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Originally posted by Rudey
That the terrorist problems in that region are solved minus the Phillipines.
-Rudey
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Never said that it was solved. And I quote, "By all account, Jemmah islamiyah has been crippled." What I meant by this quote is that JI is on the run. Most of their leaderships are behind bars are on the run. There has been reports that JI has changed its tactic from indiscriminate bombing (ie Bali bombing), to target assasination. This is due to the fact that many within JI disagreed with the Bali bombing (as incredible as it sound, it created a split within the organization that resulted in many to quit the organization).
Here is a brief article on JI that is outdated, a year outdated, but many of the info are still relevant:
http://www.crisisweb.org/home/index.cfm?id=1452&l=1
Here is an article by the International Herdl Tribune which argued that the Phillipines is the weakest link:
Link to Article
And here is the actual report, also made by the ICG, about the Philippines and terrorism:
Link to the ICG Article