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Pyrrhic victory in Zamboanga, peace advocate laments Sep 27th 2013, 22:58 MANILA, Philippines—What the government has won by crushing Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels in Zamboanga City is a Pyrrhic victory, a peace activist said on Friday.   "What does victory here mean? Whoever is victorious here, even if the military claims that they've eradicated the MNLF forces, and when there are no more bombings, and they all died or surrendered, where do we say we're victorious?" Mindanao peace activist Grace Rebollos told a forum at the University of the Philippines Asian Center.   "This Pyrrhic victory may be a victory, but at what cost? If you look at the lives that have been lost, the wedges that have been driven, the ps... Keep on reading: Pyrrhic victory in Zamboanga, peace advocate laments Media files: zamboanga-crisis1-600x300.jpg (image/jpeg)

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