Peace Talks Halted After Abductions
From Times Wire Reports
The Philippine government indefinitely suspended peace talks with Communist rebels a week after guerrillas abducted a general and another officer in the southern Philippines. President Joseph Estrada also suspended all immunity and security guarantees that the government had given 85 senior rebel leaders involved in the talks. Luis Jalandoni, the chief negotiator for the National Democratic Front, an umbrella group for the rebels, criticized what he called a “knee-jerk reaction” by Estrada.
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