Posted on 03/14/2007 2:18:07 PM PDT by george76
http://www.budsas.org/ebud/whatbudbeliev/290.htm
"You can be a soldier of Truth, but not the aggressor...
"...There is no justice in war or violence. When we declare war, we justify it, when others declare war, we say, it is unjust. Then who can justify war? Man should not follow the law of the jungle to overcome human problems."
(They're in for a lot of hurt.)
Thanks for the information. Much of the specific details are new to me.
What percentage of Indonesia is muslim ?
Are the Thai's as blind as our DUmmies in the west ?
Are the Thai's as blind as our DUmmies in the west ?
A. Just about all of them...more than 200 million.
B. I think so. (Read the link that explains their religious beliefs.)
That part of the world is going fast
excerpt
MALAYSIA
Terrorist evidence and activities
Malaysia was the staging ground for two abduction cases by the Abu Sayaaf terrorist group in the past two years, but was not a focus of attention for either domestic or international terrorism investigations. In a recent report, however, FBI officials stated that Malaysia was in fact a “primary operational launch pad for the Sept. 11 attacks.” While Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad strongly criticized the report, he also admitted that police have identified about 50 Malaysians with al Qaeda connections.
Mounting clues reveal that numerous suspected terrorists with links to al Qaeda have been filtering in and out of the country in recent years. Particularly suspect is Yazid Sufaat, who Malaysian authorities recently detained under the controversial Internal Security Act on charges of having ties to al Qaeda. Sufaat, a Malaysian chemist and a member of Jemaah Islamiah, is a close associate of Hambali’s and was reportedly a key figure in helping bin Laden expand his network in Southeast Asia. U.S. officials say there is evidence that Sufaat met with two of the hijackers onboard the planes on Sept. 11, and that in Kuala Lumpur he provided $35,000 to Zacarias Moussaoui, another figure implicated in the Sept. 11 attacks, in January 2000. Malaysian authorities are currently on the lookout for the four tons of ammonium nitrate ‑ used to make truck bombs ‑ that Sufaat ordered in late 2000, and which has since gone missing (consider that only one ton of the substance was needed for the Oklahoma bombing).
Along with Sufaat, Malaysian authorities have arrested dozens of suspected Jemaah Islamiah members in recent weeks. In addition, they have also arrested 50 members of KMM since last August, and are searching for about 200 more they believe are present in the region. KMM seeks to establish an Islamic state composed of Malaysia, Indonesia and the southern Philippines, and have a history of bombings, robberies and murder.
An American Expat in Southeast Asia:
http://laotze.blogspot.com/
george, you might find this blog interesting.
expatguy, anything you wish to add to this thread?
What percentage of Indonesia is muslim ?
Roughly 80% of Indonesia is Muslim, but it needs to be understood that the non-muslims are concentrated only in specific areas.
Bali for example is where many of Indonesia's Hindu's live. Catholics and Christians are generally found in the eastern Indonesian islands.
"Are the Thai's as blind as our DUmmies in the west ? In a nutshell... "no" ~ unlike America and the West, the Thais truly know what is at stake.
When the time comes, the Thais will be able to handle their problem with the Muslims fast. Very fast.
Thank you for the reply and the information.
Bali always appeared strange politically : Hindu's surrounded by Muslims. There must be an interesting history behind that ?
Is the 4.6 percent muslim in Thailand enough of a trigger to get the Buddist going ? or do the Buddists need more ?
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