The interview of ANC’s Ricky Carandang with departing Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz wherein he revealed a warning from Defense Secretary Ronald Rumsfeld in Dec.2005 against Gloria Arroyo’s plan to declare martial (click here) made us look back to reports around that time.
Our Dec.16, 2005 post was a document on “Detailed Exit Plan” for GMA believed to have been prepared by a group headed by National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzalez.
One item in that plan was:
“Prices of basics (petroleum products, water, power) shall be minimized (strategy two) market intervention to project favorable foreign exchange, manage fund releases to LGUs to maintain support and dissuade climate of bankruptcy (prioritize new recruits, and manage public deficit) – all to delay the convergence of events.”
Don’t you have the eerie feeling looking at the strong peso-dollar exchange rate?
The “Detailed Exit Plan” was part of “Confidential Political Security Situation” document prepared by the NSC on Sep. 2005 . It was was posted here on Nov. 28, 2005.
In my preceding article, “The worst is yet to come”, I mentioned about
“Coup me” and the establishment of a junta to be composed of Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, National Secretary Adviser Norberto Gonzales, Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza, and Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane. We were told that Arroyo’s brother, Diosdado “Buboy” Macapagal, Jr. was included in the junta.
It’s related to the “Exit Plan”.
It’s also interesting to note this post by TonGuE-tWisTeD under our entry “Xerox Problems”:
November 29th, 2006 at 8:32 am
I’ve said it before, in another loop, that Negroponte was here to send stern warnings about Gloria’s plan to declare martial law. He was being sought by dimwit Romulo in Foggy Bottom who was clueless that Negroponte was already here. He arrived the night after a bomb scare sent the US embassy staff crazy. The same time 2 F-14 jets were seen in the NAIA hangars. That was the night before Garcilliano was going to testify in Congress. Also, the day Mike Arroyo paraded his SEA Games medalists in Ayala Ave. An afterthought, were these athletes supposed to be sacrificial lambs to justify Martial Law that day, in case Garci decided to turn the tables on the Arroyos?
The date referred to by TonGuE-tWisTeD is Dec. 7, 2005. That was the day Cruz was meeting with Rumsfeld in Washington D.C.
Ma’m Ellen, what this regime is doing so far is to “delay the inevitable”…she herself know that her “days in power are already numbered”…that’s why with these “barasuhan” tactics with the CHA-CHA. Although it would be much better if the Filipino people would act as early as possible to “kick her sorry arse out” of the Palace. PATALSIKIN NA! NOW NA!
My guess is that they are always ready to execute the ‘detailed exit plan’, since they know very well that Glueria survives only on a daily basis. Kaya iyang usapang Con-Ass ay para lang mapahaba ang mga araw niya, kung makakalusot lang naman.
The ILLEGAL GOVERNMENT OF GLORIA HAS NUMEROUS PLANS (Plan A, Plan B, etc.) TO PROLONG HER STAY IN POWER. The CHACHA as plan A has failed, Now the CON-ASS, And DECLARING MARTIAL LAW IS IN THEIR AGENDA, AS A LAST RESORT. NONONG CRUZ HAS WARNED US ALREADY IN HIS STATEMENTS. And I believe that they will make SCENARIOS to ‘JUSTIFY'(?) its declaration. THIS IS THE ONE THEY CALLED ‘COUP-ME’…KAYA MGA KABABAYAN KO NA NAGHAHANGAD NG TUNAY NA KALAYAAN AT TUNAY NA KASAGANAAN…REBOLUSYON ANG KAILANGAN!!! KAILANGAN TAYO ANG MAUNA!!! MILITARY-CIVILIAN COUP D’ ETAT!!!!
There’s no doubt the so-called “Exit Plan” could be revived anytime soon. Gleueria is running out of time, ika nga, so she’s going to grab on anything to hold on or stay in power. This is the time,,,where Filipinos should be VIGILANT! Let us all be VIGILANT!
The Downfall of Arroyo Regime: I think Gloria Arroyo’s DELAYING TACTICS is one of the most expensive in our history at the expense of Filipino taxpayers. Billions of pesos are spent in the two junked impeachment complaints, the fake People’s Initiative of Gloria and De Venecia’s bogus CON+ASS to amend the present charter. Hungry and angry Filipinos will kick her ass into stinky Pasig River. GMA Exit Plan XYZ will be swimming the shark-infested Manila de Bay. I hope she’ll be eaten alive.
One Million warm bodies standing outside the Palace gates will stop them in their tracks.
When you think of all these different people in custody on trumped up charges; such as the honourable military officers and others, even Erap has been a victim for the past 6 years with no end in sight. All these disgusting extra judicial killings are victims who spoke out and stood up for the people.
It is hard to believe that One Million people are not even willing to give up a few days of their lives to join this demonstration of strength outside the Palace gates.
If ‘Uncle Sam’ visited Manila unannounced according to former DND sec; don’t you think that ‘Uncle Sam’ is still observing Manila closely, after it was stated that they expected GMA to follow a democratic rule.
If One Million angry warm bodies were standing outside the Palace gates; no doubt thats the signal for ‘Uncle Sam’ to send in a helicopter or two to the Palace grounds to execute their own ‘Exit Plan’. They did it once before!
Who will lead the ONE MILLION WARM CIVILIAN BODIES at Malacanang gates?
I wish one million people can pass through the streets of Manila without being stopped by the armored police. For as long as the Mayor in Manila is with the administration, Glue has secured herself for the meantime. Didn’t you know that the demonstrators in February were all dispersed? The city do not even issue permits for demonstrators. So, how can people gather together even justin thousands!
Gloria and her cohort may have the “Exit Plan”, but can they execute it? I doubt it very much, because the door was slam closed on their faces long time ago. They might as well stay and slog it out. And in the end the wrath of the People will be upon them…
Theres no need for a million bodies to topple this regime.
(ooops napa Ingles ako) The same people in power are working their own demise..Sit back and relax..Just keep on blogging while singing the song ‘My Way’
Diego K. Guerrero:
We follow the plan that the First Gentleman revealed he used in his 5th March 2001 interview with the Philippine Graphic
which consisted of texting groups of people at a given time to go to ESDA…ESDA…ESDA…ESDA
The same plan would work for a different location such as the Palace gates; if it worked before then it would work again. There are many leaders of opposition groups where such a plan could gather One Million warm bodies.
