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Southeast Asia
Thailand 'rebels' attack schools
2006-11-04
Suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand have burnt down three schools and shot and wounded a teacher. The attacks took place overnight on Saturday in the Muslim-dominated province of Yala. They came after Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, installed in an October coup, apologised for the policies of the previous government.
That's Muslim for "You're welcome."
Three schools were completely gutted and a fourth badly damaged in the blazes which began almost simultaneously during the night. A police officer told Reuters news agency that four militants had shot the couple and their daughter from the back of motorcycles later on Saturday. Schools and teachers are a frequent target as symbols of the distant Bangkok-based government. Many teachers have even been issued guns to protect themselves.

On Friday, the new government ordered the release of 92 Muslims charged with taking part in an anti-government rally two years ago during which 85 protesters died while in army custody.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Methinks this means the future Thai Caliphate won't have to fulfill any promises of paying for SOCIALIZED CHILDCARE, etal. iff the kiddies are OOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPSIES weirdly and mysteriously wiped out. D *** nged ROSWELLIAN ALIENS STRUCK AGAIN.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-11-04 23:04  

#3  I'm confident that all of us are shocked and utterly dismayed at how rapid the deterioration of this situation has been since that Muslim prime minister took over in Thailand. Shocked, I say! Not a single one of us could possibly have predicted this horrendous outcome.

I'll go with Frank on this. For each Islamist raid, kill an imam or cleric. This shit would stop overnight. Until Islam's jihadist clergy has their feet put in the fire, none of this will ever end. They'll always find goons, thugs and assorted cannon fodder to throw onto the bayonets. Once the sharp and pointy end of things ends up against their own necks, only then will the song finally change. This needs to be a global program.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-11-04 22:22  

#2  So, Surayud, how the apology and "dialogue" with Islamists is working out?
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-11-04 17:40  

#1  New Thai rule: 1 school = 1 imam/cleric.

guarantee the violence would stop
Posted by: Frank G   2006-11-04 15:45  

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