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| Philippines declares emergency after 46 killed |
| 2009-11-24 |
| The Philippine president placed two southern provinces under emergency rule Tuesday as security forces unearthed more bodies, pushing the death toll to 46 in some of the deadliest election violence in the nation's history. Dozens of gunmen abducted the group of journalists, supporters and relatives of a gubernatorial candidate as they traveled through Amputuan township Monday to file candidacy documents in the provincial capital for May 2010 elections. The gubernatorial candidate, Ismael Mangudadatu, who was not a part of the convoy, accused a powerful political rival from the Amputuan clan of being behind the slayings. There is a longstanding bitterness between the two families. Mangudadatu's wife, Genalyn, and his two sisters, were among the dead. Mangudadatu said Tuesday that four witnesses had told him the convoy was stopped by gunmen loyal to Andal Ampatuan Jr., a town mayor belonging to a powerful clan and his family's fierce political rival. Best I can figure this is muslim on muslim clan warfare in the best tradition of Mo. Both families being politically powerful (Governor) and fighting over the bejeweled turban. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #3 ION WORLD NEWS > MASSACRE EXPOSES THE BRUTAL UNDERBELLY/SIDE OF PHILIPPINE POLITICS [Bloody or violent Clan Wars among Pol elites that can last for GENERATIONS, espec iff Muslim]; + ANALYSIS: MINDANAO ISLAND IS ONE OF THE LAWLESS IN PHILIPPINES AND ASIA D *** NG IT, THE BOYZ AT WAFF HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THE TROJAN WAR BETWEEN GREECE-TURKEY FOR NAR ON 3000 YEARS, WHY LET A LITTLE THING LIKE "2012", ASTEROIDS, AND THE GLOBAL WARMING APOCALYPSE RUIN THE BOYZ' FUN! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-24 23:23 |
| #2 More than 100 journalists, many wearing black shirts and black arm bands with the words, "Stop Killing Journalists," staged a protest against the killings in Manila. Another 200 of their colleagues also denounced the massacre in southern Davao city. Disgusting. Fuck those, you know, other people who died. Journalists, the world's best people (according to journalists anyway) are in harm's way. |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-11-24 13:00 |
| #1 anyone want to help with the history of this : 49pan? |
| Posted by: 746 2009-11-24 12:41 |