You just cannot make shit like this up.
"In 1990 the government agreed to the creation of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), whereby four provinces with Muslim-majority populations voted in plebiscites for a degree of self-rule."
Seems like pretty straightforward, straightlaced, serious stuff from The Economist, so far.
"This, however, failed to satisfy the aspirations of the main separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF-- the insurgency is so old that its acronym predates embarrassment)."
I especially like the fact that it's an Islamic group.
Seems like pretty straightforward, straightlaced, serious stuff from The Economist, so far.
"This, however, failed to satisfy the aspirations of the main separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF-- the insurgency is so old that its acronym predates embarrassment)."
I especially like the fact that it's an Islamic group.