PHILIPPINES: Western Media is Distorting Reality, People and Army Unite to Battle “ISIS”
Andre Vltchek with military leaders in Marawi, Philippines.
Andre Vltchek
21st Century Wire
Philippines
Duterte redoubles commitment to war on drugs in State of The Nation
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has given his second State of The Nation address during which he affirmed his commitment to carry forward the war on drugs and related crime including terrorism. Fighting Philippines’ drug and related crime epidemic was one of the central planks of Duterte’s 2016 election campaign which saw him win a clear victory.
Today, Duterte affirmed his position saying the following in English,
Indonesian President on drug dealers: “GUN THEM DOWN”
Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has declared an emboldened position on the nation’s war against drugs and related crime.
During a recent speech, Widodo stated,
“I have told you, just be firm, especially with foreign drug dealers who enter the country and resist. Gun them down. Give no mercy.
We are indeed in an emergency situation in dealing with drug trafficking”.
Cold Arm of ‘Jihad’ Sponsored by the West is Reaching Rebellious Philippines
A month ago I wrote an essay exposing the complex network of Western-sponsored terrorism in Asia (“Washington Jihad Express: Indonesia, Afghanistan, Syria and Philippines”).
DUTERTE: I will never go to “lousy” America
In April of this year, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte had a phone conversation with Donald Trump in which the US President invited his Philippine counterpart to the United States. However, Donald Trump’s Congressional opponents have voiced their opposition to the move.
Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern has said he would oppose and boycott such a visit because of his opposition to Duterte’s tough law and order approach to drug crime and related social vices.
Duterte responded by saying,
CONFIRMED: ISIS in Syria helps fund ISIS in Philippines
A new counter-terrorism report from the Indonesian Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict has investigated and confirmed claims that the ISIS insurgency in southern Philippines, particularly on the island of Mindanao is partly funded by ISIS syndicates in the Middle East, including and specifically in the illegally ISIS occupied regions of eastern Syria.
The funds are typically funnelled to South East Asia using conventional means such as Western Union.
SOUTHEAST ASIA VS ISIS: BAD NEWS FOR THE EMPIRE
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Trump's ASEAN Policy Isn't "Confused," It's a Continuation of Decades of Coercion
July 14, 2017 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - In an effort to reinforce public perception that policy changes when a new administration assumes the White House, US and European analysts have made several attempts to push forward narratives describing US President Donald Trump's foreign policy as "confused" or "unclear" in contrast to his predecessor, President Barrack Obama.
The Yasukuni Gambit
Fresh off his election victory, Japanese Prime Minister Kobe as well as several of his cabinet members and top party officials, visited the Yasukuni Shrine outside Tokyo. As usual, reaction across Asia was hostile to the PM’s visit to a shrine that honored Class A war criminals that had been part of an Imperial Japanese war machine that had slaughtered and enslaved millions in the run up to and throughout World War II.