Matagal pa iyang self-destruction ng mga Judas. Masasamang damo kasi. I can’t relax.
I can’t believe that anyone would even think of asking for a permit to gather outside the Palace gates for the reason to show GMA its the end. This has made my day ……I’m still laffing.
I agree that sms text power will help to mobilize a million warm bodies. When is the right time? I remember Radio Veritas/Radio Bandido mobilized people power in 1986 EDSA Uprising.
Simple solution to mobilization; the opposition leaders would know how many of their members and friends could respond to a text message. When all the opposition leaders can reveal the number of their members could and would respond the plan would be easy to follow.
Each Opposition leader would be responsible for texting his particular members. The Opposition Leaders would know the location but not the date & time. The time to mobilize their members would be text to the Leaders by one co-ordinator.
The time of the mobilization would be sent on the day and immediately before everyone will rush to the location. No need for large banners, the number of One Million is the important thing.
Toney sure will disagree again with what I got to say here; but let me tell you guys that no exit plan for Gloria will ever succeed without Uncle Sam’s approval. We keep blaming so many things why GMA is still in power but don’t include this US factor. Yes…I’m going to say this for the nth time: The US is one if not the main reason why GMA remains in power. If the US wants to get rid of her, it only takes a day or even an hour to do this.
Perfect timing and determined-committed warm bodies are the key elements for successful mass movement. A million determined warm bodies at Malcanang gates is an event I’m waiting to happen. Only time can tell. There’s a long list of issues against corrupt and abusive Arroyo regime.
I like your idea WWNL but again you have to remember that not all those texted are really for the mass rally. What if the text message gets to the wrong party? Kaagad na naman ma-aabort ang movement unless may kanya kanyang code and mga grupo. This has to be done spontaneously! This maybe feasible at Christmas time. Everyone will be out shopping! Very good timing. This would be the best gift one can give to the country!
Discipline…..Discipline my dear Watson!
Have a plan, make the plan simple and follow that plan.
As already said timing is the key.
As for people for rather doing their christmas shopping I don’t have an answer to that let alone understand it. Taking into account the Billions of Peso being wasted on the government mis-management (not their Billions but YOUR Billions the tax payers Billions) we will be lucky to be able to afford to do christmas shopping in 2007.
Reality is that most poor can’t afford to put food on their table this christmas; their children go to school without having breakfast, how shocking is that!
magpapasko na nga, binabagyo pa! paano na ang mga pobre nating mga kababayang walang pirmihang hanapbuhay? hindi pa rin makakawala sa pagiging laruan ng mga ganid na pulitikong panay panloloko ang hangad sa ginagawang pagsusulong ng sayaw ni gloria? sino ba itong gloria na ito? paano bang napunta sa malakanyang pati ang kanyang alagang baboy dagat?
The latest Pinky Webb from ANC:
GMA is back in St. Luke’s Medical Center. No other details was mentioned.
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Opss… it should be:
The latest news by Pinky Webb from ANC:
GMA is back in St. Luke’s Medical Center. No other details was mentioned.
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Is this the healthy GMA as healthy as our economy? Naghihingalo na nga tayo!
Baka naman ito na yong “exit” plan ni GMA. The people should know the state of her health.
Vendictimus,
Ito and sagot ni Jimmy Cantor, and sports editor ng Malaya, tungkol sa iyong comment (Patong-patong na kasalanan) sa kanyang pagpuna sa pa-Inglis-Inglis ni Manny Pacquiao. Lumabas ito sa Abante noong Huwebes.
Kadarating ko pa lang sa opisina noong Martes ng hapon nang bigla akong kalampagin ng ka-trabaho na si Ellen Tordesillas at mayroon daw nag-react sa column ko na lumabas nang araw na ‘yon tungkol kay Manny Pacquiao.
Sa nasabing column, sinabi kong mas maganda kung sa tuwing mayroong interview si Manny ay Tagalog ang kanyang gamitin para maintindihan siya ng mas nakararami sa mga kapwa nating Pilipino. Dagdag ko pa, hindi naman nakakahiyang gamitin ang ating sariling wika maski na ikaw ay nasa ibang bansa.
Ipinakita sa akin ni Ellen ang reaction ng isang nagpakilalang Vendictimus na nasa blog ni Ellen.
Narito ang sinabi ni Vendictimus:
“Sa column ni Jimmy Cantor-Abante Sports: Wag daw ikahiya ni Manny Pacman magsalita ng Pilipino, kase nakakatawa sya mag englis. Sa history ng mga boxer sa Pilipinas si Pacman lang ang matinong mag englis, ano
Ellen,
My last 2 post in my blog is somewhat similar to yours. But what I see unfolding is not an exit scenario but a coup sponsored by the state. They have failed in their effort to pass the anti-terror bill which could have circumvented the declaration of martial law. What we have now is a rogue administration who is laying down the groundwork for a possible takeover of itself. This is the reason why there is a crackdown on every political, military and civilian component which could derail their plans. The last phase is the railroaded Cha-Cha which would legitimize the illegitimate regime. The people have no armed contingent to repulse any administration offensive.
Global Voices in fact picked up my post a few months back discussing the series of bombings which would be used to justify a) declaration of martial law, b) the passage of the anti-terror bill, the latter would do away with any congressional scrutiny regarding martial law. This situation we are in now is a rebellion of the administration to once and for all grab the power. Could it be that the successive trips abroad by the fake one was to secure a place for her exile? This could be her fall back should their plans be derailed.
Events are unfolding at such a fast phase. Vigilance is our only option until the opposition could solidify its ranks.
From an Ellen Trodesillas commenter:
and this:
mahirap. because the CPR policy is still in place via BP 880 even though it’s already declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (and just because the EO 464 gag rule was also declared unconstitutional doesn’t mean it’s still not being implemented by Arroyo.)
Obviously, the administration learned their lesson from EDSA TRES.
the CPR policy is so effective, even belarus copied the Arroyo tactic (with great success) to suppress the belarusian opposition from mounting a “people power” revolution to oust their own cheating fake president — who also stole the elections early this year.
Pero there’s a major difference on how the US treated the Philippines and Belarus case though.
