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The red-shirts are trying to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and call an election.

That such a respected statesman is in their crosshairs is a sign that the red-shirts' agenda contains the seeds of a social revolution.

The red shirts should be looking for common ground, not the final, bloody showdown a few seem to crave.

In the afternoon of the next day the army advanced along the tree-lined streets leading to the red shirts' encampment on a canal bridge.

Some red shirts, and many foreign observers, believe that the palace has already taken sides and is no longer an honest broker.

Two years ago, he said police stood by as Red Shirts attacked a Yellow-Shirt rally he had organized.

The military cordon appeared to be breaking as red shirts defied orders to stay away.

In his joint appearance with Mr Abhisit, General Anupong admitted that some of his troops are conspiring with the red shirts.

From his exile, Mr Thaksin denied, once again, that he was giving orders to the red-shirts leaders and urged everyone to embrace peace.

The army had cleared at least two big junctions held by the red shirts, including the Victory monument.

Ruling-party politicians complain that the lowly red shirts are paid proxies and do not represent mainstream opinion.

Some red shirts this week lamented that, if King Bhumibol is against the leader they keep voting for, he must be against them too.

In response the red shirts demanded a fixed date for the dissolution of parliament and said they would continue their protests.

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In a fine irony, the red shirts have now borrowed many of the PAD's tactics.

Most leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), as the red shirts are known, are already in detention.

Red-shirts' ready to resume talks with gov't if PM to dissolve House in 30 days .

Since the red shirts' defeat, Thaksin has cut back on his media appearances and political activities.

The protesters battling security forces this week are known as red shirts and draw their strength from the urban and rural poor.

Some red shirts thus see the election result as more than just a victory for PT.

April 10, "Red Shirts" at the meeting point of conflict with the police, causing serious casualties.

The result is partly a vindication for him and his own colour-coded, die-hard supporters, the red shirts.

From the start, the red shirts have had a thuggish element.

In April, Red Shirts rioted in Bangkok and also forced the cancellation of a gathering of Asian leaders in Thailand.

A series of bombings and attempted bombings have been blamed on militants among the red shirts.

Red shirts who believe that the ruling elite are conspiring to keep them down will seize on this as evidence.

The red shirts say that they merely intend to hold small peaceful demonstrations.

Red shirts, though accused of being closet republicans, have asked for a royal repeat performance.

But his devoted followers, the red shirts, have kept the flame glowing, often in the face of extreme government hostility.

Despite being in exile, Mr. Thaksin is able to rally strong support - recently more than 20, 000 Red Shirts demonstrated in Bangko.

The strategy of the Red Shirts appears to be to disrupt the government for as long as possible, in the hope that the prime minister blinks.

Elsewhere, hundreds of red shirts forced their way into government offices in two northern cities.

Mr Abhisit had pooh-poohed the popularity and legitimacy of the red shirts, so sitting down with their leaders was a concession.

In recent days, the Thai government has grown increasingly impatient with the Red Shirts' seemingly endless list of demands.

But then two of the red shirts asked to talk. The army officer in charge stepped forward.

The red-shirts have been occupying parts of Bangkok for six weeks.

Pro-government rallies teem with public-sector workers in red shirts and baseball caps bearing the logos of government departments.

At least 91 people, most red shirts, died when the army cleared protesters from their barricaded encampment in Bangkok.

Most of the 88 people killed in Bangkok since the red shirts began protesting on March 12th died during clashes with combat troops.

Instead, it is quietly encouraging them in order to show that the red shirts are only one of many interest groups.

The protests by the "red-shirts" , now in their fifth week, are currently focused in the city's shopping hub.

By mid-week the red shirts seemed no closer to their goal of forcing out the prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, and forcing new elections.

He remains a hero to many red shirts, who are mostly rural and working-class, in contrast to the genteel ranks of the conservative groups.

First, the red shirts do enjoy considerable popular support, and not just in the poor north-east from which so many hail.

Red shirts have been targeted by the courts, and their media outlets shut down.

After a hesitant st art, comb at troops contained sporadic rioting, including pitched battles between red shirts and residents.

