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Old 10-12-2016, 08:59   #436
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Philippine militants killed two Canadian hostages (Ridsdel and Hall). The victims’ families wonder why our government couldn’t do more to stop it.
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The article mentions that the Philippine government had a rescue plan ready to go but they couldn't get a go ahead from Canada, because the Canadian government didn't think it'd be succesful, and the families could not agree.

That'd really a shame, as even a failed rescue mission would be preferable to just standing by and letting the criminals do as they will. I know that if I were kidnapped, I'd surely rather die in an explosion or gunshot wound in a failed rescue than be abandoned to be beheaded by some religious nutjobs. And even a failed rescue attempt would discourage further kidnappings more than simply not getting paid for it would, especially if you managed to kill at least a few of the psychos.
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For those of us who choose to, we should be able to arm ourselves on the high seas, I agree that ports and sovereign state's laws should be respected, but something has to be done, this is ********...


My prayers to the families of these victims.


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Marites (Tess) Flor reflects on Robert Hall, & John Ridsdel
'Sometimes, I blame myself': Marites Flor on surviving hostage-taking that killed boyfriend Robert Hall - World - CBC News
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FWIW, recent article about the issue in the Southern PI.
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Thanks for this. Heartbreaking, illuminating, nauseating, infuriating.

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More ➥ Few signs of Canadian investigation into Abu Sayyaf beheadings in Philippines - World - CBC News
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Sad, but not at all surprising.

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Thwarted attack in Bohol

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Update ➥ Philippines says key figure linked to beheadings of Canadians is dead - World - CBC News

Oops - Pelagic beat me to it.
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Most troubling in that it appears that ASG is moving north looking for more targets of opportunity.
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Most troubling in that it appears that ASG is moving north looking for more targets of opportunity.
The Moro groups have been operating further north for quite some time. They kidnapped the first German couple a couple of years ago off of Palawan Island. They have also attacked at least one town and and at least one resort in Malaysia in the past.

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Good news they copped a loss and their plans disrupted, sad that a couple soldiers had to die defending innocent people.

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President Duterte has been facing political opposition over his plan to form an international coalition (including China) to patrol Philippine waters and fight these Raiders.

I think this incident will help him to achieve more support
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President Duterte has been facing political opposition over his plan to form an international coalition (including China) to patrol Philippine waters and fight these Raiders.

I think this incident will help him to achieve more support
I hope so, the PI has such great potential, I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, 7000 islands and nice people.

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The Moro groups have been operating further north for quite some time. They kidnapped the first German couple a couple of years ago off of Palawan Island. They have also attacked at least one town and and at least one resort in Malaysia in the past.

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Correction - Was an American missionary couple (the Burnhams - check my spelling), in Honda Bay, just south of Puerta Princessa. That was an isolated incident, as was the attack in Samal, in the sense that they were both far from the ASG traditional southern haunts. Neither event was indicative of any "trend" to move north, but perhaps they were indicators that the ASG was bound to stray further from its traditional sphere of influence.

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