I have more on this here: “Why Aren’t People Revolting?” in response to JB baylon’s article.
kaya hindi nyo ba napansin na panay yung sipsip ng Arroyo admin sa bush administration, lalo na pagdating sa War on Terror. it’s to get on america’s good side. There’s a good reason for it. (via mlq3) she did it twice because of her legitimacy problems. pati yung subic rape case ipapatalo ng malacanang para lang hindi magalit ang US sa kanila.
Anyway, there were two major attempts to court the US to her side. the first time she did it was after 9/11.
the second time was after the gloriagate legitimacy scandal broke out. Remember that she broke her ties with the Coalition of the Willing after she prematurely pulled all the RP troops out of iraq because of terrorist demands. That got the US angry. And the Philippines was dropped out of the Coalition of the Willing.
Arroyo calculated thought she can ditch the US after “winning” the 2004 elections and play the “china card” to compensate for the expected US aid cutbacks. She guessed wrong.
Now, she’s quit playing the China Card and started making sipsip to the Bush admin again. Arroyo’s lucky because most of the Neocons are gone now, and the US is slowly going back to it’s old cynical “realist” foreign policy of supporting dictators and illegitimate rulers (if it’s in the US’ interest). Take note the Robert Gates appointment and the ascension of retread James Baker in Bush’s new inner circle.
mahirap. because the CPR policy is still in place via BP 880 even though it’s already declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (and just because the EO 464 gag rule was also declared unconstitutional doesn’t mean it’s still not being implemented by Arroyo.)
http://www.politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2006/04/bp-880-will-still-lead-to-cpr-like.html
Obviously, the administration learned their lesson from EDSA TRES.
the CPR policy is so effective,even belarus copied the Arroyo tactic (with great success) to suppress the belarusian opposition from mounting a “people power” revolution to oust their own cheating fake president
http://www.politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2006/03/robert-mayer-what-to-expect-in-belarus.html
— who also stole the elections early this year.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11991042/
Pero there’s a major difference on how the US treated the Philippines and Belarus case though.
http://www.politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2006/06/what-local-media-should-ask-us.html
I have more on this here:”Why Aren’t People Revolting?” in response to JB baylon’s article.
http://www.politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2006/06/why-arent-people-revolting.html
kaya hindi nyo ba napansin na panay yung sipsip ng Arroyo admin sa bush administration, lalo na pagdating sa War on Terror. it’s to get on america’s good side. There’s a good reason for it.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=86233&d=31&m=8&y=2006
she did it twice because of her legitimacy problems. pati yung subic rape case ipapatalo ng malacanang para lang hindi magalit ang US sa kanila.
Anyway, there were two major attempts to court the US to her side. the first time she did it was after 9/11.
the second time was after the gloriagate legitimacy scandal broke out. Remember that she broke her ties with the Coalition of the Willing after she prematurely pulled all the RP troops out of iraq because of terrorist demands. That got the US angry. And the Philippines was dropped out of the Coalition of the Willing.
http://www.cparaullo.blogspot.com/2004/08/baseless-and-unjust.html
Arroyo calculated thought she can ditch the US after “winning” the 2004 elections and play the “china card” to compensate for the expected US aid cutbacks. She guessed wrong.
Now, she’s quit playing the China Card and started making sipsip to the Bush admin again. Arroyo’s lucky because most of the Neocons are gone now, and the US is slowly going back to it’s old cynical “realist” foreign policy of supporting dictators and illegitimate rulers (if it’s in the US’ interest). Take note the Robert Gates appointment and the ascension of retread James Baker in Bush’s new inner circle.
thanks, johnmarzan. superbly done!
Re EU vs Belarus president’s shenanigans:
I posted a news report in my blog http://www.hillblogger.blogspot.com/2006/05/european-union-freezes-assets-of.html on EU sanctions against the cheating and repressive Belarus president, which was also published by Ducky Paredes in his Malaya column on May 22, 2006:
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We have an observation from a reader in Europe: “In an unprecedented move, the 25 member nations of the European Union decided to freeze the assets of President Alexandre Loukachenko and 35 other officials of the government of Belarus who were convicted of violating international election norms and for clamping down on political opposition.
“The European Union had already banned some Belarus officials from obtaining entry visas to the EU and had also warned that other sanctions would be imposed.
“Sanctions include the freezing of assets and all other financial resources of the people found guilty of violating international election norms and civil society rights.
“Alexandre Loukachenko was elected to the Belarus presidency with 83 percent of the votes cast by the citizens of Belarus in an election contest which the European Organization for Security and Cooperation found did not duly conform to democratic election norms.” – Anna de Brux
Can the Asean do something like this against Gloria?
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The Belarus president is forbidden to step in the EU zone on account of the EU judgement. I believe that if ever Gloria is indicted for ANY of her shananigans, i.e., extra-judicial killings, politically motivated killings, civilian casualties of her “all-out war”, cheating, etc., she risks the same fate in the EU, interdiction to step on EU soil except if she becomes as one fellow commenter CVJ says, she wants to be a fixture in the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
For her to be indicted, the Filipino human rights groups must exhaust all avenues against her in the Philippine Law Courts. Anyway, Gloria’s record per Amnesty International is soooooo bad. AI is not letting go of her in spite of her cosmetic solution to the extra-judicial killings which are continuing in the Philippines.
When presented with proper and solid evidences, the EU does not balk at condemning even one of the major players like FRANCE in the EU for anything that remotely touches on human rights issues as I reported in my blog www. hillblogger.blogspot.com/2006/06/france-convicted-by-european-court-for_02.html and published by The Daily Tribune (Letters to Editor)
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Take the European Court route
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Daily Tribune
06/06/2006
Dear Editor:
Philippine media have been talking about a spate of unsolved killings in the Philippines and before we forget it, I thought I should share the following news item:
France convicted by European Court for violating Right to Life.
Le Figaro reported on June 1, 2006 that France was convicted last Thursday by the European Court over the death of Pascal Tais, a French-Moroccan who was found dead in his prison cell in Arcachon in the south of France.
The European Court convicted France for violating Article II (Right to Life) of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Tais, 33, was found dead in his cell in 1993 following his arrest for being drunk. The police who arrested him admitted that they had slapped Tais, hit him on the hands, legs and on his thorax with a police truncheon on the excuse that the French-Moroccan was resisting arrest. Tais was found dead the next day covered in blood and in his excrement.
