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Mourning the Red General

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  • May 12 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL uses a cell phone to stay in touch with Red Shirt barricades in the Red Shirt camp in Bangkok Wednesday. Seh Daeng, as he is known, has emerged as the Red Shirts unofficial military commander. He has organized the barricades that ring the Red Shirt camp and has threatened to organize a guerilla campaign against the government if the Red Shirt protest is crushed by force. Seh Daeng is a hero to many Thais because he is credited with crushing Thailand's communist insurgency in the 1970's and 80's. He was the commander of Thailand's Internal Security Operations Command but after his political activities became apparent he was made the head aerobics instructor for the Thai army. He is now seen as one of the major personalities destabilizing the country and the government alleges that he is behind many of the grenade attacks and drive by shootings directed at government buildings and officials and he is wanted for a long list of felony offenses including weapons charges and terrorism related charges. Although some Red Shirts have officially repudiated him, he is still frequently seen around the Reds' barricades. The army has started proceedings to fire him, but he remains a general on active duty.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • May 12 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL (LEFT) talks to a Red Shirt security official at a Red Shirt barricade in the Red Shirt camp in Bangkok Wednesday. Seh Daeng, as he is known, has emerged as the Red Shirts unofficial military commander. He has organized the barricades that ring the Red Shirt camp and has threatened to organize a guerilla campaign against the government if the Red Shirt protest is crushed by force. Seh Daeng is a hero to many Thais because he is credited with crushing Thailand's communist insurgency in the 1970's and 80's. He was the commander of Thailand's Internal Security Operations Command but after his political activities became apparent he was made the head aerobics instructor for the Thai army. He is now seen as one of the major personalities destabilizing the country and the government alleges that he is behind many of the grenade attacks and drive by shootings directed at government buildings and officials and he is wanted for a long list of felony offenses including weapons charges and terrorism related charges. Although some Red Shirts have officially repudiated him, he is still frequently seen around the Reds' barricades. The army has started proceedings to fire him, but he remains a general on active duty.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • May 12 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL (CENTER) greets civilian supporters in the Red Shirt camp in Bangkok Wednesday. Seh Daeng, as he is known, has emerged as the Red Shirts unofficial military commander. He has organized the barricades that ring the Red Shirt camp and has threatened to organize a guerilla campaign against the government if the Red Shirt protest is crushed by force. Seh Daeng is a hero to many Thais because he is credited with crushing Thailand's communist insurgency in the 1970's and 80's. He was the commander of Thailand's Internal Security Operations Command but after his political activities became apparent he was made the head aerobics instructor for the Thai army. He is now seen as one of the major personalities destabilizing the country and the government alleges that he is behind many of the grenade attacks and drive by shootings directed at government buildings and officials and he is wanted for a long list of felony offenses including weapons charges and terrorism related charges. Although some Red Shirts have officially repudiated him, he is still frequently seen around the Reds' barricades. The army has started proceedings to fire him, but he remains a general on active duty.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • May 12 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL (center, in army fatigues) is driven through the Red Shirt camp in Bangkok on the back of a motor scooter Wednesday. Seh Daeng, as he is known, has emerged as the Red Shirts unofficial military commander. He has organized the barricades that ring the Red Shirt camp and has threatened to organize a guerilla campaign against the government if the Red Shirt protest is crushed by force. Seh Daeng is a hero to many Thais because he is credited with crushing Thailand's communist insurgency in the 1970's and 80's. He was the commander of Thailand's Internal Security Operations Command but after his political activities became apparent he was made the head aerobics instructor for the Thai army. He is now seen as one of the major personalities destabilizing the country and the government alleges that he is behind many of the grenade attacks and drive by shootings directed at government buildings and officials and he is wanted for a long list of felony offenses including weapons charges and terrorism related charges. Although some Red Shirts have officially repudiated him, he is still frequently seen around the Reds' barricades. The army has started proceedings to fire him, but he remains a general on active duty.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: JUTAPORN PROMPAN, a Red Shirt core leader (center at microphone) stand on the Red Shirts' stage to announce that "Seh Daeng" the Reds' unofficial military leader, had died. The Thai government announced Monday that the Red Shirts unofficial military commander and supporter, Thai Army Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL, died Monday from wounds he suffered when a sniper shot him in the head on May 12 while he was being interviewed by an American reporter. When the announcement was read to the Red Shirt protesters still camped out in Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok many started weeping.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women at the Red Shirt stage started weeping when they heard that their highly respected unofficial military leader, Seh Daeng, has died Monday. The Thai government announced Monday that renegade army general and the Red Shirts unofficial military commander and staunch supporter, Thai Army Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL, died Monday from wounds he suffered when a sniper shot him in the head on May 12 while he was being interviewed by an American reporter. When the announcement was read to the Red Shirt protesters still camped out in Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok many started weeping.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt protester in Bangkok reacts to the death of Seh Daeng, the Red Shirts' unofficial military commander, Monday. The Thai government announced Monday that renegade army general and the Red Shirts unofficial military commander and staunch supporter, Thai Army Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL, died Monday from wounds he suffered when a sniper shot him in the head on May 12 while he was being interviewed by an American reporter. When the announcement was read to the Red Shirt protesters still camped out in Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok many started weeping.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women at the Red Shirt stage started weeping when they heard that their highly respected unofficial military leader, Seh Daeng, has died Monday. The Thai government announced Monday that renegade army general and the Red Shirts unofficial military commander and staunch supporter, Thai Army Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL, died Monday from wounds he suffered when a sniper shot him in the head on May 12 while he was being interviewed by an American reporter. When the announcement was read to the Red Shirt protesters still camped out in Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok many started weeping.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women at the Red Shirt stage started weeping when they heard that their highly respected unofficial military leader, Seh Daeng, has died Monday. The Thai government announced Monday that renegade army general and the Red Shirts unofficial military commander and staunch supporter, Thai Army Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL, died Monday from wounds he suffered when a sniper shot him in the head on May 12 while he was being interviewed by an American reporter. When the announcement was read to the Red Shirt protesters still camped out in Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok many started weeping.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman with a photo of Seh Daeng, the Red Shirts' unofficial military commander, cried upon hearing of Seh Daeng's death Monday. The Thai government announced Monday that renegade army general and the Red Shirts unofficial military commander and staunch supporter, Thai Army Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL, died Monday from wounds he suffered when a sniper shot him in the head on May 12 while he was being interviewed by an American reporter. When the announcement was read to the Red Shirt protesters still camped out in Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok many started weeping.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women at the Red Shirt stage started weeping when they heard that their highly respected unofficial military leader, Seh Daeng, has died Monday. The Thai government announced Monday that renegade army general and the Red Shirts unofficial military commander and staunch supporter, Thai Army Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL, died Monday from wounds he suffered when a sniper shot him in the head on May 12 while he was being interviewed by an American reporter. When the announcement was read to the Red Shirt protesters still camped out in Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok many started weeping.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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