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Monday, September 30, 2002
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Here's a web special on Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network. This one outlines the reasons why they turned to terrorism. The leaders "give them a sense of self-worth, paint a cause worthy of total commitment and self-absorption, and promise power and personal absolution - all for the price of obedience, submission and conformity" (Straits Times Web Special on JI). So it's not really poverty, as what Gloria Arroyo thinks. I guess this is what her government needs to realize - that counterterrorism interventions should not be just military and anti-poverty measures.
posted by Allan at 12:17 PM (GMT+8)
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