According to Le Figaro, France was convicted over the death of the French-Moroccan for violating his right to life as well as for the absence of an efficent inquiry which should have led to determining the circumstances surrounding Tais’ death.
My personal comment: This goes to show that in a union of states where democracy is upheld, no power, no government, no military might is feared when it comes to the violation of the right to life — one’s inalienable human right.
It is very likely that the French government will be made to pay a heavy fine to the family of the victim and will be required by the European Court to punish the culprits involved in the death of Pascal Tais.
This was not the first time that the Europeans acted in unison to punish violators at the highest level and not the first time when even a nation as powerful as France is not spared from a criminal conviction for not being able to uphold a human right.
This is how it should be!
Moreover, I think the families of the Filipino victims of those grisly political murders should bring their case to the European Court. There is a huge chance that not only will they be heard but that Gloria Macapagal and her government also will be punished!
Anna de Brux
Sabi sa ABSCBNews, “The Armed Forces of the Philippines will spend millions of pesos to court-martial 30 Army and Marine officers implicated in the foiled attempt to overthrow the government in February.
But Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr., the AFP chief, said on Thursday that the money is a small change compared with the damage wrought by the mutiny on the nation. In any case, he added, justice should be served.”
Eh, YUN KAYANG GINASTOS NI GLORIA NA PERA NG BAYAN SA KANYA AT SA MGA CORRUPT NA TAUHAN NIYANG SUNDALO PARA DAYAIN ANG ELEKSYON NUONG 2004, MAGKANO KAYA? DI BA MILYON-MILYON PISO ANG BITBIT SA LOOB NG WAR-ROOM PARA IPAMAHAGI SA MGA KAKOSA! PARANG HARI KUNG UMASTA NGAYON ITONG SI ESPERON AH!!! MALAPIT NA ANG KATAPUSAN MO ESPERON!!!
This “Exit Plan” of Gloria and her Legions reveals the HATRED they have on the Filipino people. The mere fact Gloria is in public office to protect herself is enough proof that she DOES NOT RESPECT the people & has NO LOVE FOR THE PHILIPPINES!
For heaven’s sake, what we see and continue to witness is a barbaric FAKE PRESIDENT spitting at her people and her country by insisting on doing what she wants to do! GLORIA does not take the sentiments of her people into account.
DO WE JUST SIT AND WATCH THIS HORRIBLE SCENE INFOLD, OR DO WE STAND SHOW HER WHO IS BOSS?
Oooops, sorry for the typos. The last line should read:
DO WE JUST SIT AND WATCH THIS HORRIBLE SCENE UNFOLD, OR DO WE STAND UP & SHOW HER WHO IS BOSS?
Anna, your input in these blogs are amazing! They are worth looking into. I try to point these out to as many individuals I can reach- to read international ways of getting justice. If we just wait for the Philippine justice system, our courts are just as bad as our leaders. Justices and judges(more of them) are just too lame to go against those in power. Filipinos should start doing something with an international forum instead of just watching. Some groups already started the crusade. I hope more people will join the movement. Keep helping the Filipinos with these invaluable ideas, Anna.
Maganda nga ang blog ni Ate Ellen pero puro block naman ang ginawa niya sa mga sulat ko. Ang sarap pakinggan ang slogan na “Block Blog”. Mga kababayan kong mahal, sang-ayon ba kayong bastos ang mga sulat ko? Marami sa inyo ang nakikinabang sa mga sulat ko na napupulutan ninyo ng mga gintong aral. Di ba Soleil, Chi, Rivera?
Who’s exiting? The Fat Couple have no such thing in mind. They are in fact keen and determined to outwit the senators and have them all dissapear by passing the ChaCha without a referedum or with something resembling a referendum with their court jesters Joe DeVilAmnesia and SiRaulO Gonggongzales dancing to the music of their ChaCha to make the Fat Punggok a queen, which she has crazily illusioned herself to be after looking at some painting of the Lakan Dula at the palace by the murky river and imagined herself his descendant even when DNA may prove it was all another bogus claim.
Gosh, hindi na ba nagsawa ang mga pilipino ng kakikinig sa mga kabulastugan ng mga pekeng ito? Tanong ng isa dito kung bakit walang nagproprotesta. Sinong may sabing wala? Hindi lang sila nadyadyaryo ng husto, and even if their protest are published, just because there is no MBC member there leading them to victory, the bigots think they are insignificant and useless.
On the contrary, these protests are in fact being monitored overseas by concerned international groups. I guess talagang ganyan because of the bad culture of Filipinos penchant for depending on others for their survival. Bad habit? It is indeed like when there are Filipinos who do not even believe in their own capacity to fight for their country and people, and say that the US should intervene! Stupid is as stupid does, I dare say.
Exit Plan? I’ll believe it when I see it! And I still don’t trust bogus Gloria and/or anything related or near bogus Gloria, it’s a lesson learned for over six years. It’s not about bogus Gloria’s agendas that we should be concerned, yet the future of the people now and the next generation. The longer bogus Gloria stays in power, the harder and the longer to re-build what she has destroyed. Surely, bogus Gloria couldn’t careless and she never does that’s why there are approx. 780 activists and journalists that are now known dead,as if bogus pull the triggers herself. She let it happened only to protect herself so she can remain in power. Your lives is zip to bogus Gloria. She has no conscience so to speak. Also, I won’t be too concerned of what the USA will do either. Right now, it’s how to get rid of bogus Gloria. Military shouldn’t be counted on, simply, it’s not they signed on and the oath they made. The people of the Philippines, the everyday Pilipinos are the key, the willing One Million Warm Bodies at the very gate(s) of Malacanang should do the job. How do you stop One Million Warm Bodies? You don’t, not even bogus Gloria with all her tricks. Just do it!
Once again, Exit Plan can only materialize with Uncle Sam’s blessing. If Uncle Sam says it’s not yet time, Gloria stays. If Uncle Sam says it’s time to go, out she goes…
Correct again,Npongco! We can bitch, moan, groan and scream to our heart’s content but if the US still cuddles Glue there is not much we can do. Unless there are more Filipinos in Washinton who can lobby for us. The Chef at the White House is a Filipina but I guess she may not have that diplomatic clout to influence the US President, unless asked personally, maybe. The key is to collectively influence the US, so they can closely see the pathetic state of the Philippines but maybe the US thinks that it is better to have the status quo for now so there is more brain drain from PI. They might run out of hardworking Filipino nurses. If the US helps us, we may eventually cut lose from them and of course they do not like that! We have to be beholden to them. Besides all the financial help the US gives to us do not really go straight to the poor people anyway.Most of it goes to the politicians and government contracted businesses.
