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Bigger crises are sprouting from the containment of the backlash of the bungled rescue operations on Hong Kong tourists at the Luneta Park that resulted in the death of eight hostages and the hostage taker.
Right off, the day the hostage crisis started, mismanagement and the resulting foul ups from the highest levels all the way down started to happen. Noynoy was nowhere to be found throughout the whole ordeal. When the standoff was nearing its critical phase as darkness approached, many were expecting Noynoy to make his presence known on television or on radio at least to give some sense of direction to the mayhem that is being seen on TV in and around the situation area.
The hostage taker started acting irrationally and began to shoot down his hostages and the police started a comical assault — although definitely not a laughing matter, as it had tragic consequences — that would definitely be used in training tactical police units throughout the globe as perfect examples of what not to do in such operations..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100829com1.html
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