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"to train moderate Syrian opposition forces"

​Train terrorists to fight more terrorists. Throw petrol on the fire. Plant the seeds of the future's enemies. When will this lot learn.

They need to be given autonomy. And the remaining non Muslims may need to look at relocating themselves to a more Buddhist friendly part of the Kingdom. Sounds sad but it is true. No other solution as the Thai government / military/ police cannot deal with it.

" Serial Killer roaming free on tiny Thai Island ".

Could you imagine what this headline on the front page of the papers would do to Koh Tao ?

Mr Banana Pancake the Rohingya 'interpreter' who participated in the beating and confessions in action from the Irrawaddy FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=853663321344488

At 4:00 Mr Pancake asserts that that Wyn started off the killing spree by hitting David over the hit with a large wine bottle. So that's another murder weapon. He also says Hannah and David were having sex, in spite of no DNA evidence supporting that theory.

He speaks Thai with a heavy Indian accent. I wonder what his Burmese sounds like and how good is written Thai was to read back and translate the Thai confessions they were forced to sign. I also wonder what his work permit and visa look like, since Rohingya's are stateless.

I like how they report at the end that a some undercover police officers walked up to them as they were doing the interview and " listened " in. You can see the moment the police officer may have arrived when you see the interpreter's face light up like a Xmas tree at the 3 minute mark.

So these guys have gone from having a quiet drink, singing songs on the beach, peacefully away from the "scene", to turning feral and totally destroying two people's lives in such a brutal manner? They don't even look big / fit enough to do what they are accused of.

Obama. Unlike most actually can see the bigger picture. The world today is on the brink. With Russia wanting to take back her former territories in Europe and the Chinese laying claims to the lands and Islands in the South China sea. The US just cannot afford to get caught up in another, long and bloody war in the Middle East. I am sure deep down Mr Putin is praying for such a war that will pave the way to him moving to reinstate the Soviet Union.

Furthermore, the IS crew are just the tip of the ice burg. The war in the Middle East has spread through most of Northern Africa to the Mediterranean and all the way out through Afghan to Pakistan. There is also no shortage of Islamic extremists operation thought out Asia also. Does anybody else see how precarious a situation not only Obama is in but we are all in. I am sure IS leaders aren't just sitting down drinking tea and smoking pipes, taking about what happened yesterday. They would have plans in place to attack/ambush invading ground troops.

Grave times ahead if Obama pulls the trigger and deploys large numbers of ground forces.

Ask Gates. Ask Panetta. Ask Petraeus. Ask Carter. Ask Hillary. .

You been watching CNN haven't you ?

Well at least the Turks seem to have the idea. Evacuate civilians, seal off the battlefield and then let the terrorists kill each other. Maybe they could do some ammo drops for the two warring sides so they can get on with it quicker.

Obama. Unlike most actually can see the bigger picture. The world today is on the brink. With Russia wanting to take back her former territories in Europe and the Chinese laying claims to the lands and Islands in the South China sea. The US just cannot afford to get caught up in another, long and bloody war in the Middle East. I am sure deep down Mr Putin is praying for such a war that will pave the way to him moving to reinstate the Soviet Union.

Furthermore, the IS crew are just the tip of the ice burg. The war in the Middle East has spread through most of Northern Africa to the Mediterranean and all the way out through Afghan to Pakistan. There is also no shortage of Islamic extremists operation thought out Asia also. Does anybody else see how precarious a situation not only Obama is in but we are all in. I am sure IS leaders aren't just sitting down drinking tea and smoking pipes, taking about what happened yesterday. They would have plans in place to attack/ambush invading ground troops.

Grave times ahead if Obama pulls the trigger and deploys large numbers of ground forces.

Have they check the closest Doner Kebab shop ??

What is the British foriegn affairs doing about it ?

An outrage. Not just te scapegoat side of it. But the fact that they think we're ALL stupid enough to believe them

For those posters who seem convinced the headman's son committed the murders, do you really think if he killed the couple he would simply leave the bodies on the beach? With his resources they would surely have taken the bodies out to sea and dumped them, to save his own skin and protect the family business.

What could be worse for an island/ hotel/club or guesthouse than to have2 corpses bludgeoned to death in front of your business that relies on tourists?

Anyone with a vested interest in the island's business would have hidden those bodies if they had been the perpretators.

U dont know that.. if it was his 2 sons they maybe were drunk or on some drugs or idk...

But anyway i have a probably good if not the best question... coz i am always reading about DNA this UK that... so my question to you guys is (hopefully someone is here who knows a bit about the THAI law):

they are now the acused and will have a trial date right? so usually every lawyer has the right to bring expert witnesses into court.. so the easiest way (the UK has her body and the samples of the seamen DNA) is for the lawyer to get an UK expertwitness Scotland Yard or the FBI i read wanted to be involved too and just check the DNA himself with the DNA of these to burmese....

so the question is that possible to bing an expert witness from another country?

The answer of course would be "why not" However do you really think the Thais will care to do anything more than a fast hearing with a faster sentencing just to end the fears of all the Tourism being lost?

Tourism? I wouldn't go there and I hope nobody else does. How can anyone go there knowing two people were brutally killed on the beach?

And more to the point. How could people go there knowing the killers are still on the loose.

Problem is you will not believe any Burmese did it now after all the Thai bashing on here. Maybe time to take a break and look at the facts again ? Is it really possible that someone else than the headman and his family did it ?

We will never know though will we – the whole rotten law and justice system from the bottom up to the highest courts in the land are designed to ensure things are manipulated to get the desired result. I'm not Thai bashing at all, and I agree that the relentless bashing that goes on in these forums is nauseating, but you do hope that they have got it right.

Exactly. It is an environment that is perfect for fostering mistrust.

That said I would bet both my left and right one on this being a stitch up to cover some bigwigs crime.

On the brink of WW III. If the US keeps going this is inevitable. The Arabs have had enough of the school yard bully taking down their leader, just to create vacuums that breed more violence.

Start watching the crazy hell preppers documentaries.

"Maw" and "Saw" are not their real names. They are initials for M and S in Thai. So why are the BIB holding back their real names ? Cuz they still aint' sure if they are guilty. That is why.

Maw saw Win ?

This must be a get up. How can a police force of a civilized sovereign country come up with such an unplauseable story and expect the world to believe it. Thailand. U are a disgrace to the global community.

I just looked up the percentages of unsolved murders around the world, quite surprising how many go unsolved, even in countries like the USA & the UK.

Some of you chronic Thai bashers should have a look yourselves, you may then realize it does happen in your own countries as well.

How do those figures look for mysterious foriegn tourist deaths.

While semen of two different asian men was found inside the victim, the police jumps on circumstantial evidence to solve the case? If it weren't so sad, this whole sharade could make a good Monty Python movie

It's a Thai island. There is bound to be asian seamen all over.

God help them.

God help the expats that remain in Thailand for they are the ones supporting the regime. Do the right thing ... leave. I did and I feel better for it, how can anyone justify staying in a country that behaves in such a way?

I totally and utterly agree. However packing up and just leaving isn"t an option for some of us. For various reasons. Though I have told my family living abroad not to come and visit me in Thailand since the Aussie women's murder for a few baht in Phuket. That was the catalyst after all the unexplained hotel deaths ( poisonings ) of foreigners in Chiang Mai, Phuket. The unexplained rape and murder of the Pommy lass in Chiang Mai etc etc.

Thailand, since the 2008 finacial crash is just way too dangerous for rookie tourists that are exposed to desperate, drug addicted Thais.

Sad but true.

God help them.

Who?

Exactly my point.