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Patently Aquino EDITORIAL 10/24/2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

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10/24/2011
All that jazz about transparency and the straight path fell apart during crunch time for Noynoy, based on his crucial reaction to what is becoming clear to be a premeditated ambush by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) of the army’s special forces that left dead 19 of the country’s best soldiers.

The actions Noy had taken thus far have been to remove two army officials from their posts, the spokesman and the head of the special forces that added to the low morale to the troops.

After the heavy losses in the battlefield, their Commander in Chief succeeded in inflicting more casualties, this time in the military chain.

The reason for the relief of Col. Antonio Parlade Jr. from his post as Army spokesman was that he had aired a personal opinion during an interview on the ceasefire agreement, saying that the truce is hampering efforts to run after the butchers in the MILF rank..... MORE

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1 comment

Jesusa Bernardo said...

"president" abs' hands are tied, people, kaya intindihin n'yo na lang. inutusan na ho yan ni kalbong agila na mag."peace" with the milf, who's made to appear they operate from a position of strength, and grand them the SUBSTATE (na susunod na gagahasain ni imperyalistang u.s.).

"In contrast to the tough actions on the military, Noynoy is giving the MILF all the pampering, assuring the secessionist group that the bloody incident will not have any significant effect on the peace negotiations.

"Noynoy even showed he is ready to dismiss any culpability of the MILF over the incident calling those who attacked the army men as “renegades,” thus, adopting the practice the MILF had perfected in the convenient branding of its members who run afoul with the law."

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