Violence is never the answer, but what is the answer to this monstrocity?!

Words vs. Weapons?!

Is war the answer?

What is happening to Thailand? It feels like Thailand is getting struck from all sides.

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Nearly 100 public schools in the southernmost province of Narathiwat were closed yesterday after three teachers were brutally shot to death in Si Sakhon and Rangae districts.

Two women teachers were shot inside the library of Ban Sakoh School at about noon in front of students.


Two gunmen got off a motorbike and walked straight into the school library, where the two women were working. They fired 11mm and .357 pistols as some 100 children played in front of the library after their lunch.


Thippaporn Thassanopas, 42, and Yupha Sengwas, 26, were hit in the head, abdomen and legs. The two died instantly.


About an hour later, a male teacher was shot dead in a shop in Rangae district. So-mmai Laocharoensuk, 55, a teacher at Ban Jehke School, was hit six times by AK-47 fire in the head and body. An eyewitness said one of a group of six militants carried the rifle into the shop and opened fire on the teacher.


The murders of the three teachers prompted a reaction from nearly 100 schools in Si Sakhon, Rusoh and Rangae districts. All announced they would close indefinitely.


Colleagues of the three teachers visited hospitals to give support to the relatives.


Narathiwat Teachers' Federation president Sanguan Intarak said he had invited teachers in all 13 districts of the province to a meeting to discuss security and safety measures.


Teachers in the predominantly Muslim region have no confidence in security protection provided by the government and have asked for transfers out of the danger zone, he said.


He noted that more than 300 teachers had already submitted transfer requests.


The teachers' federation has suggested the authorities rate the risk factor in different areas and provide security measures for teachers in accordance with the risk, Sanguan said.


In high-risk areas, the authorities should provide intensive security, he added.


The government is struggling to contain the violence that has killed more than 2,000 since January 4, 2004.


Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said his government was ready to provide cooperation and exchange information on the movement of Indonesians in case any were involved in instigating or taking part in violence in the deep South.


Wirajuda was in Thailand yesterday for a meeting with Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram. He also met Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to discuss bilateral cooperation, including the situation in the South. Thai authorities suspect that Indonesian and Cambodian Muslims might be involved in orchestrating violence in the region

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/06/12...es_30036640.php

It's obvious the Government soft approach isn't working. This has been going on as long as Iraq war
I think Thaksin approach would work but they U.N is going to yell "human rights" right?, I have no hope for the south no more.

provide more jobs .. so they have less spare time to get brainwashed into doing things they normally wouldnt do.

there won't be business and jobs when there are no stability..

actually it's kinda egg or chicken situation

let them govern themselves as an independent country. Let them find out they can't do it, and BAM recolonize them!

RIP to the teachers.

Let the Taliban rule? It would be damaging to the ones innocent in all this. But funny statement. Thanks!

thanks for the laugh haha .. needed that

I dont think the hard approach is work. Look what happen in Iraq!!!!!

poor those muslim terrorists, they have to waste their bullets on worthless buddhists! man, on behalf of PM surayut, i would like to express my sincere apologies to you. Please kill whoever and whenever you want, when you are satisfied, the government will grant you amnesty. Thank you.

double post

You know... its true that war doesn't solve everything... Palestine vs. Israel has been a good example of brute force tactics resolve nothing.

In terms of Iraq, change takes time, so not sure one can speak too soon. Even if the US withdraws, the effects of Western influence should or will have had some influence. my opinion of course. But look at the past, with the example of religion as an example. Koreans become Christians with US influence, Phillipines Catholic due to Spanish influence, etc.

But hard tactics don't work, but what does?

It pisses me off to see people live in fear. When I visit the South, I was told if there is a car accident to not stop and see if the other person is okay because they will come after you (eye for an eye). I mean, what kind of message is that telling me? It just doesn't sound right. Vengence is is not right, but who are these people... why can't they be silenced. Jeez... people need to speak up and identify these people and remove them.

A combination of soft and hard tactics are required, pray it happens quick... this is very demoralizing!

Hopefully,at last there will be saperated as Timor.

What happened in Iraq is called Democracy
That's soft approach
Hard approach would be someone like Saddam. a leader with 100% of absolute power

the mor ei learn of the problem the more it reminds me of my own country ireland. as an irihs guy the onloy hope would be to cut it off... to leave it to itself. allow all the people who dont want to stay asylum and then wrap the areas up in borders and let them get on with it in their own hate-filled stench pools.
the muslims in bangkok dont have this problem and they live side by side wiht buddhists, hindu's and christians...

unfortunatly there's an organisation called the United Nation that likes to preach about something they call human right's. With that said though, they didn't intervene in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Iraq (when they should've intervened), Afganistan...and their approach towards North Korea and Burma has been rather like the British approach towards learning another language or going for a quiet drink without landing yourself in hospital or a sticky situation...so I suppose Thailand could get away with such actions........