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Italian Red Cross worker freed after 6 months
" MANILA (4th Update) -- Abu Sayyaf bandits freed an ailing Italian Red Cross worker Sunday from six months of jungle captivity in the province of Sulu, officials said. Eugenio Vagni, 63, appeared to be in good...
Philippines: Another ICRC worker free after kidnapping incident
The International Red Cross Workers abduction in Mindanao gets further development as a local Red Cross worker was set free by the moro terrorist group "Abu Sayyaf". Following this, another Swiss worker named...
created by francisrivera | 34 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago
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298 views | 42 recommendations | 2 comments
William Shatner Hates on George Takei
Captain James T. Kirk is upset that he wasn't invited to Mr. Sulu's wedding.According to a video posted by William Shatner, he's taken umbrage with the fact George Takei didn't make him feel welcome to attend...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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391 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Kidnap negotiator -- a "lucrative" career in the Philippines?
Some unscrupulous government officials and private citizens have been reportedly cashing in as negotiators in many of the past kidnapping cases in the Philippines--allegedly jacking up to 100 percent the ransom... Sons of Abu Sayyaf
Below is a piece from an unnamed Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist. It seems that the government is fighting a losing battle--almost complacent with the killings of Abu Sayyaf leaders...only to be replaced by theirs sons. The cycle will continue unless the...Sulu negotiators in Drilon kidnapping face raps
"MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 3) Kidnap for ransom charges will be filed against a town mayor in Sulu and his son who negotiated for the release of a television news team over circumstantial evidence that the two had connived with the Abu Sayyaf group, police officials said...Star Trek's George Takei Gets Same-Sex Marriage License
UPDATE | June 17, 2008 - George Takei was the first person to purchase a same-sex marriage license in California on Tuesday and is set to marry his longtime partner of 21 years, now that gay marriage has been...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
1255 views | 6 recommendations | 9 comments
1255 views | 6 recommendations | 9 comments
They kept asking about ransom, TV journalist recalls
The Philippines lay claim to the number two spot in the deadliest places for journalist rundown...next to Iraq which has been torn by war and civil unrest. This article comes straight from a veteran journalist who has been kidnapped and held captive for three...
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