Thursday, March 23, 2006

OPINION: Will They Attempt Another Coup? by Menardo Wenceslao

Jose Maria Sison, the Chief of the New People’s Army and founder of the Philippines is up into his histrionics again. Now that the Arroyo government has declared an all out war against the NPAs following series of failed peace negotiations, Joma issued a statement that only will they be willing to pursue negotiations if a new government is installed.

This is of course full of deceit. Joma seemed to have quickly forgotten that even as the big powers have declared and listed the NPA as a terrorist organization, the Arroyo government stupidly tried to reach out to the communist leaders to forego with its futile struggle for a communist state. The lull during the protracted peace negotiations only gave the NPAs the much needed time to recruit, to gather firearms, and to setup extortion operations.

What makes Joma restive and combative these days is the government’s move to cripple the communist fronts especially those occupying congressional seats. The government has suspected that the pork barrel of the communist representatives are being spent, not for the welfare of the sector that they represent but to nurture their ideology which is so banal and it has been delegated to the archive only for historical reference.

Joma’s dissertations are so congruent to the voices that have been discrediting and destabilizing the Arroyo government. The cadence and rhetoric are so analogous. There is no mistaking Joma’s NPA’s and their legal fronts of the communists play a major role in the orchestration of Oust GMA campaign.

Those actively involve in the failed coup are in the state of desperate denial. Even those who were caught by the TV cameras are now playing a different tune -- that they are merely exercising their right of expression may have credence alright, but, when they invite and induce the masses to provide a human phalanx to protect the mutinous Rangers and Marines and their commandants, is entirely a different story. That looked like a rebellion in the making, assuming it has not.

Time Magazine uncover this plot to overthrow the Arroyo government. Time vividly described the coup plot which was hatched in the safe house of Jose “Peping” Cojuangco, brother of ex-President Cory Aquino who is a major player in the Oust GMA cabal. Again, the major players in that secret meeting deny the Time story. On the other hand, Time Magazine stood by their correspondent Nelly Sindayen who wrote about the said planned coup plot.

Now, one wonders why those named by Time Magazine are not being “Invited” for questioning while the Dinky Soliman, whose reputation argues against herself, was picked up for utterly irrational motive. Soliman who has to tint her hair scintillating red to invite attention naturally used her “repression” and opportunity to speak her piece again.

This government wants to show muscle but at the rate they are bungling, this campaign against the destabilizers and coup plotters will end up into a zarzuela.

The law enforcers ought to be circumspect in carrying out arrest orders otherwise their recklessness will boomerang and give the plotters another attempt to bring this government down. Make no mistake about it. (The author is based in Davao City)

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