Posted on 05/04/2008 8:57:04 PM PDT by Jbny
In Zadie Smith’s novel White Teeth, the militant members of the Keepers of the Eternal and Victorious Islamic Nation (KEVIN) claim they have an “acronym problem”. Not compared to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front! MILF has an acronym problem. And its real.
But names are the least of this Philippine radical group’s concerns. What they don’t have is food. At least they didn’t until Wednesday, when they picked up their guns and took over the coastal village of Sangay. Three hundred armed jihadists forced more than a thousand (mostly Christian) villagers off their land after demanding food and confiscating recently-harvested rice.
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How long until this thread is locked?
Why should it be locked?
The article is absolutely right. Anywhere Islam goes - like Communism, which has the same effect - starvation follows.
Most threads where MILF is mentioned wind up getting locked because they attract all the giggling middle school boys with asinine comments.
“Three hundred armed jihadists forced more than a thousand (mostly Christian) villagers off their land after demanding food and confiscating recently-harvested...”
Time for the Philippine government to arm and train these villagers.
Someone once remarked that Islam is just communism with a god, so that shouldn’t be a surprise.
This is a great article. It covers all the angles.
No, they mostly attract asinine pictures...at least if I have anything to say about it as a giggling middle school boy.
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