The international media will take little note of this. But just imagine the outcry if the roles were reversed. Time Magazine would run another cover story about “Buddhist militancy.” As always, the media objective is to engage in moral equivalence and do whatever is necessary to absolve Islam from the evils committed in its name and in accord with Qur’anic teachings.
“Elderly Buddhist couple shot dead in Thailand’s restive south,” Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
A Buddhist couple were gunned down in a drive-by shooting on Saturday morning by suspected militants, police said, the latest bout of violence in Thailand’s Muslim-majority restive south.
Thailand’s three southernmost provinces have since 2004 been plagued by conflict between ethnic Malay Muslim rebels agitating for greater autonomy and the Buddhist-majority Thai state, which annexed the region about a century ago.
Around 7,000 people have been killed in the violence, mostly civilians from both the Muslim and Buddhist communities.
The latest incident came in Narathiwat province’s Ra-ngae district, the site of previous skirmishes and bombings as rebels and security forces wrestle for control of the area.
Paisal Jungsakul, 65, and his wife Sumol, 58 — who ran a small restaurant — were returning home from the market by motorcycle when they were shot dead on a remote road, said a police commander.
“Police suspect the killing was the work of a group of militants who operate in that area… based on the pattern of the attack,” Major General Dussadee Choosangkij told AFP.
“The group uses the same weapons,” he said.
The suspects also stole the couple’s motorcycle, and authorities fear that it could be used in another bomb attack, Dussadee said, adding that an alert has been issued for the stolen bike….
mgoldberg says
Note the endless labeling of the area as ‘restive’
Whenever there is a discussion of a region where muslims attack chronically the area is ‘restive’
If it were reversed, the term is never used. The designations are those labeling the non muslim communities.
gravenimage says
Too true.
Christianblood says
(…Thailand: Muslims gun down elderly Buddhist couple…)
And if the Thai Buddhists fight back and defend themselves, like Myanmar Buddhists did, Western MSM will demonize them and call them terrorists!
God, I hate the jihad-enabling West!
Angemon says
But you adore the jihad-carrying Iran – your issue is not with jihad or islam -you’re simply an anti-West bigot. Except, of course, when it comes to using things like a PC, smartphone or the internet…
Patriot2G says
Where you got that moniker (jihad-enabling West) is beyond me.
What I love about the US is our 2nd Amendment. God (Allah) help those jihadis because once they pull that crap here en masse, we’re going to play us a little game of cowboys and jihadis.
gravenimage says
christianblood’s saying “God, I hate the jihad-enabling West!” is his sneering at me for saying “God, I hate Islam”.
Of course, the West had *nothing* to do the savage murder of this poor couple, as christianblood pretends–it certainly had to do with Islam, though.
mgoldberg says
It is so very good to see you able to pen an article and your insightful commentary Robert Spencer. What a struggle you’ve obviously been thru. May you heal and help the world heal it’s own ignorant self inflicted wounds courtesy of the Jihad.
gravenimage says
+1
Angemon says
Aceh 2.0 – and, as expected, the question “what would said ‘greater autonomy’ mean for non-muslims” is nowhere to be found…
J_not_a says
Replace “autonomy” with “domination” and that would be much closer to the truth.
Prabh says
Four religions will continue to exist upon Earth into far distant future: Sikhism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism. Problem with Buddhism is Buddhism creates beggars and slavery viz Thailand/thighland maybe thaisthan would b better. Source: Katha on SikhChannel of UK. bodi Modi wished to shut down Sikh Channel but Statesman David Cameron sayeth, No, Sikh Channel must remain. Gott bless Dear David Cameron. Also modi says all terror bad: agreed, but wat bout terror of kakocratic plutocratic chindia? May all enemies of Beauty/dharm-Karm perish and not ever return to this divine little gem of a planet ever again. Note Commonwealth member Canada is tormented by filipino- chinee kakocratic reptilians. Our Citizens of Canada r being targeted by jealous envious fiends from around the world over. China your fantasy of colonizing Canada shall not come to pass while I breathe. Wildlife needs wilderness: deep ecology is heart of Hinduism and related creeds such as Sikhi and Parsi: islam is partially Zarathustran. Point is this: Hands off Canada u kakocratic plutocratic fiends from the bowels of narakaloka, ie hell. If u hate Nature, get out of Kanada , and stay out. V do not desire an overpopulated hellhole here in the Great White North, full-stop. Chindian middle class morality or lack thereof is utterly repugnant to all thinking persons. Note that Indus is spotless and Ganges is filthy. Blogger Vadakayil exposed semitich faces responsible
for virtual death of river Ganges: it is difficult to unremember hideous semites ruining chindia in collaboration with mudrace pseudo Hindu vermin.
