How did Thai protesters manage it?

Claiming victory, the yellow-clad hordes from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) rolled up their mats and sleeping bags.

They queued for souvenir autographed scarves - yellow of course - from the leaders who had taken them into this astonishing act of insurrection, and boarded buses and pick-up trucks for the ride home.

An army of cleaners, technicians and security personnel moved in behind them to get Bangkok's $4bn (£2.7bn) state-of-the-art airport back into operation.

Within a few days the mass sit-in will just be a surreal memory.

But the questions their actions have raised about the state of Thailand will continue long after the last plastic hand-clapper is picked up and disposed of.

How could a country as advanced and as dependent on exports and tourism as Thailand allow such a vital transport hub to be stormed by a mob that never numbered more than a few thousand?

What is the PAD, and what gives the movement the confidence to commit its dramatic acts of economic sabotage without fearing any legal sanction?

Weak police

The airport sit-in shows the PAD's skill at pulling off bold and unexpected stunts.

When the first PAD convoys approached the airport last Tuesday, they said they were only going to protest against then-Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, who was due to arrive back from the Apec summit in Peru.

The government had a strategy of avoiding confrontation - it did not want a repeat of the disastrous events in October, when several PAD supporters were seriously injured in clashes with the police.

The police were under orders not to use force and retreated.

No-one thought the PAD would try to take over one of the world's biggest and busiest airport terminals.

The weakness of Thailand's police is also important.

They have proved no match for this determined and organised movement. They are poorly trained in riot control, and lack the status of the army. 

Logistical efficiency

One of the many retired generals supporting its occupation at the airport observed that it should be seen as a military, not a civilian organisation.

Behind the "aunties with clappers" and well-groomed young women clutching lap-dogs that are the public face of the movement are squads of hoodlums, armed with batons, metal spikes and hand-guns who man the barricades and hunt down intruders.

One morning I followed them as they dragged an alleged government spy off to an undisclosed location, kicking and punching him.

I was unable to find out his fate. Some of these thugs are members of private armies run by retired generals.

The PAD's logistical efficiency is impressive.

Within hours of occupying the airport it had ample supplies of food, water, blankets and medicines for the thousands of supporters who joined the sit-in.

The food never ran out. You could get your mobile phone charged, or have a massage. PAD cleaners were brought in to keep the floors and toilets in order. The duty-free and check-in areas were sealed off and vigilantly protected by PAD guards.

The PAD's propaganda arm is equally impressive.

It runs its own television station, ASTV, which is widely broadcast and pours vitriol on the government.

Everywhere the movement goes it takes mobile stages, on the back of trucks, which blare out speeches and music from dawn until the small hours of the following morning.

The message is simple: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is evil, stole the people's money and will destroy the country. The poor rural people who voted for his party were all bribed, and unable to think for themselves.

Royal support?

Thaksin Shinawatra made a lot of powerful enemies while he was in office with his aggressive efforts to re-shape the country.

These are now using the PAD militants to get back at his party.

There are also plenty of former military commanders offering their help to the PAD - people like General Pathompong Kesornsuk, who has openly urged the army to launch a coup against the government.

One of the top PAD leaders is Chamlong Srimuang, a former general with close ties to Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, the king's most senior advisor.

Then there is the most sensitive question of all - the royal connection.

The PAD has justified its actions as being in defence of the monarchy, and the king's portrait has been displayed prominently during all its protests.

Senior figures close to the palace have openly supported the movement.

The PAD and its middle-class followers believe the pro-Thaksin camp intends to turn Thailand into a republic, and overthrow the existing social order.

With so much believed to be at stake, compromise between the two sides is almost impossible.

GreenOcean；

一首旋律好聽的西班牙文歌，還蠻喜歡歌詞和其意境

No me Ames -- Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony

Dime porque lloras            告訴我 你為何哭泣
De felicidad                  因為快樂
Y porque te ahogas            那你又為何悶悶不樂
Por la soledad                因為孤獨
Di porque me tomas            告訴我 妳為何
fuerte asi, mis manos         如此緊握我的手
Y tus pensamientos            而你的思緒
te van llevando               將妳愈帶愈遠
Yo te quiero tanto            我如此愛你
Y porque sera                 那將來又會如何
Loco testarudo                極度瘋狂
No lo dudes mas               別再懷疑
Aunque en el futuro           雖然未來
Haya un muro enorme           有著巨大的阻礙
Yo no tengo miedo             我不害怕
Quiero enamorarme             仍願獻身於愛
No me ames, porque pienses    別愛我 因為這只是妳一廂情願
Que parezco diferente         我不以為然
Tu no piensas que es lo justo 你不覺得 一起看著時光飛逝
Ver pasar el tiempo juntos    是很美好的嗎
No me ames, que comprendo     妳不愛我, 我知道
La mentira que seria          一切都將成為謊言
Si tu amor no merezco         如果你的愛不值得
No me ames                    就別愛我
mas quedate otro dia          只要再多停留一天
No me ames,                   別愛我
porque estoy perdido          因為我已迷失
Porque cambie el mundo        因為世界已改變
porque es el destino          因為這就是宿命
porque No se puede            因為就是不行
somos un espejo               我們就像一面鏡子
Y tu asi serias lo que yo de mi reflejo
                              而你就像是我的倒影
No me ames,                   別愛我
para estar muriendo           為此我逐漸枯萎
Dentro de una guerra llena de arrepentimientos
No me ames para estar en tierra
                              內心交戰充滿懊悔
Quiero alzar el vuelo         我想盡情飛翔
Con tu gran amor por el azul del cielo
                              帶著你的愛在藍天中翱翔

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