Philippines slap murder charges on massacre suspect. Deadliest attack on the media ever.

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Philippine police filed murder charges on Thursday against the main suspect in the massacre of 57 people in the south of he country this week as authorities moved to dismantle his clan's control over the region.

Andal Ampatuan Jr, a local mayor in Maguindanao province, came face to face with Esmael Mangudadatu, husband of one of the women murdered, who filed multiple murder complaints before state prosecutors in southern General Santos City.

Ampatuan was flown out from Maguindanao province by an army helicopter after he was handed over by his brother to a senior government official and a top regional army general.

The attackers herded the victims to a remote hillside and attacked them with M-16 rifles and machetes. At least 10 of those killed were motorists who were passing by on the highway and had apparently witnessed the abduction.

Not all the victims have been identified but 22 of them were believed to be journalists accompanying the family, making Monday's attack the deadliest ever on the media anywhere in the world.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has called the Ampatuans valuable political allies in the past, but her government announced moves against the family on Thursday after the massacre sparked worldwide condemnation.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/wl_nm/us_philippines_abduction

I remember our righties trying to pin this on Muslims. Looks like it was something that was done by the establishment.

[cowcommander]

1. Doesn't really mean anything in the end though, I'm afraid

The Philippines is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, the fact that the Ampatuans even did this in the first place shows just how powerful they are and confident that they can get away with doing anything. Money and power rules there, justice means nothing. Plus Arroyo is good friends with the Ampatuans and will just give them a mock trial where they'll just exile themselves abroad in luxury. Bush is like a blessed saint compared to that horrible bitch.