Hi folks. Been occupied with plenty other things for the past six days. Almost back to normal now. New responsibilities and new directions have come up which will require more time. Its all about time. What we do with our 24 hours.
Anyway, please recall that just a few weeks ago I predicted that there will be an outbreak of violence in Mindanao and possible Sabah. Well it has happened. As you read this, fierce firefights are still going on in Marawi City in Mindanao. The ISIS inspired Maute terrorists are still shooting against Philippine government forces. Here is the news :
Link : https://youtu.be/JX8Ah4QjWfI
7 soldiers and police killed in Marawi
operation to rescue dozens of hostages held by IS terrorists
5 soldiers and 2 policemen killed in clashes with militants since Tuesday
army kill 13 gunmen of IS-affiliated Maute group
overran local clinic, taking hostages, occupying Marawi City Hall
forces rescued 78 civilians from Medical Center
terrorists tried to use them as human shields
troops secured 42 teachers trapped at Dansalan College
31 soldiers wounded in rescue attempt
31 soldiers wounded in rescue attempt
Tues night, Duterte placed entire Mindanao under martial law for 60 days
after battles between govt and Maute in Marawi escalated
Duterte forced to cut short his trip to Russia to tackle terrorist insurgency
“Anyone now holding a gun, confronting the government with violence, my orders are spare no one, let us solve the problems of Mindanao once and for all," Duterte said Wednesday.
“If I think you should die, you will die. If you fight us, you will die. If there's an open defiance, you will die, and if it means many people dying, so be it. That's how it is,” he added.
Duterte will not hesitate to declare martial law throughout entire country
in event Maute and ISIS terrorists seek sanctuary in Visayas and Mindanao,” Duterte
“I will not allow the country to go to the dogs. As I said, the military has the primary role now of keeping the law and order situation and in all parts of the Republic of the Philippines,” the president said.
Philippines leader promised to resign if incapable of maintaining peace in his country
“I will not allow the country to go to the dogs. As I said, the military has the primary role now of keeping the law and order situation and in all parts of the Republic of the Philippines,” the president said.
Philippines leader promised to resign if incapable of maintaining peace in his country
“As president, if I cannot confront them, I will resign,” Duterte said. “If I am incompetent and incapable of keeping order in this country, let me step down and give the job to somebody else.”
My comments : The muddling Peace Process in Mindanao facilitated by Malaysia for the past 25 years or more has gone nowhere. Now with the election of Duterte, Malaysia has no role to play at all.
So the Moro guys did the next best thing - they took their troubles to Saudi Arabia. Not all of them. Just two factions. Other factions were left out.
This is the result. The factions that were left out from Saudi Arabia have decided to attack Marawi City. The attack and holding ground (they occupied city hall, the hospital, schools and other buildings) was purely a show of force. They have no plans of permanently "liberating" any part of Mindanao from the Philippines.
This is just a statement that 'We are still here. You will have to deal with us".
It means money. They want money.
The no nonsense Duterte has decided to take the more aggressive approach.
If you decide to go to war, its all about firepower.
There is always a price to pay for foolishness.
Who is the fool and how big a price will they pay?
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