Being a jihadist means never having to say you’re sorry: it’s always the other guy’s fault. “MILF rebuffs Arroyo’s New-Year greeting,” from GMANews.tv, December 30 (thanks to James):
MANILA, Philippines – Accusing her of an inconsistent peace policy, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebuffed President Gloria Arroyo’s New Year greeting to the Islamic community.
MILF deputy spokesman Khaled Musa said it is hard for Muslims to help the government achieve lasting peace if it cannot honor an agreement like the one on ancestral domain.
“How could there be peace when you don’t honor agreement?” he said in an article posted on the MILF website.
Musa said wishing is the forte of “children and weak minds” but added that honoring an agreement is the exclusive domain of honorable men and women….
Not that the MILF has honored its agreements.
Last August, the MILF’s “rogue” commanders led attacks in Mindanao after the Supreme Court blocked the signing of a memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain.
The fighting prompted the stalling of peace talks as government shifted its policy from dealing with armed groups to conducting “peace consultations” in the countryside….
Earlier, Musa said Arroyo’s Islamic New Year message asked Muslims to support government’s resolve “in turning the fragile peace in Muslim Mindanao into a genuine ad [sic] lasting one.”
“More than ever, our countrymen of whatever faith and culture should unite in our continuing search for peace and stability in Mindanao,” the message said….
“Peace and stability in Mindanao” — i.e., Sharia.