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...Mindanao continues to spiral towards all-out war, Acharya says, terrorist attacks by more splinter factions are likely to increase, since the rogue MILF commanders directing the violence are also those closest linked to foreign jihadis and Abu Sayyaf, an al-Qaeda-financed terrorist group that has carried out dozens of kidnappings and large-scale terrorist attacks, including the 2004 bombing of a Manila ferry that killed 116. Worsening chaos in Mindanao could embolden the most violent and radical elements in this protean coalition to export their jihad beyond the troubled island. "I will not be surprised by that...
...shadow of their more illustrious and wealthier neighbors, and the acquisition of the prodigious talents of Berbatov would make United even harder to beat. Instead, City fans had plenty of reason to cheer even as United shelled out $56 million for the Bulgarian: Manchester City was bought by an Abu Dhabi holding company, which pumped so much cash into the franchise that City was able to make an audacious last-minute bid for Berbatov - and then topped that by spending a British record of $59 million to sign Brazilian striker Robinho, from Spain's Real Madrid. Snatching Robinho from under...
...dramatic reversal in the (literal) fortunes of Manchester City came when Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) - a holding company backed by the tiny Gulf emirate's royal family - reached a $380 million deal to buy the team from former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Exiled in London, Shinawatra - the subject of an arrest warrant in his home country after failing to appear in court last month on corruption charges - had paid just $148 million when he bought the club just over a year...
...beginning to question whether U.S. military immunity can be tolerated by an ostensibly sovereign nation. The U.S. military presence in Iraq since 2003 has produced, in the eyes of many Iraqis, a lengthy list of alleged crimes by U.S. troops with scant signs of justice. Episodes include the Abu Graib prison abuse scandal in 2004 and the killing of 24 civilians by Marines in Haditha in 2005. Those cases and many other lesser known ones have gone to U.S. military courts. But few Iraqis view the distant proceedings as providing adequate accountability, especially considering the high number of acquittals...
...government to negotiate. In 2007, the insurgent leader threatened to attack government offices in the region after the MILF invited government personnel in to investigate the killing of 14 Philippine marines, 10 of whom were beheaded, allegedly by fighters affiliated with the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Abu Sayyef. "Bravo is known as one of those MILF commanders who is a bit more violent," Torres says. "Every time such issues have come up, they're the ones involved...