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Rebels Execute Village Leader
Moro separatist rebels seized and executed a village chieftain on suspicion that he was aiding government forces in the southern Philippines, the military said yesterday. Officials said Barli Jamani, village chieftain of Nala in Sibuco town, Zamboanga del Norte province, and his wife were enroute to another coastal village on Tuesday when the rebels intercepted their boat and captured both of them. A military report said the small band of rebels led by Commander Suya Arasid, alias Puti Ulo, tied Jamani’s hands on his back and shot him in the head in front of his terrified wife. The rebels accused Jamani of aiding government troops and passing information to the military about the activities of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), said the report. Jamani’s wife was later freed and sought the help of villagers. Soldiers and policemen, who went to look for Jamani, later found the body. Villagers told the soldiers that Arasid’s group was extorting money from them and stole their farm animals. Those who refused to pay illegal taxation are threatened with harm, they said.
"We ain't stealin' your farm animals and money. We're liberating them."
The MILF immediately disowned Arasid, saying he could be a bandit leader. “We have no Arasid in our roster. Besides the MILF is strictly observing the truce agreement it signed with the government,” said MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu. He said MILF forces are under strict orders to refrain from attacking military positions to allow peaceful negotiations between rebel and government leaders. “There is peace now because of the cease-fire accord between the MILF and the Philippine government and we are optimistic that we would achieve a long and lasting peace in the southern Philippines,” Kabalu said.
At that point 81 demons — 9 x 9 — came boiling out of the ground. There was a single, terrified shriek as they grabbed Kabalu and threw him to the ground. One by one, the demons jumped feet first down his throat, except for the last, who swan-dived. Kabalu groaned, then set up, looking confused. He stood and his head spun completely around six times. He farted twice, filling the room with the stench of sulfur and corruption, and vomited wasps. Then his lips fell off.

Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-07
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=20914