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Monty Python Politics: when the mob thinks it rules

Tuesday, 7 October 2008 · 9 Comments

Tuesday in Bangkok has been a bit crazy. I spent the day cuddling with a naked cutie in my bed, and didn’t see the news till nearly 9 p.m. and it took a while to play catch-up.

Here’s what seems to have happened.

Under the Constitution of Thailand a new government has to read a ‘policy statement’ in Parliment within 15 days of forming in order to rule.

The PAD — The People’s Alliance for Democracy — in and effort to stop that policy statement from being read, surrounded the Parliament building to stop the legislature from meeting.
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Categories: Politics · werewolf blogs
Tagged: hostage, PAD, tear gas