heavy handed tactics are needed then so be it.

The 6 co-leaders of the PAD should be arrested, it’s simple. They don’t follow the law then they are put into jail like any other person in the country. If an every day Joe breaks a law he is held accountable. Just because these people are influential and have “titles” before their names and powerful friends should not make them untouchable.

Come Monday the government needs to put an end to this comedy and use an iron fist. If the PAD’s appeal is again dismissed and they don’t do what has been ordered by the court of law then no sympathy should be shown to them. The police and whatever force ishould move in immediately and dismantle and remove protesters, be it forcefully if needed.

I personally am sick of this, I cannot believe it has been allowed to drag on for so long and hurt so many people. I agree that everyone in a democratic society has a right to protest and have their voice heard. This is what democracy is about. It has to be done through the right channels though, not by a Kangaroo court and a lynch mob who have their noses out of joint.