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...supported by al-Qaeda. Abdurajak Janjalani, the group's late founder, fought in Afghanistan, reportedly with bin Laden and Yousef. The links may be a thing of the past; these days Abu Sayyaf's style runs more to kidnapping and ransom than to jihad. Still, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo recently said Khalifa had offered to secure the release by Abu Sayyaf of 18 hostages, including an American missionary couple...
...Sayyaf in the Philippines pose no threat to the stability of the government in Manila, and their kidnapping and banditry makes them unpopular even in the mostly Muslim southern islands. Still, the fact that the government of President Gloria Arroyo moved quickly to deny that the U.S. would play any direct military role in the Philippines underlined her caution over being too closely identified with...
...Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines, went further. "We will give all-out support," she vowed, promising whatever is asked, including troops. Like Megawati, Arroyo risks being labeled a lackey for America by political enemies. Of more worry, the Philippines carries a reputation as a terrorist and money-laundering locale. A bin Laden brother-in-law helped set up Abu Sayyaf, the gratuitously violent separatist group from the southern island of Mindanao. To date, Abu Sayyaf has outfought, outsmarted and, on occasion, paid off Philippine law enforcement. It is well funded, well armed and, observers fear, primed for regional...
...places like the Philippines, where the unemployed frequently take to the streets, growing numbers of idle workers could become a serious threat to social stability. In Manila, 30,000 employees were laid off in May alone. Corporate leaders there have given President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo a deadline: jump-start the economy in 90 days, or we'll begin firing people in droves. Armand Almadrigo, 3l, a Philippine warehouse worker who hasn't managed to find a new job after recently being laid off, wiles away his days in karaoke lounges. "Such good distraction?and cheap, too," he says. The music...
...Winners WILLEM-ALEXANDER Dutch parliament clears prince to wed Argentine fianc?. He appeals to World Court. Experts say if he loses there, he's out of excuses GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO Philippine Prez weighs offer to be Unilever soap girl. She will scrub the Abu Sayyaf so squeaky clean they will beg for mercy GRANDPA BUA Thai monk turned over $6 million in donations to central bank. Surprised government officials make solemn vow to embezzle the funds