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2003-10-31 Southeast Asia

Singapore government report reveals extent of Islamic terrorist threat in Southeast Asia

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Posted by TS 2003-10-31 4:17:58 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The internal threat in Singapore is probably minimal, given that Muslims are only about 1/6 of the population, but the external threat is real. I suspect what the terrorists are trying to do is set off a series of major terror attacks in Singapore that will provoke a harsh government which turn could lead to either Malaysian or Indonesian intervention to protect their Muslim brethren from persecution. I wonder if indefinite detention (a la Guantanamo) of Muslim terrorists would trigger intervention by Singapore's neighbors.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-10-31 4:40:33 PM|| 2003-10-31 4:40:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I think something like what you postulate is something the Muslims in SE Asia might try to do, but I also think the repercussions would be swift, mighty, and devastating. Neither Japan nor Australia could tolerate Muslim control of the Singapore Straits. It could get very ugly, very fast. If I were a jihadi squaddy, I'd be ready to duck and run the first time someone tried to do this. Better a live coward than a dead duck.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-10-31 9:19:28 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-10-31 9:19:28 PM|| Front Page Top

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