Military coup a go-go

For a few days, I've considered publishing a serious post about the governmental unrest in two countries - the "White Revolution" in Hungary, where the Socialist prime minister was caught on tape openly admitting that he and his party repeatedly lied about the economy, and the really dire situation in Thailand, where the military decided to seize the day while the president was at the UN in NYC, and took over the country in a military coup. Then I read this story and decided that my readers would much prefer it to anything weighty that I might have to offer...

"BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai coup leaders have banned go-go girls from dancing near tanks and troops on Bangkok streets as a distraction from the serious business of power, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

"It is not appropriate to entertain soldiers while they are on duty," Colonel Acra Tiprote told Reuters after a troupe of 10 women in tight camouflage vests and shorts posed with soldiers and tanks while making a music video.

"People should differentiate between entertainment and seriousness. A coup is not entertaining," Acra said, although the tanks sent in to lead Thailand's first coup in 15 years had turned Bangkok into a carnival-type attraction.

Thais and foreign tourists flocked to the Army Headquarters to take picture with tanks and soldiers. Many gave soldiers flowers or food and drink."

It turns out, even when the country is controlled by a military junta, you can't keep the Thai hoes down.