COTABATO CITY - A Moro group here commended the strong objection of the Regional Legislative Assembly of the autonomous region (RLA-ARMM) on the conduct of Balikatan exercises on its provinces.

Bai Ali Indayla, national secretary-general of Suara Bangsamoro (Voice of the Bangsamoro) lauded the RLA-ARMM for coming up with a resolution that manifests the strong opposition of the people of Lanao del Sur and Islamic city of Marawi on the forthcoming Balikatan exercises.

We greatly appreciate the effort of the legislative assembly of ARMM to stand in this dubious endeavor of US to Mindanao . The another round of Balikatan exercises is a big insult to the Bangsamoro people who have experienced rights violations committed by the US troops in their past exercises especially in the provinces of Sulu and Basilan,” Indayla stressed.

She pointed out the case of an MNLF integree, Army Sgt. Ibnul Wahid of Maimbung, Sulu who was killed by the military on February 4 in the guise of pursuing the Abu Sayyaf. Ibnul’s wife, Sandrawina Wahid, said that she saw four US soldiers during the incident prior the military blindfolded her.

Indayla also underlined that the US humanitarian mission is a mere façade to pacify the Bangsamoro people’s unrest and preparation for a grander plan in Mindanao .

US troops are not here just for military deployment and permanent basing, but are preparing for another war – war to amass all resources in our rich land. That is their long-standing hidden agenda,” Indayla revealed.

Moreover, the Suara Bangsamoro suggests to RLA-ARMM to conduct a separate and thorough investigation on human rights violations committed by US troops in the course of their military exercises. The result would be passed to the Congress to further study the ill-effects of Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) to the Bangsamoro and the Filipino people.

Our officials in the RLA represent the majority number of Moro people in the autonomous region. By doing so, VFA would be junked and the elusive justice will be savored at last by our Muslim brothers and sisters who became victims of US ruthless intervention in Mindanao ,” Indayla concluded.

The Joint RP-US Balikatan Exercises 2008 will be conducted simultaneously in the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao, Cagayan de Oro and North Cotabato on February 18. 

	1. Written by sad moro of digadong on 14-02-2008 07:36 - Guest
	applaud, applaud, applaud... i fully agree with bai indayla... the humanitarian services are merely "come-ons" from the GI Joes to lure the moros to their side... they are posons laced on the surface with perfumes... the moros are not that concerned to the muslims (historically and biblically, their foes) that they are willing to provide services if not for their grand evil design to destroy morolandia and annihilate us sooner than later... they accused the MILF as caretakers of terrorists... they coined terrorism as a strategy to rule the world... no muslim land where the americans set foot remained peaceful (iran, iraq, afghanistan, ksa..etc..) let us all be wary... we salute the leaders as bai indayla does... but, sister, words, expressed orally or in written form, are not enough.. if our RLA and other leaders are sincere, if they mean business, they should personally lead your groups to stop the balikatan... what use are their strongly-worded objections if the balikatan pushes through... february 18 is just around the corner... our rallies, objections, etc... will be futile exercises if balikatan is not stopped... say?

	2. Written by sad moro on 14-02-2008 07:39 - Guest
	correction please... the "moros" in the third line of my first comment was inadvertent... it should be replace with "americans".. and so the line should read, "the americans are not that concerned to the muslims......" thanks.

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