Mohagher Iqbal, chief MILF peace panel and also chair of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, took exception to statement attributed to him by a Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) reporter in an article published today.
He said that it is a pity that some reporters grossly misquoted statements of purportedly people whom they allegedly interviewed.
He identified the PDI reporter as Jeoffrey Maitem, a long-time friend of his and a resident of Cotabato City, who said in the report by-lined by him that the MILF is “sick and tired” of war and is not likely to revive the violent struggle to attain self-rule for the Moro people.
Iqbal was surprised that such story came out and attributed to him when for many weeks he had never had an interview with Mr. Maitem, saying he (Iqbal) is either in Manila always or out of the country.
He asked Mr. Maitem to correct the story immediately.
Iqbal explained that it is not correct to say that the MILF is sick and tired of war, saying that war, in the first place, is not and should not be desired by anyone; but if it arrives, because someone has forced it on Muslims, Islam made it incumbent upon them to fight the aggression until it is stopped.
Iqbal also belied Maitem’s claim that the MILF is 100 percent optimistic that BBL will become a law.”
“This is also very inaccurate and completely a fabrication, he added.
He said in all his interviews in recent weeks that optimism has long been dead and buried and the only thing left is flickering hope and trust for the commitment of President Benigno III to deliver the BBL.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/744-iqbal-i-never-said-milf-rebels-are-sick-tired-of-war
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