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September 19th, 2006   Post 1
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Post; Thai commander takes over after coup (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_on_re_as/thailand"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060919/capt.30e5b49679d74139aa6c73bd82daae9e.thailand_pol itical_turmoil_xsl102.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=EiqjOSLRy 4yULRT3kq8LUA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Thai soldiers ride in a car next to Government house in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday Sept. 19, 2006. Rumors of a military coup swept the Thai capital after an army-owned television station suspended regular programming and played patriotic songs. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of TV stations and declaring a provisional authority pledging loyalty to the king. The army commander took over the government and declared martial law.</p><br clear="all"/>

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September 19th, 2006   Post 2
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I guess you can't leave the country without something happening.
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September 19th, 2006   Post 3
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Sucks to be him.... He will be living in the airport if they revoke his passport on the way home...
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September 20th, 2006   Post 4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tomtom22
I guess you can't leave the country without something happening.
That's why they can't have nice stuff.

As for the passport issue, I'm sure some kind country will allow him in... just not Australia.
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