The Glorietta Bombing Chilling Realities and Afterthoughts
Posted on October 21, 2007
Filed Under Around the Philippines, Commentary |
Last night one of the members of The World of Filipinas gave her account of what she saw at the Glorietta Bombing this past Friday. The story she told of deciding not to go there for lunch brings us even closer to reality.
A Chilling reality I might add
- Reality that we almost lost a great woman, mother, and friend.
- Reality that no matter who you are you can lose someone close to you from one of these cowardly attacks.
- Reality that no matter where you are in this world you can be touched by terrorism.
- Reality that someone you don’t even know can strip your life from you without any idea of who you are and WORSE not even caring.
I’m thankful to God that my friend is safe. It’s clear the hand of god protected her and her co-workers. And she can go home to her precious son.
Even with 9/11 still looming in my memory, I can’t comprehend what it’s like to live with that sort of reality.
UNTIL NOW!
How much more will we tolerate?
These cowards consider it a badge of honor to kill people randomly. In their sick minds they believe there’s some sort of honor and glory in cowardice.
These creatures are not soldiers they are simple minded, ignorant, petty crabs who can’t face other men and certain death in true combat.
Terrorist murder to disrupt the lives of those who will allow it! I hope the Filipino people will demonstrate to these cowards that they cannot and will not be swayed by cowardice.
Eye witness accounts of the bombing and aftermath are all over the internet.
Some of the accounts seem surreal in their descriptions…these accounts are not written as proffessionals but as survivors.
The photos give the feel of a war torn country …but wait…the Philippines is at war. This is something the Philippine government has been battling for quite some time now.
Just some of the comments from the Blogosphere:
Michelle Malkin reports:”It’s an attack so awful even other terrorist don’t want to be associated with it.”
Her blog goes on to report that both the Abu Sayyaf and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front denied being involved or having knowledge of the blast.
Manuel Quezon III gives many accounts of Filipinos who survived or were eyewitness to the carnage that followed it’s worth your time to read about it. I also find some of the comments interesting too.
Noemi @ about my recovery:
Ask “why Glorietta 2 again?”Posted just a few photos that are look like they came from Iraq instead of downtown Manila. I suggest you check them out.
I will close with a suggestion from James Hughs of Every Day Heroes on how to eliminate these bastards and why the Filipinos are best for the job.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
THE ANSWERFor the last thirty seven years the Philippines has been fighting what seems to be an endless war against Abu Sayyaf (“Father Sword Maker”) and other insurgent forces. Abu Sayyaf, by itself, has murdered an averaged of one innocent civilian each day during those many years (over 100,000 people). My friend Nick Rowe was targeted and murdered by these communist criminals. Nick was a loving husband and devoted father. He was one of the nicest people I ever met and a good friend. Surviving horrendous torture while a prisoner of war in Vietnam (“Five Years to Freedom”; his war biography) he was assassinated riding in his car on a quiet Manila street.
Currently the Philippine government is negotiating a peace treaty with these animals. You have only to look at world history to see how useless and silly that is. Thailand signed a peace treaty with its communist rebels only to have that treaty broken just a few years later. What makes the Philippine government think they can make a treaty with people who slaughter innocent women and children? These criminals have no honor. They respect no treaty.
Abu Sayyaf has never had more than two or three hundred killers on its roster. You can add to those numbers maybe 3,000 supporters. This handful of criminals has held the entire nation in fear. They are cowards that attack from ambush killing unarmed civilians. When faced with “real” Filipino soldiers they run and hide. They negotiate fake “Peace Treaties” to avoid their own annihilation.
I spent almost thirty years teaching and fighting this type of warfare. Bullets and false “Peace Treaties” will not stop the terror. Every time you kill an “insurgent” you create two to take his place. Every time you sign a “Peace Treaty” you give them time to regenerate and continue the war. There is only one way to fight this type of war and it is not with bullets or treaties.
You fight an insurgency by using your brain. The Philippines leads Asia in fighting insurgencies. They were the first Asian country to fight against western imperialism. The Philippines set the worlds standard for a successful counterinsurgency campaign. The Philippine people have only to study their own history to know the way to stop the carnage and eliminate these cowards. Magsaysay’s victory over the PKP’s “Hukbalahap” is a classic example of how to conduct a counterinsurgency.
Some western historians claim the fall of the Huks was caused by the assassination of the late President Quezon’s widow but that explanation is far too simplistic. The Hukbalahap was defeated because Magsaysay understood the dynamics of an insurgency. He studied the enemy and developed programs which stripped the communists of their ability to fight and survive. If he had lived to complete his plans; we would not be fighting this war today. In my opinion Magsaysay was one of the greatest leaders in the modern world. He is highly underrated by many historians including some Filipino writers.
If the current government would study and follow Magsaysay’s example they could eliminate ALL the insurgencies in the Philippines, without outside help, within two years. In addition the economy and the plight of the poor would be improved. As this great humanitarian leader once said, “I believe that government starts at the bottom and moves upward, for government exists for the welfare of the masses of the nation.” Sadly many in the current government have forgotten this simple truth.
God Bless and my prayers go out to all of the families.
Don
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ruthless people were the ones who did it,those ,who care less regarding who will get hurt….read more about it on my blog.