Brave New World- WHY THE FIASCO IN BASILAN October 26, 2011
- FIASCO IN BASILAN October 25, 2011
- 10 Years After 9/11: Lessons from the Philippines September 12, 2011
- “The Power in Your Hands” August 31, 2011
- “From bin Laden to Facebook” in Garmisch, Germany July 17, 2011
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Author Archives: Maria Ressa
Leaders
Maureen Dowd wrote a really nice, provocative piece the other day – WHY IS HE BI? (SIGH). I’ve been thinking about leadership for a very long time. These are the sentences that resonate the most for me: “It’s not enough … Continue reading
Bali Bomber Umar Patek’s Journey to Meet bin Laden
More details surfacing about Indonesian Umar Patek’s activities: 1. He told authorities he married his Filipina wife, Ruqoyah Binti Husen Luceno, in 1998. She was a teacher at a “primary school madrassah.” She was arrested with him in January this … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Abbottabad, Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, Bin Laden, Dulmatin, Jemaah Ansharut Tauhid, Jemaah Islamiyah, Umar Patek
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A Regional Terrorism Crackdown?
Something is going on in Southeast Asia that has authorities on high alert. In the past few weeks, there have been arrests and operations in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. When my plane from Manila landed in Singapore on Thursday, … Continue reading
Posted in Terrorism
Tagged Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, Jemaah Ansharut Tauhid, Jemaah Islamiyah, Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia, Marwan
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Living in the Moment
One of the things I love about being a reporter is when you land in a new city, you’re forced to really live in the moment, particularly if you’ve never been there before. All your senses are alive because it’s … Continue reading
Is the Internet Making You Dumber?
Lots of books have been written about both the positive and negative effects of the internet on our minds and the types of people we are becoming. For balanced, opposing views, I’d recommend Clay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus and Nicholas Carr’s … Continue reading