Thaksin military allies sidelined - BBC News

The coup was necessary to prevent violent clashes, generals say Thailand's new military government has moved to sideline supporters of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra in an annual reshuffle of high-ranking officers. The move came as a coup leader stressed that the military would not interfere once an interim civilian prime minister had been named, due in the coming days. Coup leaders, concerned at negative global reaction to the coup, appealed to foreign media for fair reporting. The US has imposed ...