if you scroll down they mention the Philippines
A major ISIL effort to take over a southern city in late 2017 failed spectacularly and by the end of the year the various Islamic terror groups in the south were trying to rebuild and avoid extinction. Duterte may not be the solution to the many problems the country faces but he is the most radical, and promising, one to come along in decades.
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Strategypage also has a long post on the backstory of Iran's problems.
a lot of complicated geopolitics. and they also have a report on Russia in the area.
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the J1 visa is supposed to be for cultural/educational purposes, and many pay big money to find a place to "intern", but this California resort is using it to hire cheap help. and many are from the Philippines.
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"party and play": sex and drugs and celebrities in the Manila area (Quezon city) but reading between the lines, it seems to be mainly with the gay subculture, and public health folks are worried about it spreading HIV...and that the parties are "normaling" drug use in this subgroup:
The altering effect of PnP was reflected in the responses of the 20 interviewees in Agbulos’ thesis who thought drugs were dangerous and unlawful, but changed their views after they joined parties, saying “there is nothing wrong if drugs are used recreationally or as a means to escape.
these are rich big shots: If the public health and newspaper folks know about the drug use, where are the cops?
follow the money?
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