{"id":9065,"date":"2017-09-24T10:17:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T14:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=9065"},"modified":"2017-09-24T10:17:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T14:17:25","slug":"killing-an-enemy-that-hides-among-women-and-children-is-never-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/killing-an-enemy-that-hides-among-women-and-children-is-never-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Killing an enemy that hides among women and children is never easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Hill<\/strong>
\nby Sharyl Attkisson, Opinion Contributor
\n9\/23\/2017<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo,\u201d says General Lito Sobejana in his native language Tagalog. \u201cYou cannot pay the ransom.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I listen to him as he speaks patiently on the phone with the desperate wife of a man kidnaped by Islamic extremists. He translates the conversation when he hangs up the phone.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cShe wants to try to raise ransom money,\u201d he tells me. \u201cThey told her they would cut off his head today if she didn\u2019t pay. But we have a strict \u2018no ransom\u2019 policy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The day before my meeting with the general, his men attempted a rescue and there was a fatal firefight. Six of the terrorists were killed. One of the general\u2019s men was shot but survived.<\/em><\/p>\n

We\u2019re in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines, which is home to more than 21 million people and is considered the nation\u2019s \u201cfood basket.\u201d It\u2019s been under martial law since spring. We travel with heavily armed guards day and night.<\/em><\/p>\n

These days, the locals can\u2019t freely move about to fish and farm without fear of being snatched off the street by Muslim terrorist thugs who raise money from the kidnappings. More than a dozen victims are currently being held. Four were captured right before my visit.<\/em><\/p>\n

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View the complete article including image and comments at:<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/international\/352053-killing-an-enemy-that-hides-among-women-and-children-is-never-easy<\/a><\/p>\n

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