Sunday, January 14, 2007 Rebel group suspects gov't behind bombings
THE National Democratic Front (NDF) suspects that the Mindanao bombings last Wednesday could be the handiwork of the "war dogs of the Arroyo regime" in an effort to justify the passing of the controversial anti-terrorism bill.
NDF spokesman Rubi del Mundo said, "The Arroyo regime stood to gain with the recent attacks as these will justify the passage of an anti-terrorism bill and a counterpart pact by the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members in Cebu."
Del Mundo said the Arroyo administration is doing this upon the order of the US government under President George W. Bush "to justify its continued war for oil occupation in Iraq."
"Failing to convince its own citizens, the imperialist US is driven to push nations like the Philippines and the Asean to orchestrate state terrorism, justify the war on terror, and adopt measures to stifle the opposition and civil liberties in the guise of anti-terrorism," del Mundo said.
The rebel spokesman said this is the same plot Arroyo has done before in connivance with then Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes as attested by no less than the military officers who revolted.
"Previous bombings in Mindanao were already been exposed by the rebel military officers as having been orchestrated by former Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes with Mrs. Arroyo's prior knowledge," del Mundo said.
The NDF said the latest Mindanao bombings aims to push foreign delegates of the ongoing summit of the Asean in Cebu City to sign a convention urging the Asean to improve cross-border cooperation and share intelligence information against terrorist organizations including the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army. (BOT)
