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July 2000

NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY (NPA) -- Philippines

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All sites last viewed July 11, 2000.


Internet Resources

Ang Bayan.
Available at: http://www.redrival.com/ang_bayan/index.htm
This site is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Offers an archive back to January 1999 with news, articles, etc., including information on the NPA. However, does not offer an internal search engine.

The Manila Times.
Available at: http://www.manilatimes.net/
Philippine newspaper offers a three-month archive but no internal search engine. Articles concerning CPP and NPA have appeared in 2000.

New People's Army (NPA).
Available at: http://www.ict.org.il/
Site maintained by the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Under the 'International Terrorism' section choose 'Terrorist Organization Profiles' then 'New People's Army'. Offers a list of attacks.

Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Available at: http://www.inq7.net
Daily newspaper offers a section on 'Previous Issues' from April 1999 to present. Internal search engine is available. Articles have appeared in 1999 and 2000 for the New People's Army.

Philippines.
Available at: http://www.bragg.army.mil/sid/wwwthreat/CountriesPQRS/philli.htm
Fort Bragg site offers intelligence reports on the Philippines that include NPA activities (based on Pinkerton Global Intelligence material).


** For additional internet sites, refer to the General Internet Resources section at the beginning of this bibliography.

Books

Anderson, Sean and Sloan, Stephen. Historical Dictionary of Terrorism. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press, 1995. 452 p.
New People's Army, pp 252-254.
Book call no.: R 303.62503 A594h

Brogan, Patrick. World Conflicts: A Comprehensive Guide to World Strife since 1945. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 1998. 682 p.
Philippines, pp 236-249. Especially note pages 243-247.
Book call no.: 909.82 B866w 1998

The Counter-Insurgent State: Guerrilla Warfare and State Building in the Twentieth Century, edited by Paul B. Rich and Richard Stubbs. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1997. 235 p.
State Building, Communist Insurgency and Cacique Politics in the Philippines, by Patricio N. Abinales, pp 26-49.
Book call no.: 322.42 C863

Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook 1999. Alexandria, VA, International Strategic Studies Association, 1999. 1760 p.
Philippines, pp 1164-1176 (especially note section one 'History' and section nine 'Insurgency Groups').
Book call no.: R 355 D313 1999

Elusive Peace: Negotiating an End to Civil Wars, edited by I. William Zartman. Washington, Brookings Institution, 1995. 353 p.
Philippines: Playing Two Games: Internal Negotiations in the Philippines, pp 269-331.
Book call no.: 909.82 E51

Facts on File, 1999. New York, Facts on File, 1999. 1 vol.
Philippines: Communist rebels kidnap Brig. Gen. Obillo, p 139, February 25, 1999.
Book call no.: R 909.82 F11 1999

Facts on File, 2000. New York, Facts on File, 2000. 1 vol.
Philippines: Communist rebels protest escalating oil prices with grenades, p 273, April 20, 2000.
Book call no.: R 909.82 F11 2000

The Far East and Australasia 2000. 31st ed. London, Europa Publications Ltd, 1999. 1407 p.
Philippines: History, pp 1063-1075.
Book call no.: R 950.058 F219 31st ed 2000

Jane's Sentinel: Southeast Asia. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2000. 1 vol.
Philippines, pp 363-416. Especially note the sections on '8.7.4 Threat (Internal)' and 'Security and Foreign Forces'.
Book call no.: R 959.053 J33 2000 Mar - 2000 Aug

Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 1999. 520 p.
New People's Army (NPA), pp 180-181.
NPA: Diary of Events, p 452.
Book call no.: R 364.1 J33 1999 May-August

Jones, Gregg R. Red Revolution: Inside the Philippine Guerrilla Movement. Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 1989. 360 p.
Book call no.: 959.904 J77r

Leibo, Steven A. East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific 1999. 32nd ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 1999. 224 p.
The Republic of the Philippines - see pages 152-157 for NPA references.
Book call no.: R 915 H66f 32nd ed 1999

