Monday, October 15, 2012

MILF and terrorism: Hypocrisy, lies, truth

From Rappler (Oct 15): MILF and terrorism: Hypocrisy, lies, truth

For nearly a decade, both the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were at best hypocritical – at worst, lying – about the MILF’s links to terrorism and al-Qaeda. The MILF admits it had a close working relationship with Muslims in the global diaspora who would later become notorious as terrorists – from al-Qaeda to its arm in Southeast Asia, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). The relationship began before either al-Qaeda nor JI was even formed – in bin Laden’s training camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where for a time there was a special “Moro” sub-brigade...

http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/14222-milf-and-terrorism-hypocrisy,-lies,-truth

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