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To: TexKat

I cannot believe the Thai government doesn't put an end to this, their hands are not tied like the US.


13 posted on 01/16/2005 11:38:48 AM PST by Bossy Gillis
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To: Bossy Gillis

"I cannot believe the Thai government doesn't put an end to this, their hands are not tied like the US."

To his credit, Prime Minister Thaksin has made some attempts to deal with the Islamic violence in the south. The problem is, he and his TRT party are like the West in that they refuse to accept the depth of the problem. Thaksin and his administration like to blame Muslim violence on hooligans or gang members rather than accept the completely obvious - which is that a significant percentage of the entire Islamic population in the south is sympathetic to their terrorist brethren. Still, Thaksin takes a strong stand against terror from time to time, but unfortunantly each time he does, busy body NGO's get involved and condemn the Thai government and the West starts whining that Thaksin should persue "dialogue" rather than allow the "cycle of violence" to continue.

Keep an eye on Thailand. The Islamic terrorists are actively trying to bomb tourist areas in and around BKK, Phuket and elsewhere. Something on the scale of the Bali bombing will be attempted, the only question is when and will the Thai authorities be able to stop it in time.

Longbow


19 posted on 01/16/2005 12:08:05 PM PST by Longbow1969
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