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Beyond the Abu Sayyaf

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Washington has made the fight against radical Muslim separatists in the Philippines a critical front in its war on terrorism. But its one-size-fits-all approach reflects a dangerous misunderstanding of the problem -- and could make things worse.

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resources in mindanao

Submitted by jeny fe t. (Sep. 29, 2009) on September 29, 2009 - 8:20pm.

Many people were fighting because of land, Mindanao is comprises of many resources; mining, forestry, agricultural and more, Mindanao is the soul producers of the country (Philippines) main source of import and export to other countries.

The problem is that, many group of people want to colonize the entire land (wide).

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