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The military needs to set aside its buttoned-up and restrictive nature over the death of the 19 members of the Army’s Special Forces, the cause of which was investigated and now contained in a report that appears headed to the military steel lockers and away from public view.
The soldiers’ death was a national tragedy not only because some of the finest members of the Armed Forces were slaughtered but also because the government of the slain troops has become powerless to bring those responsible for their deaths to justice.
The Basilan report is not at all an internal matter for the military. It involves governance and a murky rumor about sending the young soldiers to the wolves in the hunt for a prize pot in dollars put up by the American government on one of the targets..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20111104com1.html
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kahit abs itong si ninoy, naiintindihan nito lahat ng nangyayari. kaya lang eh kailangang sumunod sa utos ng kalbong agila, eh, kaya kesehodang mga namatay na sundalo na yan.
"The first reaction of Noynoy in the recent bloody face-off between the elite Army group and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front was to make himself invisble again for three days, surfacing later to publicly scold the military for operational lapses and then Noynoy sacked the army spokesman and the head of the Special Forces group for airing the sentiments of the troops publicly and demanded the head of the Special Forces’ chief for his permission-less entry into the MILF stronghold.
"Everybody was wondering about the state of the mind of Noynoy at that time since not a single blame was uttered against the MILF, seen as the enemy and angel of death of the soldiers. He even assured the separatist group that the peace negotiations will be on track despite the incident."
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