If the poor people do not find employment out of the country(college graduates working as Super Atsays at times) their families will simply starve. There are more decent houses in the rural areas now built out of OFW’s sweat and tears money. The poor are simply trying to pull themselves up slowly but surely sometimes to the detriment of the unity of their families. It will take generations to eventually see the fruit of this exodus of workers from our country but it is a bitter pill we have to swallow to get by.
Educating the children is a must. For those of you who are blessed to earn in dollars, euros, etc… learn to help our sruggling children. Adopt a child or two to have these children educated. Give the matriculation fees and allowances straight to the schools and the dormitories they pick. One child at a time and we will see the big difference later on. As you can see, our country (75 % of the population)is on the poverty line, a product of long neglect. If it took centuries to run it to the ground, it will take the same time to turn the country around. With the quality of leaders we have had so far, the recovery will even be snail paced, even halted and turned back. We all have to pull our little resources together and help out.
The best of all strategies would be, NOT TO WAIT FOR THE TRAPOS TO PLAN THEIR EXIT STRATEGY! We have to EXECUTE THE EXIT STRATEGY FOR THEM INSTEAD!
But parasabayan, there are at least two members here, a man and a woman, who disagree with me on this US factor. Whenever I raise that up, they refute me. The truth of the matter is, RP’s destiny is partly shaped and decided by Uncle Sam. It’s been there for so long now. Until the day when we learn how to disconnnect this dependence on them, we shall remain as their servant.
npongco,
The Arroyos have their exit plan; Sure, I totally agree to that.But to me, linking Uncle Sam to their exit plan is too far fetched. Do you think Uncle Sam even care about her downfall? My direct answer is NO..Uncle Sam is just an observer here. He has nothing to do getting involved in the raucus of politics.GMA is the one involving herself to Uncle Sam.That is only her desperate attempt to grace her image.Uncle Sam has a problem of its own.Thats why they are in Mindanao.Thats the entrance, hideout or training grounds of international terrorists.Uncle Sam is there only for one good reason..Preserve his national interest and security..
Toney Cuevas:
Your on the right path to EXIT this corrupt administration One Million warm bodies standing outside the Palace gates.
Forget the USA; forget the Military; as the Filipino citizens are the one’s suffering directly from the actions of this corrupt administration (not the USA) it follows that the Filipino citizen solve the problem once and for all. No if’s or but’s just put One Million warm bodies standing outside the Palace gates for as long as it takes.
We already know from news reports that the International Community will support the freedom of the citizen against this corrupt administration. Six years ago the businessmen in Manila were supporting this corrupt administration, but even though a little late in the day they’re no longer supportive.
The truth is ‘Uncle Sam’ will just observe, the only thing to concern them is what personalities will fill the gap; but we don’t have the luxury of advanced knowledge of who will be elected but at least it will be the will of the citizen to choose. Initially the military will be split but the majority who are soldiers honest enough to protect the people, will be with the people.
One Million warm bodies is the quick fix.
This is what I dont understand. There are a lot of anti- US sentiments among our countrymen. Maraming protesta kay Uncle Sam. Marami na akong nasaksihan na mga rally. Natatawa lang ako dahil yung mga rallyista puro naman mga stateside ang suot..Kung maka-bayan sila, bakit di sila magsuot ng barong? Sinisisi si Uncle Sam dahilan daw ng pagka-alipin..Colonial mentality at kung anu-ano pa..Pero lahat gusto naman nilang magpunta sa Tate..Ilang libong nurses na ba ang kinupkop ni Uncle Sam? Ilang teachers? Wala kay Uncle Sam ang problema..Si Gloria alleluia ang talagang problema..
There are many Filipino hero; brave hero that can be admired and pointed to in Philippine history. Many have put their life on the line to save their country.
This country needs One Million Filipino hero, right now, who will be admired by the International Community and the whole world observing this tragedy.
Being pro-USA or anti-USA won’t fill the belly of the poor filipino nor should it be so. The answer to the filipino problems are to be solved by the filipino themselves.
Stop relying (repeat relying) on USA support because most of their aid given to this administration may never reach the poor; who it was intended to assist.
In the past few months alone so many so called ‘projects’ to give the PI farce as an example have cost us, the taxpayer, many many Billions of Peso.
All the while our schools are ill-equipt, in need of serious repair, lacking teachers with children arriving for classes not being able to have a breakfast…I could go on and on. We have the money without the assistance of the USA but as this administration shows its wasted on ‘projects’ such as the PI. It’s a disgrace.
Let’s not knock the USA, let us look in the mirror!
Was it Artsee who said he has $300 to invest? Here is a good investment for you. Build your own schools in the remote areas of the Philippines, pay the teachers and the return on your investment will be a thousand fold! You can not get the return right away though, 15 to 20 yrs perhaps but you will definitely find a very cozy spot in heaven! If monied people like you only pull your resources together to elp the Philippines maybe we will be better off. Just do not course it through the government baka kainin pa ng mga BABOY at TIANAK ang pera mo!
i agree with apoy and wwnl when it comes to phil-u.s. relations.i have said also here before that u.s. govt will do whatever it is they think is good for their country and it is not always that what is good for the u.s. is good for the pinas.it is for our leaders to sort things out.once the pinas ask for the u.s. help then it is always with strings attached.so when these bandits in the govt run, there should be no negotiations with other countries.these people are ours including their wealth.
There needs to be a plan with easy basic steps to follow.
Whilst they are in the Palace the ball is forever in their court and their corrupt allies feel safe.
1st step: Remove them from the Palace; One Million warm bodies standing outside should do it.
2nd step: Investigation by an International body to reveal any and all crimes committed against the people.
3rd step: Produce hard proper evidence of their crimes; including of those who aided and abetted them.
4th step: File all crimes against these criminals for the people.