Marks, Thomas A. Maoist Insurgency since Vietnam. Portland, OR, Frank Cass, 1996. 303 p.
Maoist Miscue II: The Demise of the Communist Party of the Philippines, 1968-1993, pp 83-150.
The Role of Terror: The Case of the Philippines, pp 151-173.
Book call no.: 959.05 M346m

Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1999. Washington, U.S. Dept of State, April 2000. 107 p.
Philippines, p 12.
New People's Army (NPA), p 94.
Also available online at: http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/1999report/1999index.html
Book call no.: R 303.625 P316 1999

Political Risk Yearbook 1998: Volume V - Asia & the Pacific. East Syracuse, NY, PRS Group, 1998. 1 vol.
Philippines: Eighteen-Month Forecasts of Turmoil, pp D-1 and D-2.
Book call no.: 950.428 P769 1998

World Conflicts and Confrontations Volume III: Asia and the Pacific, edited by Charles F. Bahmueller. Hackensack, NJ, Salem Press, 2000. 1 vol.
Philippines, pp 640-649.
Book call no.: R 909.82 W9273 v.3

Documents

Ligot, Jacinto. Communist Insurgency in the Philippines. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, June 1994. 83 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 L726c

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (U.S.). Philippines Country Handbook. Quantico, VA, February 1995. 1 vol.
Especially note section on internal threat, pp 38-41.
Doc. call no.: M-U 44153-17 1 Feb 95

Periodicals

Bolongaita, Emil P. The Philippines in 1999. Asian Survey 40:67-77 January-February 2000.

de Castro, Renato. The Communist Part of the Philippines in the 1990's: The Last of the Maoist Insurgencies in the Asia-Pacific? Issues and Studies 31:90-111 September 1995.

Dillon, Dana R. Comparative Counter-Insurgency Strategies in the Philippines. Small Wars & Insurgencies 6:281-303 Winter 1995.
Reviews the history of counter-insurgency efforts against the New People's Army.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service Reports.
For up-to-date information on the New People's Army, check the FBIS online database. Articles are available for 1999 and 2000. (FBIS is a subscription service available in-house at the Air University Library).

Lopez, Antonio. Mindanao's Chance. Asiaweek 25:26+ March 5, 1999.
The government wants to make peace with the Muslim rebel groups. Refers to Abu Sayyaf and to the NPA and their connections to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Also available online at: http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/99/0305/nat4.html

Philippines. For Your Eyes Only 2000.
Rebels (NPA) Seem Unafraid of Government Plan/ Peace Talks Start. No.480:6 & 11 January 2000.
Rebels Apologize for Killing Their Own. No.481:23 February 2000.

Philippines. Pinkerton Global Intelligence Services 2000.
NPA Actions. 17:12 January 21, 2000.
Communist Attack in Mindanao. 17:12 February 18, 2000.
Communist Party Urges Attacks on Foreign Businesses. 17:12 March 31, 2000.
Outlook. 17:11 May 19, 2000.
What Lies Behind Terrorists Attacks? 17:9-11 May 26, 2000.
Mindoro NPA Ambush Leaves 13 Dead. 17:8 July 7, 2000.

Philippines. Pinkerton Risk Assessment Services Weekly 1998.
Government Occupied with Rebel Groups (NPA, MILF). 15, no.11:4 (last page) March 13, 1998.
Communist Leader to Return Home, Cease-Fire to Be Declared. 15, no 16:4 (last page) April 17, 1998.

Philippines. Victory Over Communist Insurgents? Pinkerton Risk Assessment Services - Analyst Commentary 12:1-8 December 1994.
Offers a review of the NPA actions and philsophy from 1968 to present.

Stanmeyer, Anastasia and Lopez, Antonio. Final Showdown Ahead? Asiaweek 25:26-27 August 13, 1999.
Estrada and the communists (NPA) gird for battle.
Also available online at: http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/99/0813/nat7.html

Tiglao, Rigoberto. Move over Mao: Hardline Communist Faction Prepares to Woo Unions. Far Eastern Economic Review 159:21 May 16, 1996.

Tiglao, Rigoberto. Peace Is a Weapon. Far Eastern Economic Review 158:24 July 13, 1995.
Discusses the activities of the Muslim and communists insurgents in the Philippines.

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