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Friday, March 11, 2005
Editorial: The general's dangerous mind
MAJOR General Edilberto Adan's proposal to penalize journalists who would interview suspected "terrorists" is a pathetic admission that the government is losing the propaganda war against its enemies, perceived or real.
Being once a spokesman himself of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and a former superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy, the general's frame of mind bespeaks his undemocratic tendencies and growing impatience.
But his latest faux pax is just but one of the series of panic moves by the Arroyo administration.
A week ago, the Arroyo Government revived the national ID system and late last week, her election lawyer proposed to abolish Congress.
Now they want to stymie the media by threatening them with fines for doing interviews that he described as "acts of stupidity."
Nothing can be more stupid than slaying the messenger.
In the old times, whenever the kind received a bad news, it is the messenger that bore the brunt.
And they, more often than not, ended up in the gallows.
This is what these modern day aristocrats are trying to revive.
In the end, all they wanted is good news and good news is exulting the "good job" of the government.
Now, that is the supreme stupidity of all
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