The Philippine government promised to leave Iraq almost immediately after this man’s kidnappers demanded that it do so. But now they are setting a deadline for the withdrawal as a condition for the man’s life. I expect that Philippine officials will probably agree to this demand. After all, they’ve already established what the Philippine government […]
The deceptive fruit of appeasement
The Filipino hostage has been freed, now that the Philippines has agreed to withdraw from Iraq in accord with the Islamic terrorists’ wishes. I am glad that this man’s life was spared, but how many more will have to die — in the Philippines, Iraq, and elsewhere — because the jihadists have now seen again […]
Al-Jazeera Airs Video of Hostage in Iraq
And now, a Filipino hostage. Hostage taking and beheadings are terrific PR for the terrorists, as the search requests at Jihad Watch bear out. From AP: Al-Jazeera television broadcast a videotape Wednesday of armed men holding a Filipino hostage and threatening to kill him if the Philippines does not withdraw its small force from Iraq […]
Soldier dies in Philippines blast
Probably another jihad attack. From CNN, : The explosion came as the soldier was trying to defuse the device in front of the Honey Bee restaurant. Some officials blamed the blast on Abu Sayyaf, one of several Islamic militant groups fighting the government on the country’s southern islands.
Iraq: Four Filipino civilians killed in mortar attack on U.S. base
Al-Sadr’s gunmen From CNN, : BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Coalition forces have killed 20 to 25 Iraqi militia members loyal to radical Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr during an ongoing operation to disarm insurgents in Karbala, according to senior coalition military official. Meanwhile, four Filipino contractors have died in a mortar attack on a U.S. […]
Al-Qaida-linked groups recruiting Muslim converts in Philippines
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo How do they convince these converts that they should join up? By appealing to the Qur’an and Sunnah. But of course, the group involved claims it is being unfairly targeted by the government. From AP: “When they use converts, it means they are using people who are familiar with Manila, with Cebu, […]
Philippines: Muslim group issues fatwa for May 10 polls
While jihadists in Kashmir are cutting off ears, their compatriots in the Philippines are much more moderate. They are merely issuing guidelines for voters, trying to ensure that no female candidate gets elected. From Qatar’s
Terrorists may be rehearsing at sea
An “increase in piracy in S-E Asian waters may be sign of militant groups practising to hijack ships to be used as weapons.” And “the US Department of Energy has calculated that if the Malacca and Singapore Strait were closed, nearly half the world’s fleet would have to sail further, generating a substantial rise in […]
Former Exec: American Company Paid Terrorist Group to Protect Overseas Interests
Abu Sayyaf jihadists in the Philippines (AFP) Says Laird: “If you can’t do business in the Philippines properly or anywhere else in the world, don’t do it.” That’s right. Paying off the terrorists just breeds more terrorists. From ABCNews: Before his company sent him overseas, Allan Laird, a former Denver-based mining executive, had never heard […]
Terror Suspects in Mass Jailbreak in Philippines
Fifty terrorists on the loose in the Philippines. From AP, with thanks to Jack Mackie: ISABELA, Philippines — More than 50 inmates, including many suspected members of a Muslim extremist group, used a smuggled pistol to escape from a southern Philippine prison on Saturday. Police said they killed at least nine inmates. Provincial spokesman Christopher […]