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Yesterday Thailand's military leadership went on state TV and announced they were seizing power. Vowing to "restore peace in a short time and reform government policy," the generals formed the "National Peace and Order Maintaining Command," dissolved the cabinet, threw out the constitution (itself the product of the country's 2006 coup) and declared a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. TVs across the country broadcast a static image of a Thai military logo and patriotic songs as news of Thailand's 19th military coup in 82 years—a handful of those weren't successful—sunk in. 5月22日，泰国军方领导人在国家电视台宣布夺取政权。为了“在短时间内恢复和平和改革政府政策”，军方成立了“国家和平与秩序维持司令部”（National Peace and Order Maintaining Command），并解散内阁，废除宪法（现行宪法也是2006年政变的产物），同时宣布，从晚上10点到凌晨5点实行宵禁。泰国82年以来第19次军事政变（历次政变中，有些并没有成功）的消息传出后，全国电视频道均播放带有军方标志的静态画面和爱国歌曲。 Not a first, certainly. Military coups in Thailand happen almost as often as American presidential elections. And though Thailand's military had hinted they were done with all that, No. 19 was not totally unexpected. Gripped by political conflict for years (since its last coup, really), the country had recently arrived again at political impasse: For months there have been rumors of impending military intervention and on Tuesday, the military imposed martial law. | 
