2006 Thailand coup d'état

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This is a topic, with start date September 19, 2006 and end date September 19, 2006.

Its theme(s) are Asia.

Summary of positions for this topic

• The coup was justified (13 items)

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No stated opinion

The Silk Revolution by Ismail Wolff (The New York Times, 9/26/2006) (view)

The coup was justified

For

Thai Democracy by David Warren (Ottawa Citizen, 9/24/2006) (view)

Against

Thai coup / The military should hold elections quickly by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 22, 2006) (view)

Democracy is harder than western flip-flops make out by Jonathan Steele (The Guardian, September 22, 2006) (view)

Thailand's Leap Backward by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, 9/21/2006) (view)

Turmoil in Thailand by The Washington Times editorial board (The Washington Times, September 21, 2006) (view)

Time up for Thaksin as tanks roll in by Financial Times editorial board (Financial Times, September 21, 2006) (view)

Thailand's king reverts to the bad old days by The Daily Telegraph editorial board (The Daily Telegraph, September 21, 2006) (view)

Democratic hopes must remain strong by The Nation (Thailand) editorial board (The Nation (Thailand), September 21, 2006) (view)

'Yellow ribbon coup' was a very high price to pay by Suthichai Yoon (The Nation (Thailand), September 21, 2006) (view)

A Retrograde Coup in Thailand by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, 9/20/2006) (view)

Thailand in turmoil by The Times editorial board (The Times, September 20, 2006) (view)

Mixed

Thailand's Litmus Test by Roby Alampay (The Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2006) (view)

A coup for the better by Greg Sheridan (The Australian, 9/21/2006) (view)

All items that address this topic (14 total)

Title	Author	Source	Date
A Retrograde Coup in Thailand	The New York Times editorial board	The New York Times	September 20, 2006
Thailand in turmoil	The Times editorial board	The Times	September 20, 2006
Thailand's Leap Backward	The Washington Post editorial board	The Washington Post	September 21, 2006
A coup for the better	Greg Sheridan	The Australian	September 21, 2006
Turmoil in Thailand	The Washington Times editorial board	The Washington Times	September 21, 2006
Time up for Thaksin as tanks roll in	Financial Times editorial board	Financial Times	September 21, 2006
Thailand's king reverts to the bad old days	The Daily Telegraph editorial board	The Daily Telegraph	September 21, 2006
Democratic hopes must remain strong	The Nation (Thailand) editorial board	The Nation (Thailand)	September 21, 2006
'Yellow ribbon coup' was a very high price to pay	Suthichai Yoon	The Nation (Thailand)	September 21, 2006
Thai coup / The military should hold elections quickly	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	September 22, 2006
Democracy is harder than western flip-flops make out	Jonathan Steele	The Guardian	September 22, 2006
Thai Democracy	David Warren	Ottawa Citizen	September 24, 2006
The Silk Revolution	Ismail Wolff	The New York Times	September 26, 2006
Thailand's Litmus Test	Roby Alampay	The Wall Street Journal	September 26, 2006