Mleccha day in sun is not 4 evah: one day sun will rise and it vill be Satyayuga: age of Truth Ageof Gold.
No more credit cards! Or nonveg demons, that will be sign of satjug.
Xtianity created schizophrenia in Western Arya. Keep Asia clean. caste works 4 us.
Thankuverymuch, ji.
Ravi says
Do you sniff paint before you write?
abad says
Prabh must be hitting the soma. smh
gravenimage says
The bizarre Prabh wrote:
Four religions will continue to exist upon Earth into far distant future: Sikhism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism. Problem with Buddhism is Buddhism creates beggars and slavery viz Thailand/thighland maybe thaisthan would b better.
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Actually, Thailand over the last four decades, Thailand has made remarkable progress in social and economic development, moving from a low-income country to an upper-income country in less than a generation.
And there is no slavery under Buddhism. There certainly is under Islam, though.
And notice he leaves out Judaism and Christianity, even though this latter is the largest faith in the world.
More:
Source: Katha on SikhChannel of UK. bodi Modi wished to shut down Sikh Channel but Statesman David Cameron sayeth, No, Sikh Channel must remain. Gott bless Dear David Cameron.
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I have not seen any evidence that the Indian Prime Minister is trying to shut down television channels in Britain. Citations?
And doesn’t Prabh realize that David Cameron has not been prime minister for quite some time? Probably not.
More:
Also modi says all terror bad: agreed, but wat bout terror of kakocratic plutocratic chindia? May all enemies of Beauty/dharm-Karm perish and not ever return to this divine little gem of a planet ever again. Note Commonwealth member Canada is tormented by filipino- chinee kakocratic reptilians. Our Citizens of Canada r being targeted by jealous envious fiends from around the world over. China your fantasy of colonizing Canada shall not come to pass while I breathe.
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Well, this is really strange. I am *no* fan of the Communist Chinese, but when have they ever tried to colonize Canada? This is just bizarre. And I see that Prabh is ranting about “filipino-chinee kakocratic reptiles”. He is generally *very* racist, but most hates east Asians and Blacks. Very sick stuff.
More:
Wildlife needs wilderness: deep ecology is heart of Hinduism and related creeds such as Sikhi and Parsi: islam is partially Zarathustran. Point is this: Hands off Canada u kakocratic plutocratic fiends from the bowels of narakaloka, ie hell. If u hate Nature, get out of Kanada , and stay out. V do not desire an overpopulated hellhole here in the Great White North, full-stop. Chindian middle class morality or lack thereof is utterly repugnant to all thinking persons. Note that Indus is spotless and Ganges is filthy. Blogger Vadakayil exposed semitich faces responsible
for virtual death of river Ganges: it is difficult to unremember hideous semites ruining chindia in collaboration with mudrace pseudo Hindu vermin.
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Where to start? His babbling about “mudrace Hindu vermin” is repulsive.
Then, the idea that Chinese and Hindus are “semites” is especially ludicrous.
And no–there is nothing “ecological” about Islam–and this vicious creed is terribly cruel to animals.
More:
Mleccha day in sun is not 4 evah: one day sun will rise and it vill be Satyayuga: age of Truth Ageof Gold.
No more credit cards! Or nonveg demons, that will be sign of satjug.
Xtianity created schizophrenia in Western Arya. Keep Asia clean. caste works 4 us.
Thankuverymuch, ji.