5th Step: Stop the prosecution of these gallant honourable bemedalled AFP Officers and the civilians. Instigate a proper transparent investigation into the dubious allegations. If there’s found to be credible evidence then charge them. If not then release them.
parasabayan:
There are filipinos all over the country dipping into their pockets to complete small and large projects that directly assist the poor families in our communities such as organising free dental & medical check up, visiting the many orphanages with food parcels and small gifts to these kids with a smile.
These projects are given heartily by these groups of filipino. The only investment is never monetary; where some bigger sum of money is earned in return at a later date, its donated. Lets face it $300 wont be much of an investment, certainly won’t build you a school!
But the pride in the actions of these groups are a better investment. Got $300 to spare then donate it to your local
Lions Club for one of their projects.
We-will-never-learn,
You are right that “…$300 wont be much of an investment, certainly won’t build you a school!” If I may suggest, an even less amount for a good investment for the Philippines: I would donate $50 to an organization to fund the ousting of Gloria! After all, we will not be able to get the 1M warm bodies without money. Sadly, the poor are busy surviving, thus values have taken a beack seat.
If ONE MILLION OFWs can donate at least US$50, which would be equivalent to 2.5B PESOS. Now, don’t you think that would be able to oust Gloria? That, to my mind is a good investment! He he he.
Another collection, Chabeli? Forget it. We know what happens when Filipinos do this. Unfortunately, people there still have a lot to learn about group movement, etc. In fact, over here, I always make it a point to provide food for them to come. Two out of 20 responding is more than enough for now.
Chabeli
Ystakei has a point; its more important to get organized with perfect timing with the mobilization of a large crowd.
I agree with Chabeli’s blogging post regarding EXIT plan of Gloria and her legions; there’s the well worn habit that maybe somebody else will sort it, or the military will sort it, or perhaps it will just go away.
One Million standing in front of the Palace gates will sort it
Guys, I agree with you. Glueria is the problem, not Uncle Sam!
Glueria is the one forcing herself on Bush. What is good for America is the only concern of Bush. Right now, he’s worries are too many that Glue becomes inconsequential. Sabagay, sa buong mundo ay “matter not” si Tiyanak ngayon.
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WWNL,
“There are filipinos all over the country dipping into their pockets to complete small and large projects that directly assist the poor families in our communities such as organising free dental & medical check up, visiting the many orphanages with food parcels and small gifts to these kids with a smile.”
This is one of the best approaches we should be doing to help our own people.
A couple of years ago, I bought vegetable seedlings as pasalubong to a group of friends who supervised a small community in pinas in planting the seeds, in addition to what they already had then. The good people took care of everything they planted and today the small community survives on its own, though still poor.
We, filipinos, cannot rely on tradpols. We can only fight a system that we don’t like if we do something productive in our own small ways. Walang sayang na pagod, walang sayang na barya!
chi says: “Walang sayang na pagod, walang sayang na barya!”
tama ka. palagi nating alalahanin na walang punong tumubo na namunga kaagad. ang lahat ay may proseso at antas na pinagdadaanan. ang isang milyong sentimong barya, maliit man ang halaga kung pagsasamasamahin ay mayroon ding kabuluhan kung ilalaan sa kapakipakinabang at makabuluhang bagay.
Apoy, Uncle Sam sure cares about RP because of her huge interest in the country. As a military man yourself, you know that rebel soldiers or any group that attempts a coup against the leader will not succeed without Uncle Sam’s signal. Would Marcos be easily ousted had it not for Uncle Sam’s meddling? The US Marines were all around Malacanang with US helicopters flying at the height of 1986 Edsa Revolt and during Marcos’ last hours at the Palace. As we all know by now, Marcos was deceived into believing that he would be brought to the North but then ended up in Hawaii. When he boarded the plane, all his security men and bodyguards were disarmed by the US Marines.
Let’s go to Gringo and his men during those coup attempts against Cory. The only reason why Cory managed to survive those attempts was due to Uncle Sam’s protection. In some ground movement by Gringo’s men, US jets were flying over the skies. That was a clear signal and warning for the rebels not to continue.
Erap? Well, before his ouster and at the height of the impeachment, some US officials and representatives were reported to be frequenting the country and visiting Malacanang. On one hand, they were trying to discuss the matter with Erap. On the other hand, they were coordinating with anti-Erap forces. Yes Apoy, the US has the habit of conspiring with the leader’s enemies to protect her own interest. Sometimes, the US even sides with rebels and unfriendly forces. Worse, they protect knows crooks like Panama’s Noriega only to dump him later. Wasn’t the Al Quaeda and and even our own Abu Syyaf the CIA’s creation?
Now let’s get to GMA. Why do you think she’s still in power? The answer can be seen at those many GIs in Mindanao. There could be already US bases disguised as housing accommodation for these GIs. Why do you think the Nicole’s rape case is being delayed and it seems these rapists are to be acquitted? Why do you think Gloria eagerly supports whatever America’s position is internationally? The US knows how evil GMA and her family is; but like Noriega and others could include Marcos if they want, these people remain in power because the US says so. But later, Gloria like the rest will be dumped like shits. The problem is it’s taking the US so long to do this. Just a word from Washington and the AFP will immediately act. Many of these officials and Generals are even US spies and CIA agents. Believe me…you know that, Apoy.
nponco,
I have to agree with your assertions on your post.I would like to add more military secrets I know but that would be inappropriate to do here.Let me just interject one thing..It is not Uncle Sam who is controlling this nation.It is not Uncle Sam who is running the government.
Starting from Marcos down to the present,it is these crooks that have oppressed their own people.Uncle Sam is just on the sidelines.Why blame Uncle Sam?
Gloria Arroyo puppet government may be indirectly operated by puppeteer Uncle Sam. It’s true that U.S. imperialist is the behind the scene in Philippines internal affairs, however, Uncle Sam flexes its muscle to protect its interests. Look, what US Special Forces doing in Mindanao and Sulu Islands? They are hunting down Abu Sayaff and JI Muslim radicals. It’s prohibited under our constitution to have foreign troops stationed in our country, but, U.S. puppet GMA government allowed it. Remember when then Army Col. Gringo Honasan and RAM forces informed C.I.A. Manila Bureau before the planned Malacanang attack and take hostage then President Ferdinand Marcos. I may agree that Uncle Sam can pull a string in the ouster of bogus President Gloria Arroyo. Most likely the AFP corps of officers is pro Americans. Why? The AFP is armed and trained by the United States.
