Egypt and Thailand: How is the ‘good coup’ going?

By Bangkok Pundit Aug 16, 2013
After the coup in Thailand in September 2006, there was frequent mention that it was a “good” coup – see here, here, here, and here, and we saw similar mention by a number of people after the coup in Egypt last month as blogged about here. Yes, there are differences as noted in that post:

A supporter of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi shoots a slingshot against Egyptian security forces during clashes in Rabaah Al-Adawiya in Cairo's Nasr City district, Egypt, Wednesday. Pic: AP.