Thailand warns of more "terrorist" attacks ( Religion of Peace )

Yahoo...(AFP) ^ | Feb 19 | Boonradom Chitradon

[george76]

Islamic separatists could stage more "terrorist" attacks, Thailand has warned, after nine people were killed in overnight strikes as many Thais began celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Thailand's army chief of staff said the insurgents, who have battled the government for three years in Muslim-majority provinces of southern Thailand, could try to stage new attacks during upcoming Buddhist holidays.

"The violence may increase, and it will be the same kind of terrorist tactics," General Montri Sangkasap told reporters Monday after an emergency security meeting in Bangkok.

Thailand's junta chief, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, and Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont had summoned military and security chiefs over the attacks that killed nine and wounded 44.

Surayud insisted that no more troops were needed in the region, and said that instead he would pursue his "hearts and minds" campaign to win over the area's residents to the government side

The insurgents staged some 49 bombings, shootings and arson attacks late Sunday and early Monday, targeting mainly homes and businesses owned by Buddhists or ethnic Chinese, army officials said.

Three people were killed in shootings and six others in bombings in the 12 hours of violence, the officials told AFP. A total of 44 people were injured, they added.

On Monday evening, four more people were injured when militants staged two more shootings and a bombing in Yala province, police said.

"They want to frighten Buddhists and ethnic Chinese living there so that they will leave the region," army spokesman Colonel Acar Tiproch said.

Montri said officials believed the attacks were timed to coincide with the Lunar New Year holiday observed by many ethnic Chinese in Thailand.

[george76]

We never should have invaded Thailand...

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[george76]

"They want to frighten Buddhists and ethnic Chinese living there so that they will leave the region," ...

[george76]

[george76]

the attacks were timed to coincide with the Lunar New Year holiday observed by many ethnic Chinese in Thailand..

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[george76]

[ASA Vet]

Thai Ping

George you want me to add you to the Thai Ping list?

[Posting]

I am surprised that the Muslims don't call the Thais zionists

[killjoy]

As much as I hate to say this, it looks like there is very little the Thai government can do to stop what is going on. The government forces simply are not capable of responding to the threat they are facing. The leadership, and I don't mean the central government, is rotten at it's core and without a massive purge of the top ranks, nothing is going to improve. The only hope I see is massive foreign pressure on the Thai government to get their act together. Even then, unless equipment and training is going to be donated free of charge, nothing will get done. There are simply way too many people sitting in their ivory towers.

I had high hopes that the change in leadership a few months ago would help things, but nothing has gotten better. There are simply too many too lazy to do their jobs. I have tremendous respect for the guys on the ground but unfortunely those in the back office who only care about how they can line their pockets are doing their best to make sure this thing will be lost.

[ASA Vet]

doing their best to make sure this thing will be lost.

Exactly like US DemoncRATs desires regarding the WOT.

[george76]

yes

[george76]

Killing Buddhists is ok for muslims and with the old media.

[george76]

latest

[ASA Vet]

You're added.

[JRios1968]

Can't say it...

[gogogodzilla]

Ya know...

If Thailand would just announce that the population of Muslims would be reduced for every attack they make, there would be less Muslims in Thailand to carry out the attacks.

And eventually, should the attacks continue, there would eventually be no Muslim left to conduct any sort of attack.

Thus the problem of Islamic terror in Thailand would end... and everyone would again be happy.

[Killborn]

Thanks for the ping.

Ges the old saw, no news is good news.