It's an "insurgency, not jihad." Never mind those, uh, Al-Qaeda military training CD's. From AFP, with thanks to Skeetstreet:
MUSLIM separatist militants in Thailand's southern provinces are using al-Qaeda military training CDs, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today."On May 19 authorities searched Jihad Witaya or Ponoh Jihad (Islamic school) and found ammunition, evidence of military training, secret documents concerning an independent Pattani state, and al-Qaeda training CDs which they have adopted for their struggle," Mr Thaksin said during his weekly radio address.
He did not elaborate about the discs' origin.
Education authorities have been ordered to shut down the school, whose owner remains on the run, and to find new schools for its former students, Mr Thaksin said.
A combined police and military force raided the school in the Yaring district of Pattani province yesterday, seizing evidence including the training CDs....
The Brussels-based think-tank, the International Crisis Group (ICG), on Thursday said the violence was driven by local grievances and there was no evidence of external involvement.
"But if this situation is left to fester, it could attract jihadists from outside Thailand," crisis group Southeast Asia project director Sydney Jones said.
ICG called the unrest an "insurgency, not jihad" but said Mr Thaksin's policies risked pushing more Muslims towards those behind the unrest.
In his address Mr Thaksin said he had used a recent trip to Jordan to study and understand Islamic teaching, and "correct" Muslim behaviour.
"All Thai Muslim fellow countrymen do not have to worry that I will not understand you," he said.
"I totally understand, but for people who cite religion for their own gain and hurt others, I will not give up."
Does he really understand?
More 'Insurgency'- I suppose Jihad would be a more appropriate term.
In the seventies I hardly noticed the Islamic presence in Phuket.
Two years ago I went back there for a holiday for x-mas & New-Years. I was virtually 'blown away' over the amount of new mosques and brandnew Schools that were obviously Wahabi, as obvious as the headscarves and the overall Islamic dress in those Institutions.
The Saudi influence can not be denied. The 'insurgency' is the result. The story about the discriminated minority is as old as Mohammedan lies: People want to believe that they are not at war with Islamics, that it is 'a tiny minority' that creates problems. But when the government goes after the tiny minority that attacks police stations, kills the police and steals the weapons, then the whole 'UMMA' comes out with machetes and axes and attacks the police.
This is of course nothing but 'oppression'- and must be resisted by every good Mohammedan. Go and see for yourself, don't take my word for it!
Did Thaksin do to Jordan for 'dhimmi training?' Sounds like it. I thought he was one of the few who had not been brainwashed by the Islamist propaganda.
The word "insurgent", is being used as a propaganda tool to make illegitimate jihad seem legitimate. The wests media play right along with this. "Insurgent", takes religion out of it, and makes it appear as a political entity fighting for freedom and justice. This is word trickery, word magic. Muslims use these techniques a lot. So do politicians, used car salesman, and anyone looking for unfair or illegitimate advantage. The way to get over being tricked, is to get over being tricked. Realising that we are bombarded with mind twisting words and ideas, is the first step to nullify their effects. Soon you will be able to recognise this BS when you see it. Most of the posters here have already mastered the fine art of word magic recognition. Thats why IA and Shurki dont get anywhere with their own brands of word trickery...