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by Johnny Merzbow 09/19/2006, 6:52pm PDT

i.e. leaving the country:

Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra first moved up his General Assembly speech to Tuesday, then canceled it altogether as he found himself suddenly faced with a military coup at home.

The beleaguered leader, who had been due to speak on Wednesday, switched places with Montenegro on the speaker's list to allow him to speak Tuesday evening instead due to the developing events in Thailand.

But just three hours before he was expected to address the 192-nation world body, U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe announced that "Thailand is no longer on the General Assembly speaker's list this evening." She gave no explanation for the cancellation.

Was it really worth it, Thaksin?

Fortunately he seems to have found himself an impenetrable sanctuary:

Thaksin was believed to be holed up at a hotel in Manhattan, just a few blocks from the U.N. headquarters.

I'm picturing all the furniture pushed up against the door and some Asian dude peeking out the window with a rifle in hand a la Malcolm X.

Thai PM commits worst possible blunder for controversial Third World leaders by Johnny Merzbow 09/19/2006, 6:52pm PDT NEW

Re: Thai PM commits worst possible blunder for controversial Third World leaders by conflictNo 09/19/2006, 7:01pm PDT NEW

Suriyawong and Bean can't hold down the fort for just a few damn hours? by stoorat 09/20/2006, 1:09am PDT NEW