Reading
the reaction of P-Noy from the time the news broke out about the 44 SAF killed
in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, I can just sadly say that it depicts a picture of a
man who must have been bothered by his conscience for exposing the precious lives
of SAF cops to harm's way," by giving his approval to a kind of
"special operation"hatched by Police Director General Alan Purisima,
who was under suspension by the Ombudsman for 6 months. In hindsight, he should
not have allowed it to happen, putting in peril the lives of our soldiers just
for the purpose of capturing two "high-prized" terrorists, Marwan and
Usman. But the stakes are high because it was like a secret military operation
where the military chain of command, Gen. Leonardo Espina and DILG Sec. Mar Roxas,
were kept in the dark. And when asked if they got the permission to enter MILF
territory to carry out the mission, Purisima confided that because there is a
"ceasefire agreement" between MILF and the GRP (Government of the
Republic of the Philippines), he finds there was no need to. And that is now
the whole trouble because as a result, 44 SAF lives were lost, but in a
physical count made by MILF investigator there was a total of 64, and probably,
the excess number consisted of some local police in the area plus the native
guides.
Footnote:
This comment came out in connection with a news item in The FREEMAN, entitled,
"Editorial - No warm reassurance, only a chilly silence." It came out
on January 30, 2015.
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