The action is now centred in South-East Asia. The daily bomb blasts and beheadings in Thailand. The predominantly Thai Buddhists are now in a quagmire. Al-Qaeda under the guise of Jemiah Islamiah has penetrated Southern Thailand. Thai Buddhists are the friendliest and most accomodating people on earth. Anyone who visits Thailand can attest to this. Unfortunately, Thailand has a sizeable Moslem population in the south. Today, the Buddhists in the south are being systematically "driven" out by these Moslem insurgents to pave the way for the formation of a Moslem nation. There is little the government can do since all Moslems work in cahoot secretly at least against the infidels within Thailand and outside i.e. neighbouring Malaysia. The Thai prime minister alleges that Malaysia is the staging post for jihadists into Thailand. Well, not unsual, Malaysia will deny just like Syria, Iran, etc. Next, look at Hindu Bali. The bombers went in to do two things i.e. slaughter the infidel tourists (hopefully Westerners) and bring down the last Hindu outpost in the Moslem archipelago of Indonesia which is so dependent on tourism. ...
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