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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (40607)	8/28/2002 9:22:34 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

<i.What are people thinking? the warnings against going to the Philipines don't apply to them? Blaming the victims? At least one of our posters lives in the Philippines. He can identify himself if he choses to.

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (40607)	8/28/2002 9:49:27 PM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 281500

What are people thinking? the warnings against going to the Philipines don't apply to them? Warnings against going to the Philippines would hardly have made much difference to the victims, all of whom were Filipinos. The question of why they were going door-to-door, selling either cosmetics or Christianity (depending on whose account you choose to believe) in a town notorious for its Abu Sayyaf presence remains, and I have yet to hear a good answer. It's pretty well known as a place to avoid. For the record, the State Dept. advisory on the Philippines is really pretty ridiculous; most of the country is as safe as your backyard. There are places to avoid, as there are in most countries. That doesn't make the country unsafe.