Religion of Peace™ strikes Bangkok (UPDATED)

Thai police suspect Muslim separatists have taken their terror campaign north to Thailand's capital city, Bangkok. Thai news sources say that at least 7 explosions took place in the downtown and suburban areas of Bangkok at around 6.30pm local time as people prepared for New Year's Eve celebrations. 2 people, Songkran Kanchana and Suwitchai Nakiam are confirmed dead and over 25 injured so far. Most of the bombs were hidden in trash bins. New Year's Eve celebrations in Bangkok and Chiang Mai have been canceled but parties are continuing in Pattaya and Phuket.

I'm still checking Thai news sources for updates. Having spent a lot of time in Thailand over the last 12 years, I don't think these insurgents were very wise to bring their fight outside of the southern Muslim dominated provinces. Obviously, installing Muslim General Sonthi Boonyaratglin in a Thai army leadership position means nothing to the insurgents and it seems as though the situation has worsened in Thailand since former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a coup in September. General Sonthi had expressed confidence that he could solve the insurgency. This is not the case as insurgency has gotten worse and it seems like teachers and civilians are killed daily in Thailand's Muslim provinces. Thailand's best option is to get rid of Sonthi and replace him with a Buddhist General and then let the Thai soldiers take care of business in the Muslim provinces, especially since Jemaah Islamiyah is running the insurgency funded by Islamic Malaysian sympathizers from northern Malaysian provinces of Kelantan and Terengganu. General Sonthi is currently performing the Hajj and is unavailable to lead the army.
UPDATE: The Council for National Security suspects that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is behind the bombings and is ordering a seizure of Thaksin's assets to prevent funding more disturbances. Police have ruled out disgruntled Thaksin supporters and still believe the bombings were the work of Muslim insurgents.
UPDATE II: Two more bombs exploded in the heart of Bangkok once the New Year started, severely injuring many foreign tourists and some Thais. The two bombs exploded nearly simultaneously seconds after the New Year started.
The first bomb exploded at the Best Sea Foods restaurant on the Saen Saeb Canal near the Pratunam Pier just seconds after the New Year countdown ended. Three foreigners and two Thais were injured. One of the foreigners had one leg amputated by the blast. The foreign tourists were having dinner at the restaurant.
Police said the bomb was hidden in a tire at the pier.
The second bomb exploded at a public telephone booth at the pedestrian flyover linking Central World and Kesorn Plaza. Several foreigners were injured and rushed to hospitals.
A suspected bomb was located at the Buddy Bar on Khao Sarn Road about half an hour after midnight and tourists were evacuated from the area.
By 1 am, police also disposed of another bomb at the Lumpini Night Bazaar before it exploded.
UPDATE III: Seems like everyone is accusing everyone of being the bombers. The bombings were similar to previous bombings in Hat Yai and some other places done earlier by insurgents. Lately, the bombs have been more sophisticated but the insurgents have used this MO before. Some are claiming that unhappy police may have done the bombings in response to the army's changes they will make to the National Police force and general unhappiness with the junta.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say if the Islamotards didn't do it, then it might have been the army sending a message to the police to stop grumbling and fall in line with the army's plans. A community police kiosk was a target so I rule out the police. Foreigners were badly injured so I rule out the police and Thaksin's supporters because they need foreign support for Thaksin. That leaves the insurgents and the army. Or maybe some angry katoeys (ladyboys) suffering from hormonal imbalance during their gender therapy injections and are just pissed off at everyone in general? Yeah, that's it!! Psychotic ladyboys!!
UPDATE IV: BTW, just for you folks who missed out on the latest attack by the Religion of Peace™ in southern Thailand, here's some very graphic pictures of what they did. First they shot and killed two teachers. Then they burned their bodies. Wonderful human beings, these Muslim insurgents. Yes, give them their own separate country.

























