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| MILF spokesman blasts splitters |
| 2012-02-09 |
| The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Tuesday blasted the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) for saying that thousands of MILF fighters have left and joined the MNLF. Khaled Musa, MILF information deputy, said Nur Misuari, chair of a faction of the MNLF, was dividing the Bangsamoro people. Misuari served as regional governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from 1996 to 2001. He led a bloody uprising in Sulu shortly before the 2001 regional polls, fled to Malaysia, and was eventually arrested there. Musa said, "We call on MNLF Chairman Misuari not to engage in mudslinging to destroy us because we in the two fronts are all brothers and are fighting for the same cause -- that of pushing forward Moro-rule and self determination in Mindanao's Moro territories." Misuari said the MILF is no longer able to launch combat against the Philippine government because so many of its followers have went over to his MNLF. He added that many MILF members have lost confidence in their organization's now 14- year peace talks with national government. Misuari was even reported to have called "bogus" the MILF's peace overture with the Aquino administration as he accused its third party facilitator, Malaysia, of plotting with the rebel group's leader, Al-Haj Murad, to hide Malaysia's interest over Sabah, a mineral-rich state. Misuari said the Philippines never waived its claim of Sabah, which he said was owned by the Sultanate of Sulu. Musa described Misuari's latest pronouncement as "sour-graping and show bitterness" over Malaysia for having extradited him to Manila after the rebellion in Sulu in 2001 when he was about to lose power as ARMM regional governor. |
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| #1 The Net/Blogs still say foreign $$$, Arms + Fighters, etc. are being sneaky-sneaked = trickled into the Philippines as part of a buildup for new insurgency, includ a possib final showdown wid Manila. Which is likely the all-but-Govt-affirmed reason why the US wants to preemptively set up mil presence wid the PHIL + AUS - the US WANTS ITS FORCES THERE ALREADY WHEN THE SEA ASIA + PHIL JIHAD DOES BREAK OUT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-02-09 00:19 |