Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2863-1002805441-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 11 Oct 2001 06:08:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 5174 invoked by uid 510); 11 Oct 2001 13:06:56 -0000 Received: from n25.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.75) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 11 Oct 2001 13:06:56 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2863-1002805441-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.221] by n25.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Oct 2001 13:07:05 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_4_1); 11 Oct 2001 13:04:00 -0000 Received: (qmail 58678 invoked from network); 11 Oct 2001 13:04:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by 10.1.1.221 with QMQP; 11 Oct 2001 13:04:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2 with SMTP; 11 Oct 2001 13:07:04 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id GAA15301 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 11 Oct 2001 06:07:03 -0700 Message-Id: <200110111307.GAA15301@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 06:07:03 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Phillipines:.Sayyaf.to.poison.water.supply] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sayyaf to poison water supply By Roel Pareņo 10/11/2001 ZAMBOANGA CITY - Abu Sayyaf bandits are reportedly planning to poison the water supply of Basilan's capital city of Isabela to slow down a military attack on their jungle lair. Basilan Gov. Wahab Akbar said he had sent water samples from the Isabela City reservoir to Zamboanga City for tests but the results were not yet available as of last night. Alton Angeles, Basilan provincial spokesman, said policemen and Army troops have been sent to tighten security around the reservoir after they received reports that Isabela's water supply would be poisoned by the extremist rebels. "We have reports that the Abu Sayyaf is planning to poison the water supply of Basilan," he said. However, Southern Command chief Lt. Gen. Roy Cimatu told reporters the Abu Sayyaf would not dare poison the city's water reservoir because it will further lose its thinning mass base in Basilan. "The Abu Sayyaf has the capability (to poison the water supply) but it will not attempt to do it for fear of losing its mass base in the province," he said. Heavy rains hampered yesterday the military offensive to finally crush the Abu Sayyaf, which has been holding two Americans and 16 Filipinos hostage for several months now. Army Col. Hermogenes Esperon, commander of a task force which has been pursuing the Abu Sayyaf, said troops have not sighted the terrorist band for the past day. "The (terrorists) may use bad weather to cover their escape," he said. "The rains are making it difficult for troops to operate in the jungle, but the soldiers are in place, moving slowly searching...combing every hectare carefully." But Cimatu said rocket-firing attack helicopters and bombers are on standby in a nearby airstrip for airstrikes once "the skies become clear" and pilots could spot their targets. Cimatu said the terrorists holding the American missionary couple Martin and Gracia Burnham have split into three groups and had stolen three carabaos to carry their wounded comrades. "There had been no engagement but we are tracking them down," he said. "But we have lost visual contacts to the group last Tuesday due to heavy rains and zero visibility." The bandits could have separated into three groups so they could easily look for food without being spotted by military reconnaissance, he added. Cimatu said the highly mobile bandits are concentrated on the outskirts of Isabela but that they could not remain stationary as most of their sympathizers fled following the massive military crackdown last July. "The lull (in the fighting) is very dangerous and it might explode anytime," he said. "The lull can be misleading but they (Abu Sayyaf) are being watched." Last Sunday, heavy fighting broke out between pursuing Army troops and the Abu Sayyaf's rear guard, which had been trying to elude the military offensive to rescue the American and Filipino hostages. Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Edilberto Adan told reporters yesterday the Counter-Terrorist Force has been sent to the scene of fighting to prevent the terrorists from escaping the dragnet which the military had thrown around them. "This is a protracted campaign involving hundreds of operations since May 27, some provided us with intelligence, actual encounters and acclimatizing with the surroundings, we are making progress," he said. It is unlikely for the Abu Sayyaf to escape pursuing Army troops, he added. - With reports from Paolo Romero ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE VeriSign guide to security solutions for your web site: encrypting transactions, securing intranets, and more! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UnN2wB/m5_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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