Posted on 08/21/2002 5:54:16 PM PDT by HAL9000
An hostage decapitated in the south of the Philippines
Wednesday August 21, 2002 - 23h40 GMT
ZAMBOANGA (the Philippines), August 22 (AFP) - One of the six Christian hostages Filipinos removed by supposed islamists of the group Abu Sayaf in the south of the Philippines Wednesday was decapitated by its kidnappers, one learned military Thursday of source.
The head of the hostage was found Wednesday evening near the headquarters of the army, in the capital of the island of Jolo, one specified of the same source.
A second hostage decapitated in the south of the Philippines
Thursday August 22, 2002 - 0h20 GMT
ZAMBOANGA (the Philippines), August 22 (AFP) - a second hostage among the six Christians Filipinos removed by supposed islamists of the group Abu Sayaf in the south of the Philippines Wednesday was decapitated by his kidnappers, one learned military Thursday of source.
The second head was found, packed in a plastic bag, close to the market of the capital of the island of Jolo, while the first head had been discovered near the headquarters of the army, according to the General Romeo Tolentino.
"Those which do not believe in Allah will undergo the same fate", said a note found close to one of the two heads, specified the Tolentino General.
Six Witnesses of Jéhovah, agents sales in beauty products, had been kidnapped Tuesday in the town of Patikul on the island of Jolo, one of the strongholds of Abu Sayyaf.
The removal was carried out by the men of the gang directed by a local head, Moin Sahiron, nephew of Radulan Sahiron, a veteran of the separatist wars in the Moslem south of the archipelago.
The group Abu Sayyaf, whose last taking of hostages goes back to last October, is specialized in the taking of hostages in order to obtain ransoms.
Jolo is one of the strongholds of Abu Sayyaf which had taken to last year three Americans as hostages. One was released in June and two died. The island was not the target of the American intervention which was completed at the end of July and concentrated on Basilan.
Three Indonésiens kidnapped in June are also held by other Moslem separatists reconverted into the banditism on Jolo.
Well, from my point of view, all religions are equally false. But why do you say Islam is a cult? Isn't the definition of a cult a religion you don't approve of? Sort of like "freedom fighters" are terrorists you do approve of.
There is one God and its not Islams false God!
Hmm... Should we declare war on India? 200 million Indians are Islamic, and most of the rest believe in a great plethora of gods (all of whom, presumably, you would consider false).
Now what is that supposed to mean? The Abu Sayyaf are nothing more than a gang of thugs who like kidnapping for ransom and decapitation. It's a pity they've survived.
Well, off with his head then.
>just kidding<
Thank you. You rephrased your previous sentence admirably. Now please tell me how you'd go about "destroying" Islam.
Which is exactly why they're notIslamists. While they are Muslim, there goal is simply to make money through piracy, kidnapping and other nasty stuff. It isn't to advance Islam or defeat Christianity or anything of any wider sort. They have no political agenda. They need to be destroyed, but in this case, their religion is purely coincidental.
The NAACP and ADL should hang their heads in shame, because nobody, not nobody, has a persecution complex like you fundies have a persecution complex.
Um, ok. Now stop trolling and actually give a substantive answer this time. How would you "destroy" Islam?
Agreed. They are also not separatists like certain other Islamic groups in that area.
If I recall correctly, first, you talked about fighting a war on Islam. So I asked you how you intended to do that. You said you meant to destroy Islam. So I asked you again how you intended to do that. So you said you would destroy each section of Islam in turn. So I asked you again how you intended to do that. Now you're attacking me.
Am I the only one here going "Huh?" If you have some secret plan that would "destroy" the second largest religion in the world, I'd be interested in hearing it. Otherwise, you're just trolling.
LMAO !! Stay Safe Bill !
Easy to joke with the hopes, dreams and faith of another's life, isn't it?
Go get yourself an education, then come back, or lurk a while before showing your ignorance.
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