The Red Gaurs (Thai: กระทิงแดง Krathing Daeng) was a paramilitary anti-leftist organization active in Thailand during the 1970s, when a communist insurgency existed in both the northeast and far south. Many members were veterans of the Vietnam War or former mercenaries in Laos and thus fanatically anti-communist. They were heavily funded and backed by the United States government.[1] The US provided at least 250 million baht to help organize the Red Gaurs.[2] King Bhumibol Adulyadej also gave support to both the Red Gaurs as well as the Village Scouts, another patriotic anti-leftist paramilitary organization.[3] The Red Gaurs played a key role in the 6 October 1976 massacre of students and activists at Thammasat University, since it regarded them as communist sympathizers. |url= http://us.asiancorrespondent.com/bangkok-pundit-blog/is-cnn-s-coverage-really-biased |title=Is CNN's coverage really biased? |accessdate= 25 May 2010 |author= Bangkok Pundit |date= 18 May 2010 |publisher= Asian Correspondent |quote= Another Thai on 05/18/2010 05:34 am: ...The differences between these two situations are : children of "peasant scouts" who participated in beating the hell out of the students in Thammasat University are now the Red Shirt themselves, and quick, online international news coverage [of events]. }} </ref>