As I had warned in my Sept. 20th post, “Will Thailand Become Another Islamic State?“, the stage is now being actively set for turning Thailand into an Islamic Caliphate.
The interim Prime Minister of Thailand has, according to this AP article, called for an “unexpected initiative” to implement Sharia law in the Southernmost provinces of Thailand. It is entitled “Thai PM apologizes for ex-govt’s tactics,” by AP Writer Rungrawee Pinyorat, and I quote:
Thu Nov 2, 10:23 AM ET
PATTANI, Thailand – Thailand’s interim prime minister publicly apologized Thursday for the former government’s hard-line policies against an Islamic insurgency, promising an investigation into allegations of human rights abuses by the administration deposed in a recent coup.
In an unexpected initiative, Chulanont Surayud also said he would urge the limited use of Islamic law in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south to settle some disputes, especially over inheritance and family affairs, he said.
Surayud was accompanied by army chief Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin, a practicing Muslim who led the Sept. 19 coup. Previous governments have shown little acceptance of Muslim culture.
The southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat are the only ones with Muslim majorities in predominantly Buddhist Thailand. An insurgency in the three provinces has claimed more than 1,800 lives since January 2004. (emphases mine.)
Note the typical MSM spin on the facts: “insurgency,” not jihad; “Islamic law,” not Sharia; “claimed more than 1,800 lives,” but how? Why? Did Muslims having a peaceful “inner struggle” accidentally wander in front of maniacs with submachine guns? Of course not. They were rioting and committing murder in the name of Allah, but we don’t need to know these picky little details.
The interim PM’s move was not unexpected to me, nor to other jihad watchers, such as Robert Spencer and Hugh Fitzgerald, who plainly noted a lack of surprise: “Thai PM apologizes to Muslims for ex-govt’s tactics, calls for Sharia.“
Thailand’s interim PM Chulanont Surayud apologized (without saying it this way!) that the Muslims in the Soutnernmost provinces became so violent that military action taken to suppress their “inner spiritual struggle” resulted in the deaths of 85 “insurgents,” i.e., jihadists. Dozens asphyxiated after being bound and piled up in military trucks to be taken to detention. This was unnecessary and tragic, but after a military review they would have probably been executed anyway.
Do I sound unforgiving and heartless? Well, don’t expect me to shed a tear when the following happens:
- Jihadists start violence with their peaceful non-Muslim neighbors;
- The military is called in to quell the uprising;
- A large number are arrested because of their violent activities;
- And some die during transport.
If you don’t want to suffer the horrifying and tragic consequences of war, don’t start one. Thailand’s apology for what happened as their government was defending its peaceful citizens from violent attacks is astounding, pathetic, and unforgivable. The imposition of Sharia law to appease the Muslims in the Southern provinces will only lead to more violence and more demands for imposition of more Sharia law throughout the rest of the country.
In Thailand, the other shoe has officially dropped. (No, it wasn’t a Nike. It was a jackboot.) With this official policy of appeasement there can be no question that Thailand will convert to Islamic law; the only question left is how long it will take – and how many innocent Thais will have to die – before Thailand is officially declared an Islamic Caliphate.
You might not have read it here first – but you have now read it for sure. Hopefully twice.
— Cincinnatus
P.S.: Infrequent posting will continue so long as I am out of town looking after my sisters and mother.
