AN ISLAND OF DEFIANCE: TALKING POLITICS IN JOLO JOLO, January 25 2008: The Philippine government accuses the members of the Abu Sayyaf of being both “terrorists” and “bandits,” and refuses categorically to negotiate with its leaders. Yet, in Jolo most people support the separatist cause, and regard the Abu Sayyaf as a legitimate movement resisting the occupation and militarization of their ancestral homeland. reprisals. WATCH VIDEO ON YOUTUBEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysqbQHctwOYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysqbQHctwOYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysqbQHctwOYshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2
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