ICalledIt member, pingpong_fiasco, who lived and worked in Thailand predicted the coup would happen several months ago!

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Posted on 2-26-06:
“Well, Thaksin called snap elections - 3 years ahead of schedule. This is a brilliant move at first sight, but it may actually backfire on him.”

Posted on 3-30-06
“It’s difficult to predict a coup, esp. with Thai business doing so well. But unless the king steps in and mandates something, I am afraid a coup of some sort will occur. If Thaksin is allowed to rule after the election, that in itself will be a kind of coup.