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Monday, April, 23 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Dealing Abu Sayyaf
the death blow |
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By beheading its seven hostages last week, the Abu
Sayyaf appears to be taunting the military, which has orders from
the President to “wipe out” the terrorist group before the May
elections. The Abu Sayyaf wants to drive home the point that despite
being pursued by 5,000 troops in Jolo, it could still snatch
innocent civilians, decapitate them, and even inform the authorities
where to find the severed heads.
Barbaric acts are not alien to
the Abu Sayyaf. The group beheaded some of its captives, including
an American man, while on the run several years ago. It has set off
dozens of bombs that have killed scores of civilians. Many times in
the past, the military had confidently declared that the Abu Sayyaf
was a spent force. Shortly after the confirmation of the deaths of
Abu Sayyaf chieftains Abu Solaiman and Khadaffy Janjalani early this
year, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon said the group
was leaderless and disorganized. “We will clear Sulu of terrorists
and we will not allow them to thrive in any part of the country,”
General Esperon said.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
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BIG DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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Brownouts as
sabotage
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Last Wednesday I was about to
make a withdrawal from a bank in Quezon City when the lights,
computers and aircon suddenly went dead. The emergency lights
instantly kicked in.
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DOUBLETAKE
By Eric F. Mallonga
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Soldier or
terrorist?
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GERMANY’S National Socialist
Party established a reign of terror not just on the battlefield and
not just against captured prisoners of war and wounded soldiers.
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INSIDE CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Portrait of
Pacquiao as a politician
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Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao
tried his hand in billiards. He was reportedly feasted on by pool
sharks who had initially given him the impression that he could win
against them.
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Our leaders should
learn from history
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Every time Wall Street is on the
verge of collapse, a global war follows. According to Congressman
Ron Paul of Texas, the greatest threat facing America today is not
terrorism, or foreign economic...
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President
Arroyo’s keynote address at the
Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2007
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In other words to use the jargon
of Boao, how do we have win-win? Rapid economic growth on one hand
and a sustainable, social and environmental fabric on the other.
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