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| MILF head threatens Philippines with armed struggle | |
| 2012-07-15 | |
| Disgusted by the ongoing peace talks, the head of the biggest Muslim In a statement, Ibrahim Murad, chief of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), said,
"Everything has an ending. The negotiation has been prolonged to 40 years accounting it from 1975 from the Moro National Liberation Front until now but the problem has not been addressed. If political struggle is exhausted, arm struggle may have been the other way." The rebel leader said they have already made many compromises. He said, "We hope President Aquino shall fulfill his commitment to conclude the peace negotiation in the tenure of his administration as only 3 years more for him to do it." Chief government negotiator Dean Marvic Leonen also reiterated the need for urgency to sign a peace pact. He said, "Our final agreement should be simple but meaningful and it should be signed within this year so that there is an opportunity to implement and assess and learn some more." | |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 More ... * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > MANILA SLAMS ASEAN FAILURE TO ISSUE STATEMENT ON SOUTH CHINA SEA. * SAME > [Korea Herald] CHINA'S STRATEGY PUTS US IN DILEMMA ON KOREAN PENINSULA. ARTIC = in time of near or de facto state collapse, or military crisis, Beijing may send select PLA units for rapid deployment to Pyongyang + near the inter-Korean DMZ to deter the US-ROK, etal. from crossing the 38th parallel. IOW, iff one doesn't believe right now that China does NOT control the DPRK, in part or in subjective whole, ONE BETTER BELIEVE CHINA WILL IFF NORTH KOREA COLLAPSES OR CHINA'S INTERESTS ARE DIRECTLY THREATENED. SUB-IOW, CHINA WON'T HESITATE OR DEBATE THE ISSUE, + ITS PLA WILL ARRIVE AT THE DMZ FASTER THAN THE US-ROK REINFORCEMENTS WILL. GOOD OR BAD, IIUC KOREAN PEOPLE END UP THE LOSERS, ESPEC PER THE DPRK - the ROK will be the only remainder of ancient Korye = Gogyruro, etc.??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-07-15 23:49 |
| #3 Personally, I'm more curious about how the NPA = Commie Party of the Philippines feel about this + Panataq Shoal dispute wid Beijing. By most accounts regional Jihadis Groups are still funneling $$$, arms, + fighters into the Southern PHIL + elsewhere in SE Asia. IN addition, AFAIK Turkey + Pakistan + Iran are negotiating wid Rising China for Basing, MWR rights vee Hainan island. Lastly, INDIAN MUSLIM ACTIVIST GROUPS ARE WARNING THAT A VIOLENT EXPLOSION/BACKLASH MAY OCCUR AGZ NEW DELHI IFF IT KEEPS REJECTING OR FAILING TO MAKE SUCH REFORMS WHEREBY MINORITY INDIAN MUSLIM SOCIAL, ECON RIGHTS ETC. ARE PAR WID THE MAJORITY HINDUS. ------------- * CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [Twitter] UNDER DIPLOMATIC STRAIN, JAPAN RECALLS ENVOY IN ITS DISPUTE WID CHINA OVER ISLANDS [Senkakus], + WW2 sex slavery. * SAME > 30 CHINESE FISHING BOATS ARRIVED IN SPRATLYS. OOOOOOOOO, you just feel the Fishing Ban, can't ye??? * SAME > TAIWAN MULLS EXTENDING RUNWAY IN SPRATLYS, at Taiping Island. Great for mainland China iff-n-when it finally formally does RE-UNIFY wid Taiwan - until then, ITS A MIGHTY BIG "???" THERE, LOU! Read, SSSSSSSSHHHHHH ...CCCCCCCCCC USA??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-07-15 23:14 |
| #2 There are several countries around the world that are trying to deal with the political headache of accommodating a Muslim region within a larger framework of different groups/tribes. Examples include the Philippines & Nigeria. It's pretty near impossible to meet the demands of the hardline Islamics when they essentially want their own autonomous region governed by Sharia law. That demand boils down to a declaration of independence - of sorts. The Moros have a long history of jungle & ocean warfare - they were fierce fighters and pirates in the times that the Spaniards occupied the Philippines. They will not "go quietly into the night". |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-07-15 12:28 |
| #1 Must have heard the News ... To wit, * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [The Mainichi] WEN URGES JAPAN TO RESPECT CHINA'S "CORE INTERESTS" ALLUDING THE SENKAKUS. * SAME > [Japan Times Online] JURISDICTION OVER REMOTE SENKAKUS COMES WID HOT-BUTTON DANGERS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-07-15 00:39 |