The Filipino Terrorists More Extreme Than Al-Qaeda (2001)

Bearers of the Sword (2001) - The Philippines are home to Abu Sayyaf - an terrorist group that even Bin Laden is said to regard as too extreme. We follow reporter Jonathan Miller as he undertakes a dangerous journey into the terrorist group's heartland to understand why young Filipinos are joining this organisation. The US is adamant that its aid and advisers are targeted at Abu Sayyaf terrorists, but to the island's Muslim inhabitants, this is a war against . If the Philippine government is to have any success in the global war on terror, it must win over the hearts and minds of its inhabitants by eradicating the poverty that spawns extremism. However, America's insistence on a military solution suggests there isn't much chance of that.