Coup Coup Ca Chu Coup Coup Ca Chu...

So, before eveyone gets all Coup'ed up and nailbiting lets make two things clear: Each media outlet you use has their own agenda, You don't know what is going on unless you're here with the people. With that said, Yes, there is a coup. A military coup.
What's going on? Well, Thaksin the Prime Minister has been deemed corrupt (maybe rightly so as his family owned the largest telecommunications network in Thailand and just sold it for something along the lines of a few billion). People are calling for his resignation for tax avoidance and profiting off of the Thai people. Hmmmm. I'd be a little bitter too. (Echo Mr. Bush and his family's multimillion Haliburton and C. Group dealings). With that, The Royal Family and the military have to do something about it.
So, you can't just go on T.V. and say, "There's a Coup." You have to actually bring in some tanks and military to make it look official. Just because there are tanks, soldiers with guns, and things are shut down DOESN'T mean that there will be any shots fired. The military has moved in and taken over Bangkok. Everything is shut down IN BANGKOK. They have issued Marshall Law which means each commander is now in charge of their region. There has been NO VIOLENCE and it is doubtful there will be any. If shit hits the ol' rotating fan I'm Sure King Bhumibol will step in. He has had a good track record of 60 years calming coups and riots. Thailand has been stable for the past 15 years with the last uprising in the early nineties with which the King stepped in and humbled the then Prime Minister.
Things are fine. Well, maybe not for Thaksin as he was in the U.S. for a U.N. meeting and will probably be arrested on his return. But for the people. We're just dandy. Just all government buildings are shut down for the day. Beach anyone?
Channels not to watch for updates: Fox News- they are the epitome of swayed hot aired filled media. They tend to blow things completely out of proportion. BBC will be rather conservative.