“We’re engaged in a global struggle against the followers of a murderous ideology that despises freedom and crushes all dissent, and has territorial ambitions and pursues totalitarian aims. And against such an enemy there is only one effective response: We will never back down, we will never give in and we will never accept anything less than complete victory. We will defeat the terrorists and their hateful ideology by spreading the hope of freedom across the world. The security of our nation depends on the advance of liberty in other nations.” US President George W. Bush July 4, 2006
Apoy, you know some military secrets so you know that the US and CIA are in control of RP since we became a Republic. Even the late President Ramon Magsaysay was reported to be a CIA agent. The AFP will never move unless Uncle Sam gives her signal. Yes, the country was run and being run by crooks. But, did it ever occur to you why the US allow the crooks to run our government? Because what Uncle Sam only cares about is her own business and military interest regardless of who our President and leader is. As long as the leader is obedient and submissive to them, they don’t care if we got the worst leader. And allowing this GMA to remain in power is one great proof.
Ops everyone, I meant Artsee’s 300 million dollars! That was a typo error!
So now you see what I meant by saying, for us to get rid of the Glue, US has to give someone(a high ranking leader, an organization, the military or the like) the blessing to get rid of her. So, the more noise we make in Washington on the pathetic conditions in the Philippines, the more chances we have of making Uncle Sam listen. The US Ambassador to PI can only see what Malacanang wants her to see. She is insulated from the realities of the countryside. I doubt if she had ever driven on the streets of Tondo and the like, piled up with garbage that had never been collected for years maybe.
The last time I went to Baclaran a year ago made me cry seeing malnourished kids (2-6 yrs) sleeping on cartoon boxes naked with flies feasting on their salivas and dirt in their bodies. I am not a Marcos fan but now that I see the sad state of our country, I miss the 60s and the 70s where the “poor” were just in isolated areas. Now our poor is all over over! 50 million of our 85 million bodies are not even eating three meals a day anymore while our elected officials and those who support them are living in mansions, sipping the best beverages in posh places, even have mistresses housed in mansions too and large oversees bank accounts to boot. Some of these officials even have their children schooled at Harvard and the like.
No, the Philippines is not really poor, only the money that the country makes stops in the elected officials’ pockets( very good example would be Chavit Singson!). If only these elected officials change their corrupt ways, we should be able to feed all our children and take care of our aging populace. We should have a harsh punishments for the corrupt government officials!
But look at who is running after the crooks? A bigger crook like the Ombudsman! She is supposed to file cases against “everybody” who are corrupt but she is the biggest corrupt herself, looking the other way if the perpetrators are allied with the administration and persecuting the little ones.
Let us take for example again the Philipppine Military Academy where young officers are trained to lead and defend the country. The cadets are taught all the vitues of a good leader only to lose it when they reach the higher ranks. THEY HAVE TO BE CORRUPT TO GET TO THE TOP! Best example, Assperon, Mayuga, Ebdane and the like.
Even in local offices, you can discern the straight ones from the ones who say, “ang lagay, wala ho ba tayo dyan?”. I hear this all the time whenever I go and pay my property taxes. These small government employees make so little money from working 10 hrs a day.They can not even pay for a decent home, an education for their children. The government should structure better pay for them.
The laws have to be revised to harshly punish corrupt citizens. Look at Imelda Marcos living a very charmed life and her children voted into office still after running the country to the ground(I had more respect for the late Marcos than Imelda). She, with her generals( pretty much like what we have now) ran the country to the ground. But because of the command responsibility, Ferdinand had to take all the blame. She was never punished for what she did to the country. General Garcia, after spending all the military money only had a slap on the wrist compared to what he deprived the military of. I can go on and on and Ellen’s blog will not suffice.
I read De Quiros’s November 30 opinion. Very well put, the tyranny we had experienced during Rizal’s time under the Spaniards is still alive today!
from tribune:
Have some shame
EDITORIAL
2/03/2006
What has set off the Arroyo administration and its lawyers to react vehemently to the recent appeal of the Makati Business Club (MBC)?
The call was even one which affords to meet Gloria’s desire to change the Constitution halfway.
The MBC’s call was simply for Gloria and her henchmen at Congress to give the Charter change (Cha-Cha) train a rest until after the 2007 elections.
The call has elicited vehement reactions from chief presidential legal counsel Sergio Apostol and Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri, among other gallant defenders of the House of Arroyo.
The responses did not even touch on the merits or the lack of them on the postponement of discussions on Cha-cha.
What was dished out were mainly attacks on Guillermo Luz, MBC secretary general, and on the MBC being a former supporter that turned against Gloria. It was as if the country and all its political concerns are only for Gloria and those who share her booty.
The call was just even an echo of what most Filipinos have been asking. Why the rush to change the form of government when most do not even see its necessity.
The main incentive that Gloria has been dangling before her allies to push the Constituent Assembly (Con-ass) in Congress were term extensions, which immediately was seized on by her allies, aside from the rich monetary rewards mainly in the form of ever-growing “pork barrel.”
Gloria had already struck out with the Supreme Court’s (SC) rejection of the people’s initiative of Gloria (PIG), which was nothing but a shameful abuse of a constitutional provision allowing popular mandate for a change in the Charter.
The high court’s rejection of the initiative should have been enough signal for Gloria not to tamper with the Constitution but what transpired afterward was a movement to impeach SC Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban Jr. coupled with the Con-ass move, which is more aptly called Jose de Venecia’s Con-ass or JdV’s ass.
JdV even reciprocated Gloria’s promise of bounty if Congress swings JdV’s ass by assuring that the assembly would be constituted before Christmas. Gloria and her legal advisers evidently do not accord the high court respect in times when its decisions do not favor her wishes.
At times when the SC issue a ruling, say on rejecting the preemtive calibrated response to mass protests or Executive Order 464 that required government officials to seek the President’s permission to attend congressional hearings, Gloria and her legal hounds resort to technicalities to pursue their illegal actions.
The MBC noted the same case with the PIG, when it said the Arroyo administration should have respected the essence of the Supreme Court’s ruling, in that measures being employed by Gloria to change the Constitution were not acceptable.
It was a blunt way to tell Gloria, “Mahiya ka naman.”
