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Thai Protesters Host a Bloodbath: What's the Risk?

By Katie DrummondMar 16th 2010 – 8:02PM
AP

AP

(March 16) -- Thai protesters doused the front of government offices with gallons of their own blood and said they plan to continue a massive blood drive Wednesday unless the country's parliament is dissolved. Health officials from around the world are already pointing out the massive health hazards posed by the extremely...

Ex-Thai Official Stripped of Half His $2.3B Fortune

By Dana KennedyFeb 26th 2010 – 6:32PM
AP

AP

(Feb. 26) -- As more than 20,000 police in riot gear stood guard in Bangkok, Thailand's Supreme Court dealt a stunning blow to the country's controversial exiled former leader Friday by stripping him of half his $2.3 billion fortune. It's the most money claimed back from a deposed Asian leader since the fall of the...

Background on RedShirts

Redshirts or Red coats is the name given to the volunteers who followed Giuseppe Garibaldi in southern Italy during his Mille expedition to southern Italy, but sometimes extended to other campaigns of his.

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