11/4/11, "Islamist terror a big political issue in the Philippines," Joshua Lipana
"The president of the Philippines is facing political blowback for his failure to retaliate agianst Muslim terrorists. A few weeks ago, during a ceasefire, Islamic secessionists massacred 13 Filipino soldiers in an ambush, captured 6 others and subsequently slaughtered them, making a total of 19 murders.
The President of the Philippines, Noynoy Aquino, blamed the military after the atrocity. He ordered a stop to the hot pursuit of the killers and reaffirmed his commitment
- to talk peace
with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the group responsible for the massacre. The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports that, "The generals couldn't believe what they were hearing... instead of asking them to come up with a plan to retaliate against the massacre, he blamed the commanders."
Col. Parlade suggested the one-sided ceasefire be lifted. Pres. Aquino expressed "disgust" over the suggestion and fired him. The MILF proceeded to commit more ambushes, resulting in more dead soldiers and other innocents."...
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