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| Southeast Asia |
| Thai Buddhist beheaded in south |
| 2005-06-15 |
| A Buddhist man has been found beheaded in the majority Muslim province of Pattani in southern Thailand. A note found next to the man's head claimed the murder was carried out in response to last week's arrest of a prominent Muslim student leader. It was the fifth decapitation in a conflict that has claimed more than 700 lives in the past 18 months. The note next to the severed head of retired teacher Kamol Chuneth carried a message obviously intended for police. The note said that the authorities had arrested the wrong man. The person it appeared to be referring to is a local Muslim student leader, who was recently arrested and charged with involvement in the ongoing unrest. He is currently being held in the capital, Bangkok. Since the violence escalated in January 2004, the death toll has continued to rise steadily in a conflict between local Muslim separatist groups and the Buddhist Thai authorities. Many Muslims have complained of discrimination by the central government, particularly in education. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra publicly stated last month that his government would tone down its hardline stance on the issue. However the almost daily murders in the area appear to signify he is no closer to solving the problem. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 So... if the Thai cops arrested the wrong student.. an one innocent was decapitated for it, then what would the result be if the alleged correct student was apprehended? 3 innocents? 4 innocents? A whole kindergarten class? It does prove that these radical moonzlims are indeed the spawn of Satan and we should be gladden that these evil spirits are revealing themselves now rather than later. We can rejoice that these demononic products of satan provide the chance to battle them in defense and glory of the one true and living God. It is saddening and sickening that the innocent are always vicitimized in this struggloe between the good and bad. |
| Posted by: Flavins Flineque6690 2005-06-15 13:24 |
| #4 frank g and jfm. You both are right on. Someone needs to do that. Everytime they do something to avenge something, we need to double whatever it is they are avenging. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2005-06-15 11:40 |
| #3 The mouth has already been booked by those who want to send the bad guy's head with his privates in it |
| Posted by: JFM 2005-06-15 11:36 |
| #2 send back the head of the "muslim student leader" with a note in his mouth - "got your message" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-15 10:35 |
| #1 But don't desecrate the Koran. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2005-06-15 10:04 |