Archive for May, 2003
Painting for Peace
By Fe B. Zamora
Inquirer News Service
Rameer Tawasil was only 5 when Jolo was turned into a bloody battleground between the Tausug mujahedeens and soldiers in February, 1974.
“My sister carried me piggy-back style, and we just ran,” Rameer recalled. He saw bullets whizzing by and bombs raining upon the Jolo landscape. He remembered tongues of flames leaping wildly, lapping at a wide swath of homes, including the Tawasil residence in the port area.
The Tawasils fled Jolo along with hundreds of Joloanos who were picked up by a passing Japanese cargo ship and unloaded in Zamboanga City. Rameer settled in Zamboanga City with his other siblings. He mixed with Christian children, and lived a life as normal and as peaceful as the environs could provide. But the trauma of that fateful day now known as the Burning of Jolo haunted him.
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Cavite Farmer Killed in Police Hunt vs NPA; Two Others Held
First, the three farmers were paraded like “hunting trophies” and were fingered as NPA guerrillas around Maragondon. One of them was found dead later, his body sprayed with bullets and blasted with a grenade. The two others were detained without warrant.
By Alexander Martin Remollino
Bulatlat.com
Amnesty International: Security in Iraq Paramount to Humanitarian Assistance
(Washington, DC) - Today Bill Frelick, Refugee Program Director for Amnesty International USA, provided written testimony for the House Government Reform Committee on the urgent need for the US and UK occupying powers to establish a secure environment before effective humanitarian aid can begin. Frelick recently returned from a two-week Amnesty International research mission to Southern Iraq, during which the team traveled to Basra to collect civilian testimonies, consult with officials of the US and UK forces, and meet with humanitarian organizations. Amnesty International believes that the pervasive lawlessness following military operations in Iraq is severely obstructing badly needed humanitarian efforts.
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The Daughter I Can’t Hear From
By Carrie Corrie
May 15, 2003
Remarks delivered at Sylvester Park, Olympia, Washington, May 11, 2003.
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