America's War on the PhilippinesNews briefs about ways in which the US is waging a low profile war in the Philippines.Philippines Arrest Two U.S. Brothers as "Terrorist...- December 31, 2003 Philippines Arrest Two U.S. Brothers as "Terrorist Suspects" (Hrvoje Hranjski, Associated Press, December 29, 2003) Philippine authorities said Monday that they have arrested two American brothers for suspected links to terrorism, as the country remainehttp://www.matrixmasters.com/blog/archivephilippines/2003_12_01_archivephilippines.html#10... Leader of Abu Sayyaf kidnappers' group captured in...- December 10, 2003 Leader of Abu Sayyaf kidnappers' group captured in Philippines (Helsingin Sanomat, December 8, 2003) The Philippines Army reported on Sunday that they had captured a senior rebel leader from the Islamic militant Abu Sayyaf group. Galib Andang, also knowhttp://www.matrixmasters.com/blog/archivephilippines/2003_12_01_archivephilippines.html#10... Philippines may extend stay in Iraq (JapanToday, ...- December 7, 2003 Philippines may extend stay in Iraq (JapanToday, December 7, 2003) The Philippines may extend for another six months the presence of its contingent in war-torn Iraq, Foreign Secretary Blas Ople said Thursday. The Philippine presence is composed of 55http://www.matrixmasters.com/blog/archivephilippines/2003_12_01_archivephilippines.html#10... Philippines pushes national ID system (Borneo Bul...- December 4, 2003 Philippines pushes national ID system (Borneo Bulletin Online, December 2, 2003) President Gloria Arroyo has asked Congress to authorise a national identification system to help the Philippines combat terrorism and fraud . . . The system would combat swhttp://www.matrixmasters.com/blog/archivephilippines/2003_12_01_archivephilippines.html#10... Radio broadcaster becomes 7th journalist murdered ...- December 4, 2003 Radio broadcaster becomes 7th journalist murdered in the Philippines this year (Category.net, December 2, 2003) Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontires) voiced outrage at the fatal shooting today of local radio broadcaster Nelson Nadura onhttp://www.matrixmasters.com/blog/archivephilippines/2003_12_01_archivephilippines.html#10... |