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...found in the waters off the Philippines' rugged western Palawan province. The speedboat had no lights; only when it pulled alongside, its rolling wake slapping his wooden outrigger, did Cervantes see the 50-mm cannon rigged on the bows, the 24 men in jungle fatigues and balaclavas, the M-16s pointed at his chest. "Take us to Dos Palmas," demanded a voice with a southern Mindanao accent. Cervantes was to get his visit after...
...million in ransom money. Bad enough that it happened again: even more frightening, it was clear from day one of the most recent crisis that the resolution would be swifter and a lot more brutal. Over the past year, the rebels spent their ill-gotten riches on firepower: M-16s, Uzis, mortars, cannons, jeeps and the 50-seat speedboat which, with three monstrous 750- horsepower outboards, could outrun anything in the Philippine navy. The faction of Abu Sayyaf (literally "Bearer of the Sword") responsible for the raid has an unparalleled reputation for ruthlessness: when Philippine troops attacked last year...
...what exactly will Israel do? After all, Hamas and Islamic Jihad plan terror attacks in tiny groups based in the civilian population. They have no formal address, and can't be targeted by F-16s. How will "going to war" make Israel safe from terror attacks...
...Israelis, for their part, appear to also have awakened to the reality that they are unable to restore their security through military means. While a far smaller terror attack three weeks ago had prompted Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to send F-16s to bomb the West Bank and Gaza, this time the Israelis heeded Western appeals to hold their fire. But although its guns were mostly silent, Israel has subjected all Palestinian towns to the harshest chokehold since the current intifada began last October - a collective punishment which may make it more difficult for Arafat to sell his cease-fire...
...Matt Rees: He's been fairly widely criticized for overreacting, particularly in editorials in the Israeli media, where sending the F-16s has been seen as out of proportion, leaving fewer places to go after this and bringing international criticism without any real positive gain. Essentially, if Israel had done the same thing with helicopter gun-ships, it might have passed unnoticed by the international media. But using fighter planes has drawn fierce criticism. Until now they've been almost routinely assassinating people and going into the Palestinian-controlled Area A and it wasn't getting that much attention - editors...