ARTICLE: "U.S. War on Terror Shows Promise in the Philippines: Local Officers Lead, With American Aid; Beheadings in Jolo," by James Hookway, Wall Street Journal, 18 June 2007, p. A1.
A neat companion piece to my current article in Esquire. The piece even compares the work being done in the Philippines to that in the Horn of Africa.
The best line:
A simple formula underpins the progress here: While the U.S. brought sophisticated intelligence technology and drilled Philippine troops in night-combat and other specialized training, it also provided financial and community support to help revive the local economy. The approach is changing citizens' attitudes and setting the stage for a new level of normalcy after years of conflict.
Abu Sayyaf on the decline in the Philippines, and the Aceh separatist leader now serving as governor in Indonesia.
Southeast Asia is settling in to the point where it strikes me as unlikely anyone will consider it Gap in a decade's time.
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I caught you on CSPAN - the navy's loss is Indiana's gain - from a expatriot hoosier in Florida. I'm have developed an interest in the Jatropha tree and it's use for biodiesel. I understrand european companies are creating plantions in Africa to grow and harvest jatropha for biodiesel. Did you run across any in your Africa travels?
Posted by Don Remley | June 23, 2007 11:03 AM