The simple truth, the inside story
Giotto, do not over estimate the complexity of this political feud.
Most people said this is old elite agaisnt new elite or rich agaist poor ect, but be absolute precise is monarch against Thaksin.
I will reveal some more stories, believe me I know more stories than most of you, I have my business in Asia in financial consultancy,but I also have another responsibility with certain human rights organization and certain international political watch.
To explain easily the root of all these, the monarch's great fear of rise of Thaksin. Thaksin is the most popular PM in the history, he is the second biggest face in Thailand, his populist policies won the hearts of millions and millions of poors, and he is becoming the new king of Thailand.
The fear of this was so great, the Thai royal family conspired with the Chinese elite group led by Sondhi to form PAD, intend the use of this group to cause political turmoil and then possibly oust him.
The royal family then conspired with the army head Sonthi to stage a coup when Thaksin was in NY. According to a few sources in some human rights organizations, the king and queen paid Sonthi more than 700 millions bahts out of tax payers money, to help stage the coup,and brought army completey their sides.
A few small incidences also angered the king,queen, and his spoiled little brat, some incidences, Thaksin's supporters started to call him HIS MAJESTY, the king knows by then,if he dies, this man will the the MAN of Thailand not his little spoiled brat, this prompted the conspiracy of the coup, and the king aknowledged the coup in 24 hours.
Now, they want to uproot the whole Thaksin foundation, because after all these, Thaksin is still so popular, and he is still the second biggest face in Thailand, the royal family fears if king dies, Thaksin will return as the biggest FACE in the country, the role of monarch will fade away, and eventually becomes a republic.
Okay, the situation is not as complex as you think, the military and police are both in the hands of the monarch, so don't ask why they do not take actions agaisnt the PAD, the monarch and thier cronies will do whatever to secure their place of power post king era, even to destroy the whole economy and foriegn investments in the country, and drive all the Thais into poverty, they do not give a crap, they will use any means including terrorism to hold on to their power and to drive away the second biggest face in Thailand.
I am telling the absolutely truth about this crises, its simplistic crises, and I hope all these Thai old timers have enough moral and conscientious about whats happening there.
Its a grand manipulation and deception of universal scale, but unfortunately all the human rights commisions are too busy with Myanmar, Aceh, Congo, Somalia, Sudan ect, they do not have time to speak out against this anarchy.