Further to my position that the US continues to meddle and influence in other countries’ affairs, CIA operatives and their paid spies in Valenzuela are now busy creating a scenario to defeat Chavez or coup if he wins. Chavez is a pain in the ass for US and Bush who he recently called a Devil. The US cannot afford to let him lead his country for another six years. He’s causing so much trouble to the US. Like Marcos and other leaders who won the election, a scenario would be created to make it appear that Chavez has cheated. Then, groups that the US support backed up by CIA resources would try to grab power.
Sorry, it should read Venezuela not Valenzuela.
npongco,
nakita ko ngayong umaga na headline sa Yahoo!® News :
Telemundo: Venezuela halts transmission
Sun Dec 3, 6:03 PM ET – Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela – Officials identifying themselves as members of a state regulatory agency forced the U.S.-based Spanish-language TV network Telemundo to halt transmission Sunday of its presidential election coverage.
“We’re surprised by this,” said Pablo Iacub, a member of Telemundo’s eight-person team, which arrived last week. “We only want to do our work,” he said by telephone.
At least six people who identified themselves as members of the National Commission of Telecommunications (CONATEL), which regulates electronic media in Venezuela, arrived Sunday afternoon at the hotel from which Telemundo had been transmitting since Friday, said Iacub.
The officials said the network needed permission to transmit and lacking such could not, he said. Iacub said he was unaware of such a requirement but that the Telemundo journalists were accredited with Venezuela’s national elections council.
Iacub said the Telemundo team asked how they could obtain permission and, after an hour, were told that they would not be able to transmit.
Telephone calls to Conatel offices seeking comment on the incident went unanswered.
Telemundo Communications Group is owned by NBC Universal Inc., which is controlled by General Electric Co. It claims to reach about 93 percent of Hispanic households in the U.S. and also has viewers in Mexico.
nakakaduda lang
President expected to win in Madagascar —Yahoo!® News
By JONNY HOGG, Associated Press Writer
Sun Dec 3, 11:49 AM ET
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – Madagascar’s president faced 13 challengers Sunday in the first elections since voting five years ago led to a six-month power struggle that split the Indian Ocean nation between two governments.
Voting was peaceful despite problems with a peculiar electoral system.
President Marc Ravalomanana, a charismatic dairy tycoon known as the “The Milkman,” has promised a five-year development plan to reduce poverty, the dominant issue in a country were 70 percent of the island’s 17 million people live on less than $1 a day.
Ravalomanana, who was widely expected to win, said he was confident about getting the 50 percent of votes needed to avoid a runoff. Results were not expected for two weeks.
“I am very glad that God has blessed us with these elections. Madagascar is a very peaceful country,” Ravalomanana told reporters outside the polling station where he cast his ballot. “I beg all Malagasy people to go and vote.”
There were some concerns about an electoral system that requires candidates to print their own ballots. The government, for the first time, took responsibility for the delivering ballots to polling stations.
The president of election observation organization CNOE, who goes only by his first name, Patrice, said ballot papers for four candidates had not been delivered to polling stations across the country.
The four were not considered serious contenders, but the Washington-based National Democratic Institute for International Affairs criticized the system, saying it favors richer candidates and is vulnerable to fraud. It recommended changing the system before the next elections in 2011.
Many hoped there would not be a repeat of the fighting that followed the December 2001 elections, when former President Didier Ratsiraka refused to accept defeat. After months of rival governments in two capitals and low level fighting between their loyalists, Ratsiraka fled to France in June 2002.
The president’s closest challengers were former Deputy Prime Minister Herizo Razafimahaleo, who was running for a third time, and Norbert Ratsirahonana, a former president.
Also running was Roland Ratsiraka, the former president’s nephew and the mayor of the country’s largest port city.
Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, an exiled opposition leader who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in the political crisis, had been considered the biggest threat to Ravalomanana. But his attempts to return home were blocked and his application to stand was rejected.
The government had said it would arrest Rajaonarivelo if he returned.
sa tuwing babasahin ko ang inaugural address ni gloria at ihahambing sa kanyang mga ginagawa at kasalukuyang nangyayari sa ating bayan ay hindi ko maiwasan ang mapabuntunghininga sapagkat wala akong makitang isang tumugma at umangkop sa binitiwan niyang pananaw at hakbangin. kung hihimayin ang bawat salita sa kanyang naging talumpati ay lumalabas na isang maliwanag na panlalansi lamang sa paniniwala at inaasahan ng taong bayan. mga puntong maaari lamang niyang gamiting pananggalang sa magiging batikos sa kanya na naging laman na rin ng kanyang mga binabalak sa dahilang alam niya, sampu ng kanyang mga kapanalig na kahit isa lang sa kanyang mga pangako ay hindi magkakaroon ng kaganapan dahil sa kanyang pansariling hangarin at walang hanggang pamamalagi sa kapangyarihan.
ang buod ng kanyang talumpati ay pagkakaisa tungo sa kapayapaan, pagkakapantay pantay at kasaganaan subalit mas inuuna niya gayundin ng kanyang buong pamilya at mga alagad ang pagpapasarap gamit ang pondo ng bayan. binigyang diin niya ang pagkakaroon ng transparency sa kanyang administrasyon, ngunit ayaw niyang ang sinuman, lalo na ang mga mamamahayag at kritiko ay bibigyang puna ang lahat ng kanyang kilos, panukala at kautusan. kahit labag sa batas at nakasasagabal sa pambansang interest. maging ang kanyang asawa, mga anak, kaanak at mga sulsol ay laging nanggagalaiti at tinatakot ang sinumang kumokontra sa nais nilang gawin na para bang sila ang may-ari ng pilipinas at walang maaaring sumansala sa lahat nang gusto nilang gawin sukdulang magkawatak watak ang buong sambayanan.
Coup is underway in Fiji.
Chaves finally won another six years term. What’s more significant is the opposition candidate Rosales conceding to Chavez. Another six years term of trouble for the US. Over at Mexico, the other candidate’s supporters and people are still protesting the victory of Calderon, a US and Western puppet. People claim he cheated. Roads are blocked by protesters. People are out in the street. Lawmakers physically fight one another. That’s politics for you in Mexico. Calderon took his oath huriedly and in tight security. It reminds us of Gloria taking her oath during the wee hour in the morning when most people were still asleep. Cheaters are always afraid of the people. They hide.