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Divided Over Thaksin Michael M. Crow Though vilified as fringe andThailand's political problems attracted international attention when yellow shirted anti Thaksin protestors closed down Bangkok's international airports in November 2008; the following April pro Thaksin red shirts prevented an ASEAN East Asia Summit, and clashed violently with the army in the streets of Bangkok. Conflict between groups for and against former Prime Minister Thaksin has polarized Thai society. Under his watch, violence also returned to