fatvegan

Thai Forces Were Ready for Attacks

"These are Thai internal affairs, and it is under control," Thaksin told reporters in Bangkok. He asked for patience as Thai forces continued their offensive against what he described as "bandits" and "lawless elements."

Dear me. 107 Muslim chaps were killed. Most of them teenagers I think. The Thai security guys followed them into a local mosque and killed 30 of them inside. Somehow I suspect this sort of stuff won't help the situation. Some religions don't like it when you conduct massacres in their holy buildings.

I bet the response will be "more control and a more pro-actively violent attitude". One day someone will try "being nice" or "giving the poor buggers jobs". That probably won't work either, but it would at least be interesting to try it.

It reminds me a bit of domestically violent husbands who say that what happens in the family is no concern of anyone else.