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1. #1
   On July 8th, 2004 at 5:07 am, robert stevens said:

   I find this rather interesting…

   “Al-Jazeera’s newscaster said the Filipino is an employee of a Saudi company that works for the U.S. military.”

   when compared to this….

   “Take, for example, the video of Kim’s beheading. Al-Jazeera and the Lebanese LBC presented the video, which al-Jazeera said it had received from a group linked to al-Qaida, as if the terrorists were part of the Iraqi resistance against the Americans and their allies. Al-Jazeera did not note what any person knowledgeable about the region’s dialects would have known: that the terrorists who appeared in the video and read the “verdict” that justified Kim’s killing were not Iraqi and therefore not part of the Iraqi resistance. They clearly spoke a dialect from the Saudi heartland of Najd.”

   The first quote is from the Yahoo article Michelle linked to.

   The second is from Mamoun Fandy’s “Dying for airtime: Arab media’s role in terror”

   By the way all, a check of the website of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh yielded no travel advisory, at least one I could find, to Philippine nationals. Rather odd considering three Filipinos were slaughtered in Khobar.

   There was however this reminder in bright red letters at the top of the main page:

   “The Embassy wishes to remind all Filipinos in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to observe Saudi Laws, and respect local customs and traditions. Saudi Arabia is an Islamic country that implements Islamic Shariah laws. As guests in Saudi Arabia, let us remember and respect this. Thank You!!”

   Isn’t that thoughtful?

2. #2
   On July 8th, 2004 at 10:15 am, Mad Mikey said:

   Barring Filipino workers from travelling to Iraq?

   Does that mean that they’re not allow to simply travel there or that they’re not allowed anywhere near the nation?

   In either case, this decision will be hardest felt on OCRs…..

3. #3
   On July 8th, 2004 at 10:21 am, outofzone said:

   I agree, Michelle… if this is the best the left can do, “Bring it on!”

   His artistic skills remind me of nothing so much as the scribblings of a junior-high loner, scratched out on notebook paper and passed around the study hall to the sound of muffled giggles. His political reasoning is not much more advanced. He spews hateful and slanderous epithets toward anyone to the right of Fidel Castro.

   And yet, just yesterday, John Edwards said it is time to put an end to the politics of hate and character assasination - maybe this is what he meant… but I doubt it.

4. #4
   On July 8th, 2004 at 11:07 am, abel b said:

   If you have your brother, or dad, or friend wanting to work in Iraq, will you encourage them?

   The decision may be wobbly, but it is wise to step back if situation requires it. The reality is, the situation in Iraq cannot be controlled by the mighty US Army and there is no point putting up a tough and unvacillating approach

   The situation in Iraq will soon become politically unbearable. I don’t think the american leadership can sustain the embarrassment of Iraq for another two years.

   What’s up with the hair?

5. #5
   On July 8th, 2004 at 1:32 pm, Mad Mikey said:

   In either case, this decision will be hardest felt on OCRs…..

   Sorry - I meant OCWs (Overseas Contract Workers).

6. #6
   On July 8th, 2004 at 6:59 pm, Wil Cruz said:

   The problem of Arroyo is the same problem many Western governments have in the War against Terror,POLITICS.President Arroyo is very vulnerable for next several months from the Left,the Catholic church and Poe supporters because of her support of Bush as well as the presidential election mess.So to keep the Philippines from doing an Edsa 3,she has no political choice but to respond poorly to this situation.It is a mistake she and every freedom loving Filipinos would rue for a long time.

7. #7
   On July 11th, 2004 at 7:07 pm, sparks said:

   Actually, the first reaction of the Arroyo government was to refuse to accede to the Iraqi militants’ demand that the Philippine non-combatant forces withdraw immediately from Iraq.

   Currently there are over 4,000 Filipino migrant workers in Iraq, and hundreds of thousands more in the region. Arguably much more vulnerable than say, US armed forces parading in their tanks don’t you think?

   Maybe this accounts for the apparently indecisive foreign policy. The Philippines cannot afford unilateral actions (and not be sanctioned heavily for it) as the US can.

8. #8
   On July 12th, 2004 at 8:02 am, The Pageman said:

   Hi Michelle,
   I’ve been a fan of yours for a long time but I only found out about this blog today…. wow!
   Anyway, I remember what “David Palmer” said on 24, season 3, “When I start negotiating with terrorists, I am declaring an open season on Americans”
   It makes sense now given the present situation. It’s really strange how truth can be stranger and more surreal than reality.