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More ranting about Aryan supremacy, hatred of Christianity, even though all of the lands of West Asia (save Israel) are run by Muslims, and support for the hideous caste system, and its systematic persecution of “untouchables”. Luckily, very few Hindus or Sikhs think like this.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
+1 Ravi. I became cross eyed while trying to read Pranh’s post. I’m glad it’s not just me.
abad says
Where have I heard this before.
Oh yeah, Myanmar.
Hopefully Thailand will deport its Moslem population back to Pakistan.
gravenimage says
Thailand: Muslims gun down elderly Buddhist couple
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This *poor* couple. God, I hate Islam.
gravenimage says
Does christianblood actually hate the Jihadists who murdered this poor couple? Not so he says…
WPM says
In Christian Bloody nose mind every Jihadist attack is American or Israel supported even in Thailand between Buddhist and Moslems with zero involvement with America government on either side .Could it be Moslems just hate everyone who is not Moslem, or from the Moslem site, tribe ,sect ,or same village mudhole they came from or belong ?They do not need America or Russia, or Israel , or any other recognizable country to hate the “unbelievers”.
gravenimage says
True, WPM.
Eric Jones says
For years now the western press has tried to portray the Muslims of Myanmar and the rest of South East Asia as victims. When Buddhist have tried to protect them selves the Buddhist are derided. The western press is doing stealth Jihad for the Muslims. We all need to be alert.
Eric
Mung Shuonglun says
This happen when the muslims want to create chaos and then dominate. Ship in more muslim fighters. I pity them. They are forcely converted back then. They do not even looks like the arabs. Now they kill their ancestors?
RP says
Same is happening in Assam and bordering India where islamic country border. Bangladesh lets Rohingya and muslims to cross over to Indian borders etc. Then they ask for local residents pass etc. when they dont get that they say Indian gov is against muslims etc and West believes them.
GROO the Wonderer says
May all beings find happiness and the causes of happiness,
May they be free from sadness and the causes of sadness,
May they rest in equanimity beyond both joy and sadness…
gravenimage says
Unfortunately, Muslims “find happiness” by murdering Infidels.
J_not_a says
Robert Spencer! You’re back! Awesome! I haven’t posted for a few weeks due to health problems myself but it’s wonderful you’re better. So happy!
gravenimage says
Sorry to hear you have been ill, J_not_a–hope you are better now. This story is from June 9th:
“Robert Spencer: Returning from Nowhere”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/06/robert-spencer-returning-from-nowhere
Robert Spencer has been contributing again since then. So glad to see him back!
dumbledoresarmy says
As one reads articles like this one needs to mentally rewrite them (as Mr Spencer has already done with the headline).
“A Buddhist couple were gunned down in a drive-by shooting on Saturday morning by suspected militants, police said, the latest bout of violence in Thailand’s Muslim-majority restive south.”
Here’s what should have been said if both the Thai police and authorities and the journalists were not blinded by a proto-dhimmi mindset:
“Muslim mobsters in a drive-by shooting murdered an elderly Buddhist couple on Saturday morning, said police, the latest in an unending string of violent ghazi raids in Thailand’s jihad-wracked majority-Muslim southern provinces.
“Thailand’s three southernmost provinces have since 2004 been plagued by conflict between ethnic Malay Muslim rebels agitating for greater autonomy and the Buddhist-majority Thai state, which annexed the region about a century ago.”
Correction: “Since 2004 the Muslims in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces have felt emboldened to attack the surrounding non-Muslims, in a renewed push for dominance. About a century ago, in a war of self-defence against cross-border attacks launched by its Malay Muslim neighbours, the Buddhist-majority Thai state annexed the region.”
“Around 7,000 people have been killed in the violence, mostly civilians from both the Muslim and Buddhist communities.”
Rewrite – “In ifteen years of jihad over 7000 people have been killed. Most victims have been non-Muslim, and most of those have been unarmed civilians such as rubber-tappers, shop-keepers, Buddhist monks, and schoolteachers. Most Muslim victims have been killed by fellow Muslms and appear to have been killed because they were seen as insufficiently devoted to the cause of Muslim supremacy.”
gravenimage says
Spot on, DDA.