Word: warlordism
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...Ampatuans, leaving a hefty political debt. Indeed, her main rival Fernando Poe Jr., a hugely popular movie star, reportedly failed to get a single vote in three Maguindanao towns. "At the core of this horrid incident is a flawed election system that depends heavily on local political clans and warlord families to deliver votes on election day," says Pete Troilo, security analyst at risk consultants Pacific Strategies & Assessments...
...blood ties and were allies until the Mangudadatu's last year announced their challenge to governorship. The Ampatuans are not a family to be crossed: the clan is known to run its own private army; some estimates put its strength at between 200 and 500 men. To be sure, warlordism is not unique to Mindanao; it afflicts other parts of the archipelago and the northern province of Abra is practically a byword for political vendettas. But it is highly prevalent in Mindanao's conflict-affected areas where there is a large array of armed groups that include separatist rebels, civilian...
...Vice Presidents also being sworn in, Mohammad Qasim Fahim and Karim Khalili. Both have been accused by Afghan civil-society groups of egregious human-rights abuses, and one has been closely linked to Afghanistan's multibillion-dollar drug trade. In the audience was Karzai's close supporter, former warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum, who has been accused of massacring thousands of Taliban prisoners in 2001, soon after the U.S.'s arrival. Even if Karzai is committed to cracking down on corruption and strengthening the rule of law, he will have a hard time sidelining the allies who helped...
...though the people and the experiences were common dinner conversation. “The Taliban has kind of screwed up their press relations by kidnapping reporters, now interviews are done over the phone,” noted Kristof. “Actually, I set up the interview with that warlord by emailing his press-handler...
...Cliff” is set in third-century China during the fall of the Han Dynasty, before and during the Battle of the Red Cliffs. The country is being torn apart by civil war, and a power-hungry Northern warlord is looking to eliminate the only two remaining sovereign kingdoms in the South. “Red Cliff” maps the alliance of these two politically distinct yet ethnically united peoples in the face of destruction, paying particular attention to the resilience of Chinese people...