MILF Hunters

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Yesterday I caught this article on Yahoo about joint Phillipino and American forces disrupting training by Al-Qaeda linked terror groups in the island enclave. There are 2 main terror groups in the Phillipines, Jemaah Islamiya and MILF, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Clearly, the latter group doesn't understand the humor in their acronym. Most Americans in a certain age range think of MILF as something a bit different. I won't go into what the abbreviation means, if you have to ask, you'll never know. That and this isn't a porn site. Both of the terror groups are known for their attempts to turn the Phillipines into an Islamic nation, apparently Christianity just didn't suit their needs. The groups, along with the Abu Sayaff group, are also known for a string of kidnappings, pirate attacks and the Bali bombings in 2002. The kidnappings generally devolve into beheadings when the Phillipine government refuses to pay ransom to these thugs. The most noted of these are the beheading of Guillermo Sobero in June 2001, and the 2002 kidnapping of Martin and Gracia Burnham. The latter ended somewhat badly when combined American and Phillipino forces tracked down the Abu Sayyaf and got into a firefight with them. The Phillipine President Gloria Arroyo was quick to dismiss American involvement, but an American helicopter was seen and U.S. forces were there training their foreign counterparts. Martin Burnham was executed as soon as the fighting began, his wife survived despite taking 8 bullets in the leg. Perhaps one day the Russians will swallow their pride and ask for a joint exercise into Chechnya. I won't hold my breath.