Thailand: 600 dead in 2 years.
I did not know that.
While I appreciate that they have their hands full pursuing the Self-Fulfilling Prophesy Project in Iraq, one would think that our khaki-clad friends covering the international “militancy” beat might have mentioned it in passing.
Of course, without US involvement second tier terrorist zones like Thailand have nearly no hope of breaking into the international news.
Complicating matters, the news cycle is currently dominated by Tom Cruise’s opinions on the state of modern psychiatry, Tom Cruise’s latest movie, Tom Cruise’s religious beliefs. Cruise to carnage – it’s hard to segue.
“Speaking of being a head taller than her new fiancee – today militants in Thailand beheaded 5 hostages….”
You see what I mean. It’s a little abrupt.
Islamists lack a well known face who can compete with a Cruise or a Pitt, and even if they did, the nature of Islamofascist pop culture isn’t all that compatable with a star system. Hellfire missiles tend to follow them around, for one thing. Some new Jihadi explodes onto the scene and, well – he explodes onto the scene.
And what today’s TV news consumer wants aren’t stars, anyway. They want to get to know the little people – the man-on-the-street Jihadi, the insurgent in the next cubicle. The people they can identify with.
You’re thinking what I’m thinking, aren’t you? If terrorism in out of the way locales wants to make it to the nightly news, they should look at working the entertainment angle.
Islamofascist Reality TV.
Survivor: Chechnya.
The Amazing Race In A Bomb Laden Fiat.
As we all know – ratings = news.
“Tonight on ABC News: an behind the scenes look at the making of the hit reality TV show, “The Infidel” as it winds to the season’s closing episode. Who gets the axe?“
Players clad in black, armed with swords and AK47’s against a tropical background – how could it miss?
Just Roll To Your Rifle and Blow Out Your Brains
The Sunday Herald has an article on Kandahar’s most fearsome lady detective, going up against all manner of Afghan perps, while swathed in a burqa. (Hat tip: MIG).
First her six children are breakfasted, their faces washed and hairbrushed and they are made ready for school. Next comes the firearms check. Malalai Kakar counts bullets into a curved AK-47 metal clip, rams it home into her assault rifle, and makes sure the safety catch is on. … When these morning rituals are completed and the kids are off to school, Kandahar�s most fearsome woman hoists a blue burkha over her head, climbs into a pick-up truck and heads off to the office; another busy day with murderers, sexual abusers and wife batterers is about to begin.
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Love those words: “counts bullets”…. 1,2,3,4,…
Makes every Liberal/NDP socialist cringe. Why? Weaalll, the gun registry is a hoax in Canada, no?
Survivor: Terrorist-style
Via Powerline, Right Wing News and the Mark Steyn interview (v.g. by the way), I follow the links to a Canadian blog, small dead animals, by a journalist/blogger who is infuriated at the lumping of “what Canadians think” since no one really ever asks. …
I have another one for you Kate�
Terrorists are using children to carry out their evil plots�in other news Tom attended the premier of his new movie with his new fianc�e Katie Holmes (26)
600 dead in 2 years
Can you imagine any modern, developed country sustaining this level of casualties from terrorist activity, and not having it reported in the news? What the heck is going on here?
Bomb Laden Fiat – must be Osama’s Italian cousin….
You know, just about any place in the world that there is a conflict, genocide or terrorist event, Islam is front and center.
Coincidence? I think not.
Gonna be a lot of blood spilled yet, before this comes to closure! Gimmie a break………
The terrorism is limited to two small provinced in the south (not that that makes it any better.
These two provinces have the highest percentage of muslims, and they wish to separate from the rest of Thailand.
All to often borders end up as war zones.
World leaders and United Nations. Take notice. No new borders will be tolerated on earth.
Only the removal or abandonment of borders will be considered. 73s TG
I am an expat Canuck living in Thailand. The death toll is more like 800 in a year and a half. Plus about 250 islamaholics.
I had a “friend” in Vancouver actually become angry when I told them about this saying “it’s not true, if it was true it would be on the news”
Well it’s on the news here, every night.
They kill monks, teachers, students, tree sappers, ANYONE who’s Buddhist, or not Islamic enough for them.
But according to the BBC it’s ALL the Thai Government’s fault for being “heavy handed” in it’s response.