The storms that lashed Thailand this week were a fitting Shakespearean metaphor for the kingdom's troubles. A week after a coup by six top military men overthrew the government of Thaksin Shinawatra, the streets remained calm. But the generals were still struggling to find a suitable statesman to head the civilian administration to which they have promised to hand power by October 4th. To soften its image, the Council for Democratic Reform, as the junta calls itself, has appointed various advisory bodies, stuffed with Thailand's great and good. However, several of them have complained that the generals announced their names without asking them if they wanted to take part.
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