Saturday, September 27, 2008 Speak out: Destabilization By Ariel Alonzo
JUST what is intelligently engineered destabilization (IED)?
IED may sound complicated as rocket science but it is simply a masterful tactic employed by the political opposition and other groups against the government to spread a web of lies using various tools to get public sentiment.
With the presidential elections less than two years away, theopposition is trying to be in the best position to get to Malacañang after failing in several attempts before through legal and illegal means.
What are the visible components of IED?
First, there’s Sen. Panfilo Lacson questioning the integrity of Senate President Manuel Villar, one of the frontrunners in the 2010 presidential race.
Lacson’s effort, though it appeared to spark a rift among the members of the opposition, has more importantly succeeded in putting Villar in a position where he might be forced to form unholy alliances with key leaders of the same opposition, especially Lacson’s former boss, Joseph Estrada.
Second, Estrada has been harping about his all-out war effort against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that resulted in the fall of key rebel camps in 2010.
With the war now raging in Mindanao, he is questioning the Arroyo administration’s sincerity in ridding the country of these bandit groups.
Estrada’s continued papogi might not boost his stock but would be good for members of his family seeking positions in 2010 like his sons Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito.
This can also lead us to question the legitimacy of the fight being put up by so-called rogue MILF commanders Ameril Ombra Kato and Commander Bravo.
Are these so-called rebel leaders acting on instructions of another group? Who will gain from this battle?
Definitely, this fight would not force the government back to the negotiating table but would definitely put the Arroyo administration in a bad light.
We are raising these questions because the actions of the so-called rogue elements of the MILF seem very much in contrast with their beliefs as Muslims and how they observe the holy month of Ramadhan.
Who will benefit in the end? Would it be the Estrada family?
There are many questions that need to be answered.
