November 3, 2006

No Suprise to Me

When I wrote about the Coup in Thailand on September 19, 2006 I started my post with this question: Did the Muslims just take over the government in Thailand?

I wondered aloud something that many did not say publicly, yesterday Little Green Footballs directed us to this article on Yahoo news that received little notice in the MSM.

Thai PM apologizes for ex-govt's tactics
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.

As LGF also states…its not a surprise to me.

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