Word: bravos
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...local rebel leader in particular - known as Commander Bravo - has a reputation for defying MILF leadership to carry out daring, bloody military strikes. In 2003, during the last major flare-up of violence in the area, Bravo's soldiers robbed and murdered at least 16 civilians. In interviews, Bravo said he staged the attack in order to put pressure on the 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...
...with recalcitrant insurgents like Commander Bravo determined to continue their armed struggle - and government police and soldiers deploying to meet them in battle - that could mean that the prospect of peace in the Philippines' violent south has slipped even further from reach...
...country's third most widely distributed cable channel. It also runs the 14th most popular site on the web, weather.com. But observers are already questioning whether NBC, which is owned by General Electric, overpaid for the property. NBC, after all, only paid $1.25 billion for the cable channel Bravo in 2002, while CBS acquired tech news site CNET for $1.8 billion last...
...Colicchio hasn't looked at food prices in a long time. "Wow, pasta is more expensive than I thought it was," he says, scanning the shelves of the Ralph's supermarket on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Colicchio, the head judge on Bravo's Top Chef, hires people to buy food for his Craft, CraftSteak and 'wichcraft restaurants across the country. Plus, he's rich...
...Bravo. finally, U.S. officials are enforcing the law. Illegal aliens are being rounded up and deported. They chose to break the law; the U.S. owes them nothing. Unemployment is rising and legal workers will fill the slots the illegals vacate. Bill Mrazek, Hohenwald, Tennessee...