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The king, in the words of the american ambassador, "appatently approved" the coup. "It is inconceivable that this latest could have gone ahead without the knowledge of the king's acquiescence,"

Hence, stigma and silence. Yet, some right-wing royalists remained very pround of what they did in the past and adament that they would do it again if necessary.

As I explain in chapter 2, the monarchy and the Buddhist order(the sangha) were involved in the conspiracy that led to the killings.