Islamist rebels storm city of 200k in Mindanao, Duerte declares martial law

[jimmy olsen]

Sounds like it's getting pretty intense down there

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/duterte-declares-martial-law-on-southern-philippine-island-of-mindanao/2017/05/23/cf77fcae-3fd0-11e7-adba-394ee67a7582_story.html?utm_term=.ace5718c9bbf

[mongers]

Sounds like it's getting pretty intense dowm there

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/duterte-declares-martial-law-on-southern-philippine-island-of-mindanao/2017/05/23/cf77fcae-3fd0-11e7-adba-394ee67a7582_story.html?utm_term=.ace5718c9bbf

I think Duerte campaign of extra-judicial killings had already made the place ugly intense a while back.

[jimmy olsen]

Sounds like it's getting pretty intense dowm there

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/duterte-declares-martial-law-on-southern-philippine-island-of-mindanao/2017/05/23/cf77fcae-3fd0-11e7-adba-394ee67a7582_story.html?utm_term=.ace5718c9bbf

I think Duerte campaign of extra-judicial killings had already made the place ugly intense a while back.

Well yes, but this seems unrelated.

[Valmy]

'storm' is a bit strong. But it sounds like the cavalry should be there tomorrow.

[mongers]

I think Duerte campaign of extra-judicial killings had already made the place ugly intense a while back.

Well yes, but this seems unrelated.

How's  the drug campaign playing to the rest of  Asia?

I asked because I've seen the news coverage, but I bumped into acquaintance of mine just back from the Philippines and he insisted the people love it and the President, all the reporting is 'fake news'/overblown.

Few days later I see a documentary filmed in the shanty towns and depicting what you'd expect to see from a police/gang/death-squad led terror campaign.

Maybe it's a case of the middle class and wealthy/well-healed ignoring or enjoying the suffering of the lower classes?