Posted on 07/05/2006 1:44:46 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
MANILA, Philippines, July 5 (UPI) -- Reports from the southern Philippines say some 3,000 people have fled their homes amid fighting between government troops, militias and Muslim insurgents.
The fighting in Maguindanao province over the past week left more than 40 people dead, The Manila Times reported Tuesday. It also endangered negotiations between Manila and the Moro National Liberation Front.
Those long-standing talks were expected to produce a final peace accord by September.
New reports say the MNLF has blamed military backed militias loyal to the provincial governor for the violence, which they claim was in retaliation for a roadside bombing last month that killed five people. The target of the bombing was allegedly the governor.
"The attacks on the MILF are clearly in retaliation for the killings of the 5 people in which the MILF had no connection," an MNLF leader was quoted as saying.
A MNLF spokesman was quoted as saying the fighting began when militias, backed by army artillery fire, attacked a MNLF camp.
The MNLF, a separatist group, said their forces have been ordered to stay in their camps in the province and only use fight to defend themselves.
In addition to Muslim separatists, the Philippines is also fighting a communist insurgency.
The government and military should try to stop their corruption. Then they could hunt the militants in the south and institute an assimilation or integration program among the mainstream population through propaganda.
I guess - NO.....
Founding Philosophy: The Moro National Liberation Front's primary goal was the creation of an autonomous Muslim state in the southern Philippines.
TROP strikes again ... give the deragned followers of Mad Mo any sort of power, either governmental or insurgent, and there's nothing but trouble.
This also happened a day after the Philippines' independence day (from the United States). The Muslim separatists could be trying to make a statement.
Paging Art Bell!
Out of 7000 plus islands - one wonders if the muslems would shut up and live at peace if given their own land in which to hack each other to death.
salamat!
Much to learn you still have, Jedi Master. Not welcome here is the M-word.
See this :
Translation of Major al-Qaeda Book that Outlines Its Plan for Defeating U.S. and Its Allies
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Art Bell Ping.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...religion of peace. When are people gonna wise up to this crap.
Not that Islam has a monopoly on poverty and misery. It just seems to bring it about much sooner than say, atheistic
socialists/communists.
Except for Corzine.
Art Bell moves to Manila, and the Philippines go all to heck.
Co-inky-dink? hmmmmmmmmm....
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