Musliims should be expelled from Philippines too

Submitted by Mike T (United States), Jul 26, 2009 at 15:35

Was recently in the southern Philippines as a tourist. While visiting the island of Mindanao, there were three bombings in the city of Cotobato (Muslim terroririst planted a bomb outside a church, 2 fatalities) and other parts of the island -- Illigan and Cagayan De Oro.

I personally don't know any Muslims nor do i care too. Given the level of violence, i wish the Philippine government were more forceful in addressing the Muslim problem instead of being politically correct by portraying Filipino Muslims in commercials and mandating their religous holidays as national holidays.

Filipino Muslims, like their counterparts in other parts of othe world, do not wish to be intergrated with Philippine society. They have been fighting the government since the country's inception for an indepedent muslim country and will continue to resort to violence to accomplish the objective. ...

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