Word: abuza
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...chairman Anand noted last week. Yet this is no cause for complacency, with unidentified militants growing more sophisticated in the planning and execution of their attacks, and perhaps drawing inspiration-if not yet direct support-from the global jihadi movement. A "conspiracy of silence" surrounds the militants, says Zachary Abuza, a terrorism expert with the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. "No group has taken credit for any attack, tried to discredit their rivals, or stated their platform," he observes...
...with not just M.N.L.F. rebels but also Jemaah Islamiah, the network of Islamic militants blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings and which regional security officials say is al-Qaeda's proxy in Southeast Asia. "The ferry bombing was the worst terrorist attack in Asia after Bali," points out Zachary Abuza, author of Tentacles of Terror, a book on al-Qaeda's influence in Southeast Asia. "Now we have Valentine's Day. These guys are back and they are very scary...
...dangerous group in the country today. And that's something they want to show the world and especially other terrorists who might give them support, like al-Qaeda. They're saying, "Look at us! We're the best. We can help you if you help us.'" According to Zachary Abuza, author of a forthcoming book on Islamic militancy in the southern Philippines, if Abu Sayyaf successfully becomes the main Islamic radical group in the area, it could become a "magnet for dissatisfaction," attracting hundreds of young Muslims, many of them newly returned from studying in the Middle East...
...Regional security experts say a peace accord between Murad and Arroyo would probably spell the death knell for J.I. "It's simple," says Zachary Abuza, a Southeast Asia terrorism expert. "Without their bases in the Philippines, Jemaah Islamiah cannot survive." Murad goes so far as to say Americans can come on an inspection tour of his camps. "We have nothing to hide," he says with a smile. If he really wants peace, Murad will have to ensure that by the time any peace accord is nearing completion, that claim is true...
...leaders in the past 18 months won't cripple it, particularly as long as the pipeline of men and weapons to and from the southern Philippines remains open. "While there's enough command and control to get people to the Mindanao camps, JI is very much alive," says Zachary Abuza, author of the book Militant Islam in Southeast Asia. "Even if you manage to catch the top 10 most-wanted JI guys still on the run, you've still got a huge problem on your hands. Small fish eventually grow up to be big fish...