Many dead in fierce Thai fighting

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<< Particularly Shocking was the army's killing of 34 guerillas sheltering in a mosque in the town of Pattani after they had attacked security posts. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak is to lead a Malaysian delegation to Bangkok next week to obtain a clear picture of the violence in the mainly Muslim region>>

What is so shocking? These idiots attacked the army post and hid in the mosque. What did they expect? some Pad Thai?

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They were armed only with machetes, Matsui. Storming the place with assault rifles and killing them all represents a use of grossly disproportionate force, when simply teargassing them instead would have enabled them to be debilitated and taken into custody.