A Sniper Gets Thailand’s Red Shirt Commander

A few days before Major-General Khattiya Sawasdipol was targeted for death in an alleged niper attack Thursday, his Seh Daeng or "Commander Red" nickname was in the air.

Many Bangkokians weary of the Red Shirts who have paralyzed the city and disrupted their lives had already concluded that Khattiya was an obstacle to peace. He was shot in the head while…