Safe conduct pass EDITORIAL 04/26/2010

Safe conduct pass

EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 04/26/2010 The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which was cornered to near extinction during the term of former President Joseph Estrada, seems to be able to pull all the necessary strings — and all throughout the close to 10-year administration of Gloria Arroyo. It was able to wangle the other day an agreement with the government which shows to the world more than anything that this armed rebel group has muscles that the government readily recognizes and thus fortifies its world stature. The agreement, which was sealed in Kuala Lumpur, mandated the MILF “to secure” election officers, personnel and even the Comelec deputies in the military and police forces accompanying poll officers. That really is quite a feat the MILF pulled off: An enemy of the state, an armed Islamic secessionist group being tapped by the Arroyo government to protect the polls, the ballots, and the voters, apart of course from protecting the legitimate Armed Forces — the MILF’s enemy!... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100426com1.html

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