Crystal
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Kidnappers under gun/Drastic actions
by Crystal insaturday, august 24, 2002 back the halifax herald limited .
pat roque / the associated press .
government soldiers inspect different types of explosives friday on jolo island in the southern philippines.
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Saturday, August 24, 2002 Back The Halifax Herald Limited
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Pat Roque / The Associated Press
Government soldiers inspect different types of explosives Friday on Jolo island in the southern Philippines. Military leaders gave civilian officials five days to negotiate with the captors of four Jehovah's Witnesses.
Kidnappers under gun
Soldiers to take drastic action if talks to release hostages fail in Philippines
By The Associated PressJolo, Philippines - Military leaders gave civilian officials on a remote island five days to negotiate with the captors of four Jehovah's Witnesses on Friday and said they were preparing a "killer punch" if the talks fail.
Military Chief of Staff Gen. Roy Cimatu said officials from Patikul town, on the southern island of Jolo, were trying to reach the kidnappers' hideout to demand the unconditional release of the remaining hostages. Two others were beheaded.
But he said an elite, U.S.-trained military unit was flying to the island Friday to back about 6,000 soldiers already fanning out in preparation for an assault that could come any time starting early next week.
"I would like to emphasize that we're putting more muscle into this operation," said Cimatu during a visit to Jolo island, about 960 kilometres south of Manila.
Two male and four female Jehovah's Witnesses were snatched as they sold Avon cosmetics and herbal teas near Patikul on Tuesday. The men's severed heads were later found in an open-air market in Jolo town, the island's capital, with notes urging Muslims to kill Christians and Jews.
The military, police and civilian officials originally blamed the Abu Sayyaf, a radical Muslim guerrilla group targeted by a six-month U.S.-Philippine military campaign that ended three weeks ago.
The officials, who recently declared the Abu Sayyaf decimated, backtracked and now say the kidnappers are opportunistic drug addicts in the Muslim rebel stronghold of Patikul seeking quick cash.
The kidnapping has been a huge embarrassment for the military and the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Central Bank Governor Rafael Buenaventura said it largely sparked a slide in the peso to a 12-month low against the U.S. dollar Friday.
Military officials estimated about 150 Abu Sayyaf rebels are on Jolo, including dozens who fled military assaults on the nearby island of Basilan.
Those assaults, which involved 1,200 U.S. Green Beret trainers, military engineers and support staff, ended last month, although a few American soldiers stayed behind to finish infrastructure projects.
Lt. Gen. Ernesto Carolina, head of military forces in the south, said the U.S.-trained Light Reaction Company was to fly to Jolo on Friday and provide a "killer punch" to the operation.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Philip Reeker said reports suggested the Abu Sayyaf was involved in the kidnapping.
"The United States strongly condemns this latest terrorist atrocity by this murderous Abu Sayyaf group," Reeker said.
The Abu Sayyaf has often kidnapped for ransom, but more frequently has abducted poor Filipinos, mostly Christians, for slave labour. Kidnapped women are sometimes forced to marry guerrillas. All four remaining hostages are female.
On May 27, 2001, Abu Sayyaf rebels raided a tourist resort and abducted three Americans and 17 Filipinos.
Days later, the gang beheaded Guillermo Sobero of Corona, Calif. They also beheaded several Filipino hostages.
That kidnapping saga ended on June 7 when U.S.-trained Philippine soldiers tracked down the rebels.
They rescued American missionary Gracia Burnham, but her husband Martin and Filipino nurse Ediborah Yap were killed in the raid.
Edited by - Crystal on 24 August 2002 23:11:56
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Guess who was just at the sKallyWagger's door?
by sf inavon?.
hahahahahaha.
why is it they do not have the lastest magazines?
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Mod's Rants Should Remain On The Board!
by IslandWoman inmods have power and with that power comes responsibility.
no mod should have his post deleted!.
we all make mistakes, but we all do not have the luxury of having our mistakes covered over, and while that may not have been the intent it certainly was the impression given.. englishman's post should be restored for the integrity of this db.. .
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Sex Differentiation Disorders
HERMAPHRODITE
Accepted definition: A person born with both male and female sex organs.This is a vague, confusing and inaccurate definition. There are 3 labels of Hermaphrodites: True, Male pseudo and Female Pseudo. All are equally genuine.
TRUE
A person born with both ovary and testicular tissue, this could be 2 seperate gonads ( one of each) or a combination of both in one (an ovotestes). The genitalia can vary from completely male or female, to a combination of both or even ambiguous looking. The chromosome (karotype) compliment can be XX (female), XY (male), XX/XY (mosiac) or even XO (extremely rare). Those XX with female genitalia are raised female ( some have even given birth). Those XY with male genitalia are raised male ( a few have fathered children). The children born XX/XY or XO (with genitalia male or female are raised in the sex they look most like) ,Those born with ambiguous genitalia have many medical tests for the doctors to determine which sex they should be assigned. Doctors then recommend early surgery to make the child look physically like the sex assigned to them.CAUSES
The causes are not known, The medical community does know this is a very rare condition but do not have accurate figures to how many people have this condition (depending on the literature between 350-450 known cases).FEMALE PSEUDO
A person born XX with normal female internal organs but with "masculanized" genitalia. They can appear more male then female or a combination of each.CAUSES
The most common is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) it occurs approximately 1:14,000 births.This is when the adrenal glands overproduce testosterone. It also has been recorded that some persons with this disorder had been exposed to progesterone-like drugs before they were born.MALE PSEUDO
A person born XY with testes (usually in the abdominal cavity). The external genitalia are usually female but can be ambiguous.CAUSES
The most common cause is Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS). This is when the body doesn't respond to the androgen being produced. There are different variations: Complete (CAIS) , and Partial (PAIS). This condition has a variety of names and occurance rates.. -
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Crystal
unless they have been destroyed since Bill want public with this matter.
Need to change want to went.
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Crystal
Webster Dictionary
Falseness (Page: 540)
False"ness, n. The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a report, a drawing, or a singer's notes; the falseness of a man, or of his word.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Got my neice a bowl of cereal
by Hyghlandyr init is some health food crap that my sis buys but it is coated in honey.
yummy.
i had a bowl of it yesterday.
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Crystal
Slippery when wet.