Thailand: Land of Snarls

Current crisis seems intractable until royal transition occurs

The leaders of the 100,000-odd protesters who blocked some of Bangkok’s key intersections Sunday are said by knowledgeable political analysts to be deeply involved in not just a battle for political primacy but for control of the looming succession of the country’s monarchy.

Bhumibol Adulyajej, the 86-year-old king, has been seriously ill for more than t…