Gracia Burnham's Book Throws Philippine Government into Turmoil
President orders investigation into claims that military and rebels colluded. But former missionary hostage says, I am not pointing an accusing finger at anyone.
Ted Olsen | posted 5/01/2003 12:00AM

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Ted Olsen is online managing editor of Christianity Today and the author of the magazine's June cover story on Gracia Burnham.
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Other articles on Burnham's account of collusion between the military and Abu Sayyaf include:
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Part of the problem | It will not do to accuse Burnham of being brainwashed by her captors, or of declaring her accusations unfair because many Filipino soldiers have died in the course of the campaign against the Abu Sayyaf (Luis V. Teodoro, ABS-CBN News)
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Claim: Gracia Burnham may have bonded with Abus | Defense committee chairperson of the House of Representatives says former hostage may be suffering from Stockholm Syndrome (Philippine Inquirer)
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Traitor | If Burnham is correct, then there is a traitor high up in the ranks of the military who sold out his men and his country. Instead of closing ranks and protecting someone who is unworthy of his star and his uniform, the Armed Forces should flush him out and deal him the maximum penalty under the law (Editorial, Philippine Inquirer)
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Macapagal orders probe of alleged AFP-Abu collusion | "Very clear … that she does not bear any grudge against the military," says military spokesperson Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Garcia (Philippine Inquirer)
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Gracia Burnham says troops in cahoots with Abu Sayyaf | Burnham: soldiers injured me (Philippine Inquirer)
Other recent articles on Gracia Burnham and her book include:
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Ex-hostage describes jungle ordeal | Gracia Burnham survived kidnapping, but her husband did not (CNN)
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Burnham plans gift to Rose Hill | The former missionary to the Philippines who was kidnapped with her husband wants to give something back to the city (The Wichita Eagle)
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Burnham's book: A first look | It does not always get the Philippine nuance right, but it is marked by a generosity of spirit for the country the Burnhams had grown to love after 17 years of missionary service (Philippine Inquirer)
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Burnham to make many media stops | An interview with the Rose Hill missionary will appear in Sunday's Eagle. Excerpts from her book will be published here the following week (The Wichita Eagle)
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The Gracia Burnham story: Hostage in the hands of God (CBN News)