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The U.S. MSM aren’t paying much attention, but Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of the Philippines, is in deep trouble over vote-rigging allegations. John Marzan has posted a round up at his blog, Philippine Politics 04. Tapes of the alleged conversations between Arroyo and an election official are available here. The U.S. has offered to look [...]

Whoa. Haven’t had time to sift through all of this yet, but check out the audio files of secret tapes and related material on what looks like a career-ending corruption scandal involving Philippines president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism has uploaded a truckload of evidence at its very impressive blog. Stay tuned… [...]

When I visited college campuses across the country on my last book tour, there would always be some smarty-pants liberal in the audience sputtering that I wouldn’t support “racial profiling” (actually, it’s threat profiling taking into account nationality/race/ethnicity/religion) if President Bush started profiling people from the Philippines. When I pointed out that I didn’t think [...]

Lots of buzz about this: MANILA, Philippines — Two of the most dangerous al-Qaida-linked groups in Southeast Asia are working together to train terrorists in scuba diving for seaborne attacks, according to a recently captured guerrilla. The ominous development is outlined in a Philippine military report obtained Thursday that also notes increasing collaboration among the [...]

Apropos of my column this week on Italy’s ransom payments to terrorists, here’s a new related story out of the Philippines: Once more, the Arroyo government is claimed to be negotiating the release of hostaged Filipino accountant Roberto Tarongoy by his captors, with a counter offer of $6 million, or $4 million short of the [...]

There are conflicting reports worldwide, but it seems Abu Sayyaf leader Khaddafy Janjalani may be dead. Here’s the Manila Bulletin’s take: Sketchy reports reaching the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Headquarters in Quezon City said that Janjalani, who carried a US$5 million reward from the United States government and another R5 million from [...]

On its face, the latest story of corruption in the Philippines seems run-of-the-mill. Excerpt from the Philippine Inquirer: The former comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been suspended for six months without pay for alleged unexplained income and for failing to fully declare his net worth. Major General Carlos Garcia was suspended [...]

From the Associated Press, “Iraqi Insurgents Issue Brash New Challenge:” Iraqi insurgents issued brash new challenges to the country’s interim government, capturing an Egyptian diplomat as he walked out of a mosque and making new demands for the release of seven hostages that will almost certainly go unmet. Militants kidnapped Mohammed Mamdouh Helmi Qutb outside [...]

Gloria Arroyo, president of the Philippines (aka the Islamic Protectorate of the Philippines), on the terrorists’ release of Angelo de la Cruz: We must rejoice at the good news, but our happiness must be tempered by the awareness that we live in dangerous times and that we must work to create a more peaceful world. [...]

Oh, God. This just in from the Philippines Daily Tribune: A ransom of $6 million was offered and paid out to the Iraqi rebels holding Filipino truck driver Angelo de la Cruz hostage, to ensure his release before President Arroyo’s scheduled State of the Nation Address on July 26, a high level Philippine intelligence officer [...]

I’m scheduled to be on Fox News this afternoon at around 1:30pm to talk about the Filipino cave-in to terrorism. Meanwhile, as Islamic head-choppers sharpen their blades in search of more Angelo de la Cruzes to use as extortion tools, the Philippines is in an uproar over…Jay Leno. Leno had joked on his show Wednesday: [...]

Column’s up: The mollycoddling milksops of Manila. Excerpt: Add the flag of the Philippines to the International Hall of Appeasers. Sign this pitiful nation up for a lifetime membership to the Axis of Weasels. And remind me never again to brag about the proud fighting spirit of my ancestors. See also Philippine Commentary, Wizbang!, The [...]

Captain Ed notes that my parents’ native land is going soft in the wake of threats by Islamofascists who have apparently kidnapped a Filipino in Iraq. In response to the kidnappers’ demand that the Philippines withdraw from Iraq, the island nation has barred Filipino workers from traveling to Iraq. Ed comments: [W]hat Manila has done [...]