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I am a National Security specialists who currently works in Washington D.C. (insert your own joke here). For myself individual and national sovereignty is sacrosanct, populist, neo-marxist or fascist trends and ideologies despite espousing democratic rhetoric are anything but democratic and represent a threat that must be dealt with. – In addition, democracy must be modeled on the respect for individual liberty, personal sovereignty, with its accompanying political-rights, which when combined with free-market economic principles, represents a good for society. If you have stumbled across this blog and think that you are going to convert me to either respecting or accepting other systems as just different do not waste yours, or more importantly my time.

Saturday, March 26, 2005

Manila foils Easter 'bombing plot'
By Sarah Toms
BBC News, Manila

The Philippine military has arrested a suspected Muslim militant and found explosives believed to have been stored away for attacks on Manila over Easter.

Soldiers and police stepped up security this week after Muslim group the Abu Sayyaf vowed revenge for the deaths of several rebels in a prison uprising.

The military arrested the suspect, Tyron Santos, who was a convert to Islam, on Tuesday.

He led soldiers to 10 sacks of explosives and 18 improvised bombs.

They were in an abandoned house in Metro Manila.

Security has been tightened at train and bus terminals, airports, shopping malls, parks and churches, as Filipinos in the mainly Roman Catholic country prepare to celebrate the religious holiday of Easter.

Failed jail break

The police warned of bombing plots after the Abu Sayyaf threatened to bring the war to Manila following a police assault on a prison in the capital.

The police killed 22 prisoners in the raid, including several suspected senior Abu Sayyaf commanders.

The Abu Sayyaf, which is allegedly linked to al-Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for three coordinated bombings on Valentine's Day, that killed 13 people and wounded 150.

The three blasts in February happened during a military offensive against Abu Sayyaf camps on the Philippine island of Jolo.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/4375513.stm

posted by Global Encirclement | 10:54 AM

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