Mr Abhisit is typical of the elite in his frustration with the red shirts.

The explosion was near the site of May's bloody showdown between security forces and the red shirts.

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Combat troops supported by armoured vehicles pushed into the red shirts' protest camp.

Most red shirts swear blind that they stick to peaceful methods, even if they have to resort to disruptive sit-ins.

Thai stock-market prices soared on news that the Red Shirts were considering the election offer.

Not all red shirts are fans of Thaksin Shinawatra, the fugitive former prime minister, who backs the movement.

It's the third week running that the red-shirts as the demonstrators are called have held mass rallies in Bangkok.

Many red shirts now say the movement is in disarray and severely weakened.

This came after four weeks of street protest by anti-government "red shirts" demanding an early election.

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Thousands gather daily to sing patriotic songs and scold the rural-based red shirts as foolish farmers.

How would she handle the demand of different factions of the Red Shirts that support her?

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The women in red shirts are with necked-back and dotting in the classical garden.

The red shirts have been forced to regroup, but they are still here in their thousands.

The "red shirts" have occupied a district full of five-star hotels and plush malls since April 3, forcing several top stores to close.

But Mr Abhisit may deserve credit for offering a plausible compromise to the red shirts.

He supports the Red Shirts but denies accusations that he instigated the violence.

He fled into exile, but the red shirts continue to support him, and have been demanding new elections.

On Sunday, four months after that episode ended in bloodshed, the "red shirts" were back.

By evening, the crowd had drifted away, having made their point: the red shirts are back.

Retreating red shirts left a trail of destruction in the capital and several other cities.

But Thailand's army seems reluctant to spill more blood by confronting the red shirts again.

The red-shirts are far from Mr Abhisit's only worry.

Bangkok's royalist elite has been chastened by the red shirts' pulling power.

One group especially caught my eye. They wore bright red shirts and heavy boots.

Many are asking why peace talks failed, when the red shirts had little hope of resisting the troops.

Shadowy black-clad militia joined the melee alongside the red shirts, though only fleetingly.

'I have to make a decision based on a consensus from the entire country, including the red shirts, ' Mr. Abhisit said.

People are wearing red shirts, pants, skirts , and dresses.

The "Red Shirts" had earlier established about 900 "Red Shirt" villages in Udon Thani province.

At one point Monday afternoon, Red Shirts briefly occupied offices of the Election Commission.

Gunmen with military weapons showed up on April 10th to aid the red shirts, who profess nonviolence.

"Red Shirts" were the other leaders of the Su Peng came a brief speech, which require died during the last year is responsible for assembly.

On September 19th the red-shirts are determined to march on the house of General Prem, the alleged mastermind of the 2006 coup.

Most red shirts swear blindthatthey to peaceful methods, even if they to resort to disruptive sit-ins.

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Most red shirts are well versed in the palace's meddling in politics.

Local politicians who switched to the government side are quietly courting the red shirts again.

And in the northeast, many middle-class people support the Red Shirts.

So do the red shirts, though not all its factions think alike, to the frustration of negotiators.

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The Red Shirts and the government are both insisting that the other side call off hostilities first.

Most "red shirts" were armed with slingshots and home-made rockets, but there is evidence that a small number had assault rifles.

The red shirts' battle cry was for new elections.

That a few red shirts were armed will be used as justification for killing those who were not.

The red shirts have lost their leaders, who are either in jail or on the run.

The government, businesses and many Bangkok residents want the red shirts out.

Hundreds of riot police who massed at one end retreated after being surrounding by red shirts.

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All those in red shirts were cleaning up the park.

I most want to play at Liverpool because of the culture of the club and the fans - and the fact that they have red shirts attracts me.

Red Shirts and human rights groups condemned the government's use of deadly force to end the protests.

Red shirts reckon they have a clear majority.

Had the red shirts accepted the prime minister's offer of elections, the timetable would have been to their advantage.

Red shirts defy a state of emergency, as Thailand again teeters on the brink

Some are confronting the protesters. Check this video on how some Red Shirts were driven away by angry pedestrians