Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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Buddhists not to be out done by other Religious Fanatics?

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 30 -- Thai military transport planes flew hundreds of Thai citizens home from neighboring Cambodia today after they were targeted during a night of rioting there. The Thai ambassador to Cambodia was recalled, border crossings sealed and economic aid to Cambodia suspended, reports from Bangkok said.

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The violence was provoked by newspaper reports that a Thai actress had said that Thailand owns Cambodia's paramount national treasure, the ancient Hindu-Buddhist temple Angkor Wat. Few comments could have so deeply offended the Cambodians as an assertion that the 12th century temple -- so esteemed that it adorns the Cambodian flag -- isn't theirs.