http://www.mindanews.com/2005/05/03nws-suara.html
Moro group hits arrival of US troops in Sulu Malu Cadelina Manar/MindaNews/03 May 2005 COTABATO CITY -- A militant Moro party-list group branded as a "prelude to an intensified military intervention" in southern Philippines the arrival in Sulu of 25 American military personnel. "We refused to believe that the US military is surveying Sulu for humanitarian reasons. The US government does not give away anything for free or charity. It gives because it wants to conquer and gain more profit for its war agenda in Mindanao," said Cosain Naga, spokesperson for the Suara Bangsamoro Party-List. Naga stressed that the arrival of the US military personnel "is part of US plan to establish influence and forces to advance its military and economic interests in Mindanao and other parts of Asia Pacific regions." The group said the US spy teams and advisers "have significantly contributed to the massive destruction and suffering in Sulu." "The US has all the motives to refuel the war between the Moro rebel groups in Mindanao and the government forces in order to justify its maneuvering and actual implementation of military affairs in Mindanao," it added. At the same time, the group also condemned the creation of a new 'vigilante' group tasked to run after suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf and other alleged terror groups in Mindanao. Suara Party-list secretary-general Amira Lidasan said the 'Bag-ong Ilaga', patterned after the group created in the 1970s by the Manero brothers in North Cotabato, "will sow disunity in an already polarized Mindanao, especially among Muslims and Christians." "We also condemn those groups who are behind the creation of Bag-ong Ilaga who believed that through this vigilante group Mindanao will have order and security and will be freed from any terror attack. That is a big lie," said Lidasan in a radio interview. In Davao City, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has called on Bag-ong Ilaga (literally New Rat) to remain calm and not engage in any terrorist activity. He also called on the government to closely monitor this group and its supposed counterpart among Muslims to avoid further conflict. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
