By Maria A Ressa
The 2 so much sought after terrorists in Southeast Asia -- a Malaysian and a Singaporean -- are at the run within the Philippines, yet they be ready to retain their family and friends up to date on fb. Filipinos connect to al-Qaeda-linked teams in Somalia and Yemen. The black flag -- embedded in al-Qaeda lore -- pops up on web pages and fb pages from all over the world, together with the Philippines, Indonesia, the center East, Afghanistan, Australia, and North Africa. The black flag is assumed to bring in an apocalypse that brings Islam's triumph. those are the various indicators that outline terrorism's new battleground: the web and social media.
during this groundbreaking paintings of investigative journalism, Maria Ressa lines the unfold of terrorism from the educational camps of Afghanistan to Southeast Asia and the Philippines. via study performed on the foreign heart for Political Violence & Terrorism examine in Singapore and sociograms created by means of the middle Lab on the Naval Postgraduate college, the e-book examines the social networks which unfold the virulent ideology that powered terrorist assaults some time past 10 years.
a few of the tales the following have by no means been instructed ahead of, together with information about the ten days in which Ressa led the trouble workforce within the Ces Drilon kidnapping case by means of the Abu Sayyaf in 2008. The booklet types the robust narrative that glues jointly the social networks -- either actual and digital -- which unfold the jihadi virus from bin weighted down to fb.
Readership: pros and normal readers attracted to safety and social concerns and counter-terrorism learn.
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This step was crucial because it was important to keep the integrity of the news group intact. The next circle is ABS-CBN itself — 4,000 strong. We would need to inform our executive committee, then the division heads, and go all the way down the line. After that is the journalism community. I knew that we would need to gather and control the flow of information in order to handle the kidnappers effectively. What do we tell journalists? When do we do that? The next circle beyond that is the local government.
Maan Macapagal and Val Cuenca, an ABS-CBN reporter and cameraman, were kidnapped by the Abu Sayaff while they were reporting on negotiations for European tourists held hostage in 2000. The small group which kidnapped Maan and Val was then captured by a larger group that wanted a share of the ransom. Still others who were kidnapped in the past were given to the Abu Sayyaf or larger, armed groups for safekeeping — with the understanding that they would also have a cut. “We don’t have a lot. We just have SAF [Special Actions Forces],” replied Quidato.
Whomever we choose would have to control a private army as well as command local law enforcement to make sure we can get them from the jungle back to civilization. Following that is the national government, represented in my mind by Secretary Puno and President Arroyo. I made a mental note to call them both after we dealt with the circles closer to the core. Finally, the last and largest circle of stakeholders is the public. If we handle the journalists well, then the public mood will reflect what they write.
