By taking on Mr Abhisit and his royal backers, UDD leaders apparently bet that a show of mass support would split the security forces and force a reckoning with Mr Thaksin.

• 通过与阿披实及其大批追随者的较量，UDD领导者显然确信大量支持人士示威会破解安全部队，并迫使政府正视他信一事。