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slackmaster

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12. Your optimism is refreshing

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #11)

Sun Oct 7, 2012, 12:34 PM

Oct 2012

I sincerely hope the people can make this deal work. The key IMO will be for the new autonomous region to develop a viable economy that puts people to work and keeps them fed.

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Philippines, Muslim rebels reach peace deal [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 OP

Talking is always good dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #1

The Philippines needs some good news at this point davidpdx Oct 2012 #2

Another MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) thread??? The last one went sooooo well-- msanthrope Oct 2012 #3

I carefully avoided the acronym muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #5

Sorry! nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #6

They're going to split the country? slackmaster Oct 2012 #4

An autonomous region, not a split muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #7

South Africa used to have several of those. They were basically ethnic gulags. slackmaster Oct 2012 #8

No, Spain has them; South Africa had bantustans with restrictive laws muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #9

There will be significant economic disparity between the autonomous region and the rest of the PI slackmaster Oct 2012 #10

There will be a plebiscite; they are bringing in the cities in the area muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #11

Your optimism is refreshing slackmaster Oct 2012 #12