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2006-04-24 Southeast Asia

Gunaratna sez JI, MILF, Abu Sayyaf all spawned from al-Qaeda

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-04-24 03:59|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 SEVERAL terrorist groups have been identified for each country in Southeast Asia, but all of them sprung from one group, the al-Qaeda.
Not entirely true. JI is an AQ organization, I give him that. But the MILF was a break away from the MNLF and the MNLF got their terrorist training fighting with the Mujahadine in Afghanistan. On their return Kadaffi Janjalani, Hashime Salamat, Parouk Hussain, and others took leadership of the MNLF. Once the peace talks were agreed on with the MNLF the MILF broke away. The receive their funding from Lybia, Saudi, and the OIC.
The Abu Sayyaff got their first large influx of funds from Momar Kadaffi when they took the european hostages. The ASG asked for 300K US for the hostages and Kadaffi paid them 26 MILLION US! Nothing like supporting terrorism.
I believe it was only after 911 that AQ funding came to suppport ASG and MILF through the JI.

Last note, Maria Ressa is an anti American hack. But with that said her book on the AQ link in Asia is worth reading if you can get past her constant hacking that it's all our fault. She explains the sanctuary the MILF give world wide terrorists to plan and organize attacks.

Posted by 49 Pan 2006-04-24 09:35|| 2006-04-24 09:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Trailing Wife,
The book is called "Seeds of Terror" and worth a reading. Probably the best open sourse book on the Asian AQ connections.

Posted by 49 Pan 2006-04-24 09:39|| 2006-04-24 09:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Noted, and added to my list, 49 Pan. Thanks loads!

Posted by trailing wife 2006-04-24 13:20|| 2006-04-24 13:20|| Front Page Top

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