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The Americans are coming, the Americans are coming! The issue with US soldiers fighting Abu Sayyaf terrorists on Philippine soil stems from an article in the Philippine Constitution, which stipulates that no foreign military bases or troops are to be allowed into the country without a mutually agreed treaty to that effect. That’s exactly what […]
Anti-cult deprogrammer Rick Ross has added a PBMA section to his massive collection of cult references. Of course, Rick Ross has his own past controversies, but his cult-busting site is a great resource nonetheless. Also check out his references on Mormons, Scientology, and Falun Gong.
A note to tourists in Washington, DC: please walk faster. This is not Disneyland; your tour groups are blocking the capital’s vital sidewalks with your 0.35 mph human obstacles. As much as possible, try to match pace with native Washingtonians, who walk at about 5mph below the posted freeway speed limit. Faster if it’s a […]
I’ve been adding a lot of new links in the background, including but not limited to Stepan, the guy behind Blogtree; and Dean, head of the Baltimore blogger group. (No, I’m not in Baltimore just yet, but I’m moving in two weeks.) Those of you who are wondering why your link doesn’t appear in the […]
Ah, World Youth Day. I still remember the first — and last — time I attended World Youth Day, when the Pope came to the Philippines in 1995. I was still Roman Catholic at the time, an active choir member at Mary The Queen. Our parish was host to several international delegates, the largest group […]
Blood and gore in the Manila headlines today: violence broke out between “Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association” cultists and the policemen who came to arrest their leader. Here’s the PBMA website, those of you who are interested. Lots of suspicious overlaps between a twisted idea of Christianity and New Age guruism: “The story of the Philippine […]
Blogging Accessories: I’m not planning on downloading or subscribing to any of them, but you bloggers out there might find them useful or interesting: BlogRolling: Remote service which maintains your list of blog links so you don’t have to worry about the HTML. Generates code for you to cut and paste into your Blogger template. […]
People out there who use Yahoo services (like email and egroups), better read this MeFi thread. Then, log-in to your accounts ASAP and change your “marketing preferences.” Be sure to uncheck the “mail” and “telephone” options. I also strongly suggest removing references to alternate email addresses which you may want to keep spam-free. I know […]
Caution: Moral Snares Ahead: An LA Times Commentary recalling the last time US troops landed on Southern Philippine soil to combat Moro separatists — in 1903. Don’t get me wrong; I’m all for getting rid of the Abu Sayyaf, and American help is more than welcome in light of our military’s inability to deal with […]
12/27/01 7.30am : Flight to Cebu Manila to Cebu by plane, 1 hour. I’m writing this on my handheld, from the window seat of the plane. We’ve just taken off from Manila, and it’ll be about an hour’s flight to Cebu. This is my first time flying since 9/11. No, I’m not stone-cold terrified, in […]