I'm no longer following the vote-rigging case because I now view all elections as corrupt and nothing more than levers of control for the domestic power structure of (insert name of country here).
"Philippine Army pursues militants" July 28, 2012
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military was chasing Al Qaeda-linked Muslim militants Friday, a day after a deadly clash with militants blamed for past attacks killed 10 soldiers and nine rebels, making for one of the bloodiest days in recent weeks in the volatile south.
Yes, the war on terror stretches across the Eastern Hemisphere. The war on drugs is the excuse for tyranny in the western one.
Now will you excuse me....
Soldiers had attacked an Abu Sayyaf encampment early Thursday on Basilan Island’s Sumisip township after locating the group believed responsible for ambushes on rubber plantation workers and military units who were providing their security, the military said....
And cui bono?
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To follow the news coming out of the Philippines as presented by my morning Boston Globe please see my Philippines file.
Update: Bill in Philippines would improve contraceptive access
