European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 11 extremists spread beheading across Asia by Ambika Ahuja the associated press a Thailand it took two Days for the Young mus Lim Assassin to Calm his nerves be fore the Mohama Wakaji he walked one Cool morning to a Rice carrying a knife and Fol lowing orders from a guerrilla commander to behead the 72 year old Buddhist he asked the elderly Juan for some Rice As he turned to collect Wakaji he slashed the Blade through the mans i didst dare to the 23yearold Wakaji said in an interview with the associated press the first time a thai Mili Tant accused of a beheading has spoken to the Western i knew they would come after me if i did not do what i was the killing in february was one in a spate of beheading that has shocked a nation with no past history of the prac and fuelled fears that the Bru Tal terrorist tactics of the Middle East Are spreading in Twentyfive beheading including 10 this year have been reported in Southern Thailand since an islamic inspired insurgency erupted in claiming More than militants in the heavily Muslim Region seek in dependence from mostly Buddhist beheading Are certainly on the Rise outside of the Middle East said Timothy professor of Middle Eastern history at Georgia perimeter these groups do take their cues from hardcore islamic thought coming out of the Arab be heading infidels not Only but also demonstrates islamic Bona fides to other thai authorities say jihad Vid eos from the Middle Cap tured from rebel training May be inspiring Young men like beheading have been linked to other militants across including groups in Paki India held Kashmir and in the worlds most popu Lous Muslim in the mostly roman Catholic at least 37 people have been decapitated in the last decade by the Alsaid linked Abu week apis account of his Jour Ney from average Stu Fite edit View co window delete reply ref Salt Forward Prim from subject to out of office Auto reply ii be Back on Dent to a confessed killer offers insights into How Young muslims fall under the influence of Mili Tant islamic he was attending a private islamic school in Pattani province when a school buddy persuaded him to join a religious event at a there or teach told him about an Organiza Tion to liberate Southern thai asking him to take an oath to become a servant of obey the teachers and take the secrets of the organization to his although confused and with Little knowledge of he took the oath and began secret train ing at age his teachers stressed the suffer Ings of palestinian muslims and those in Afghanistan and thai where Many muslims feel they Are second class citizens in a Buddhist dominated the teachers detailed the Tak Bai tragedy of 2004 when thai Security forces confronted Muslim resulting in the deaths of most of the victims died of suffocation when authorities arrested people and stacked them on top of each other in i was shaken when i heard the i was revengeful and i did hate those who did this to us Wakaji said at the prison in a about 680 Miles South of his Story could not be independently but Wakaji has made a formal written Confes Sion and the police have filed a Case against him in criminal Exchange rates military rates euro costs june Dollar buys june British Pound june japanese yen june South korean won june 4 commercial rates Bahrain British Canada China Denmark Egypt Hong Kong Hungary Israel Japan yen Kuwait Norway Philippines Poland saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea won Switzerland Thailand Turkey new military Exchange rates Are those available to customers at military Bank ing facilities in the country of issuance for South the Netherlands and the United for no local currency Exchange rates purchasing British pounds in Germa Check with your local military Bank ing commercial rates Are inter Bank rates provided for reference when buying All figures Are foreign currencies to one except for the British which is represented in and the which is precious metals new York merc dose interest rates prime rate discount rate Federal funds Market 3month Bill 30year Bond sources the associated Bank of America