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| Gunmen kill Buddhist mechanic |
| 2005-08-09 |
| GUNMEN have killed a Buddhist mechanic in the latest violence in Thailand's mainly Muslim south, where more than 840 people have died in nearly daily attacks since January last year. The gunmen followed Pra-oth Rattanakornpitak, 46, as he was returning from work in Muang district in Yala province late yesterday and shot him three times, police said. Police and his wife, Rattana, said they believed he was killed by Islamic militants. The Government blames militants for much of the unrest that has roiled the region along the Malaysian border for 19 months. "The motive of killing was likely connected to the unrest by Muslim militants, since he had no known personal conflicts," said Colonel Chaithat Inthanuchit, superintendent of Yala's Muang police station. |
| Posted by:God Save The World |
| #19 Tony (UK): History answers your question nicely: don't forget that the Thais are the only people in SouthEast Asia who let the Japanese in without any sort of fight, and in fact treated them like heroes when they arrived, served willingly as their slaves, etc. Thailand is a fine country, but it is an INVERTEBRATE country. No spine required. |
| Posted by: Rivrdog 2005-08-09 21:08 |
| #18 answer for that - return the favor, if your morality can handle it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-09 20:10 |
| #17 In the mid-70s there was a small Thai grocery in Lincoln NE. I asked the owner why he was located in Lincoln. His response. In Thailand if anybody had an accident involving a Muslim or their car in any way, they would try to kill you and your family. It didn't matter whom was at fault. A muslim guy had T-Boned him at a red light. Kept trying to kill him and his family so he moved to the center of the US where he figured none of that guys kin would find him. BTW... nobody was hurt. Just a totaled car. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-08-09 19:37 |
| #16 "Rattanakornpitak" Now that's a name! |
| Posted by: BillH 2005-08-09 17:30 |
| #15 Thankyou for your plaudits gentlemen ;) |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2005-08-09 15:38 |
| #14 Ima cast big eyes on the UPS gal everyday Deacon. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-09 15:05 |
| #13 Tony, spot on, and the others they beheaded last month, probably because they went down the wrong street. This religion turns them into ruthless killers, there is no bargaining with these people, their hearts and minds are corrupted beyond repair. Shot on site is the only solution...... |
| Posted by: Mctavish Mcpherson 2005-08-09 14:49 |
| #12 there is unrest and poverty a plenty but there are alternatives...www.3pfoundation.org |
| Posted by: bk 2005-08-09 14:41 |
| #11 Sorry, I can't help it, but I immediately thought of "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance." |
| Posted by: BA 2005-08-09 14:18 |
| #10 Hear, hear, Tony! Well said. I pay homage to you and .com's rants as of late! |
| Posted by: BA 2005-08-09 14:15 |
| #9 That's a first-class rant, Tony. |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-08-09 13:56 |
| #8 Oh FFS! - I'm getting really tired of this. Some poor sod comes home from a hard days slog to his family and gets offed by some RoP shitheads. Why? well why not? He's not in the RoP, a filthy Buddhist in fact, and everyone knows what kind of shit they've done to the RoP over the years - so that makes him fair game for a spot of target practice. 840 people since January '04 is 47/month. The population of Thailand is 65 Million, so we're looking at a roughly a London event every 5 weeks - for 18 months, in a concentrated area. My patience with all this is wearing very thin. I wonder what the Thais feel about it all. I know I'm probably going over the top, because this is just one poor guy and we're used to seeing numbers like 13, 52, 200+, 3000+ getting killed, but there's something about the fact that he's just going home from work, minding his own business and some fucktards just kill him - for no other possible reason than he wasn't in their religion. Damn them to Hell. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2005-08-09 13:46 |
| #7 "Unrest by Muslim militants". I'm really tired of hearing how violent acts like these are the result of Muslim unrest. These people are nothing more than murdering bastards. Unrest my ass. Shipman, you should be getting a package any day now. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-08-09 11:55 |
| #6 Sh*plist |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-09 10:56 |
| #5 Ship- is that the sh*t list? I know I'm on my wife's |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-08-09 10:44 |
| #4 Do you really want to know? |
| Posted by: Steven 2005-08-09 10:24 |
| #3 Where do you change the oil on a Buddhist? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-08-09 10:07 |
| #2 You're on the list Spot, that's 4 by my count this Month. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-09 10:06 |
| #1 Apparently a lot of buddhists break down... |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-08-09 08:10 |