[Steel Wolf]

It was good to hear Bush recognize and reinforce the Asian front of the War on Terror. Five years of training, and modernization for the Philippine military will help them considerably in battling the Abu Sayyaf and other insurgent / terrorist threats. Also, our presence will apply pressure to Jemaah Islamiyaah, which seeks to make inroads in the southern Philippines. Slowly but surely, we will be able to stop the region's descent into bloody fundamentalist spawned chaos.

[Miss Marple]

I happened to wake very (and I do mean VERY) early this morning and happened to catch the last 5 minutes of his speech. It was very well-received and he got a standing ovation from the Congress.

[Steel Wolf]

Abu Sayyaf / Al Qaida wannabe ping!

Also, according to many local newspapers, Janjalani, Abu Sulaiman, and other top ASG leaders are being pursued by government forces. The infamous JI bombmaker Al Ghozi was recently killed while resisting arrest during a National Police raid, and some speculate that the rest of the ASG leadership could soon face a similiar fate.

(Whistles innocently)

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

I have no problem with the Phillipines but can we just spend the money on improvements to OUR OWN military, please?

[steve50]

The coverage of the alleged "coup" there never said much. What happened to the claims of high ranking military/government involvement in arming terrorists and assisting in black flag terror attacks?