Thailand - Authorities suspect Islamic group may be linked to bombing of train

SaltLakeTribune ^ | 7.10.02

[swarthyguy]

THAILAND, BANGKOK -- Police suspect an Islamic group was involved in the bombing of a train in southern Thailand, the national police chief said Tuesday -- suggesting for the first time a link between Muslim activists and a rash of violence in the area. The small bomb, left in a box on the train, exploded Monday when the train was at Yala station. Two security guards who were inspecting the suspicious package were wounded when it blew up. Muslims are a majority in the south of Thailand, but make up just 4 percent of the country's 62 million people, who are predominantly Buddhists. Police chief Gen. Sant Sarutanond said his forces had expected "some retaliation" following the arrests on Sunday of an Islamic leader, Adoon Hayeed Halor, who belonged to a former separatist group, the Pattani United Liberation Organization. Adoon's comrades have banded together as the Islam Pattani Mujahedeen, although the little-known group has not claimed responsibility for any of the recent violence in Thailand's Muslim-dominated south. Sant's comments are the government's first hint that Islamic militants may be involved in the violence, including drive-by shootings that have left 10 policemen and two civilians dead.

[swarthyguy]

Looks like a new front in the WaronJihad.

[weikel]

They are messing with the wrong country if they try this crap in Thailand. Thai justice is about as harsh as Muslim justice.

[Black Agnes]

Religion of Peace bump!

[swarthyguy]

And the Buddhists remember the destruction of the Bamiyan statues by the jihadis.

[Black Agnes]

So I guess the Thais must be supporters of Israel, correct? Isn't the argument that the Arabs/Muslims hate the US because we support Israel? Why do they hate the Thais?

[weikel]

Sorta makes you wish that the Buddhist warrior monk sects destroyed by Nobunaga and finally by Hideyoshi( who before becoming totalitarian and turning all the free peasants into serfs instituted "sword control" in Japan) were still around. You could turn them into an anti Islam mercenary force

[swarthyguy]

NOn islamic Buddhists with significant cultural affinity for Hindu India good enough?

[swarthyguy]

Yes. For death sentences, offer a choice of the Samurai or the Guillotine.

[Black Agnes]

AH, those *evil Hindus* again! Shoulda known! That dastardly HinJew alliance strikes!

[knighthawk]

They do all this because the koran insists on killing them.

Koran, sura 9.5:
So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

[jackliberty]

This bombing happened on Monday, July 8 and the Thai police already figured out the 'who' and the 'why'.

Maybe they could help our FBI investigate the LAX stooting.

[weikel]

They ain't so interested in being PC.

[Travis McGee]

The Thais are TOUGH. They will NOT put up with this crap.

[Travis McGee]

When the Thais say "let's talk", you talk.

They should send some Thai interrogators to Gitmo. "Party's over boys."

[vatcharin]

Hey Black,
It should not be like that, this is the drug war, muslim, buddisht boys are pity really pity. They have got heavy drug before doing those thing.
Wow those boy were really pity, I was there and knew some of them. If this is the real war it should be really fucking war.
Ali vat