Sison lost grip of communist movement — Wikileaks By Michaela P. del Callar and Mario J. Mallari 09/05/2011

Sison lost grip of communist movement — Wikileaks

By Michaela P. del Callar and Mario J. Mallari 09/05/2011

Self-exiled communist leader Jose Ma. Sison had lost control and influence over his group’s political arm, the Norwegian government’s peace talks facilitator told American officials in a leaked US cable released by online whistle-blower Wikileaks.

Quoting Norwegian facilitator Vegar Brynildsen, US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Leslie Basset, in a secret Feb. 4, 2010 cable, said “a failed agreement to restart formal talks between the Philippine government and the communist National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) demonstrated the ‘waning influence’ of Sison.”

Brynildsen, Basset said, was unsure who in the NDFP held ultimate policymaking authority.

In a meeting with embassy officials in Manila, Brynildsen disclosed that the NDFP leadership in the Philippines refused to abide by Sison’s commitment to formal talks..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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