November
22, 2006: So far, the Islamic terrorists in the south have concentrated on
driving out the Buddhist minority. There have been no attacks on the tourist
resorts along the coast, or foreign businesses, or foreigners in general. There
have also been no suicide attacks, but then, such attacks are frowned upon by
Thai Moslems. Moderates are still the majority in the south, but they are under
attack by the Islamic terrorists, who appear to be backed by criminal gangs
intent on seeing that the Buddhist dominated police get driven out, along
with Buddhist civilians. That could get interesting, because the Islamic
radicals want to establish a religious dictatorship in the south, a form of
government hostile to criminal behavior. Rebellion makes strange
bedfellows.
November
21, 2006: In the south, fifty schools, containing several thousand students,
stayed closed for a week after one of the teachers, a Buddhist, was gunned down
as she went home late in the day. Teachers were afraid to return, and some
parents feared for the safety of their children. It usually takes a week or so
for everyone one in the area to calm down, after a teacher is murdered. The
Islamic terrorists want the public schools closed, with only religious schools
allowed.
November
20, 2006: In the south, a motorcycle bomb killed two and wounded sixteen.
November
18, 2006: In the south, Islamic terrorists killed five Buddhists in drive by
shootings.
November
17, 2006: Three bombs went off in the south, killing one and wounding
thirty.
November
15, 2006: In the south, terrorist violence left one Buddhist and two Moslems
dead. The terrorists are spending as much time attacking Moslems, in order to
eliminate "disloyal" Moslems, as they do going after infidels
(non-Moslems). Meanwhile, three Moslem teachers were found innocent of a
2004 bombing, but guilty of rebellion and conspiracy.
