By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY– The Chadli Molintas Command (CMC) of the New People’s Army (NPA) from the Ilocos-Cordillera Region described the anti-insurgency campaign of the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s administration as “dirty and unwinnable war.” In an e-mailed statement sent to Nordis, CMC spokesperson Martin Montana said the Oplan Bantay…
Day: July 26, 2009
Army Grills Villagers on Socio-Economic Projects
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY – In a recent interview, Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA) Secretary General Jude Baggo expressed grave concern over the increasing presence of the Army and their so-called “soft approach” activities in the communities of the Cordillera. Baggo said it is very alarming that after the…
Eklips
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Inilathala ng Bulatlat “Naganap ang natatanging full solar eclipse sa ika-21 siglo noong Hulyo 21, 2009. Ayon sa mga siyentipiko, mauulit lamang ito sa taong 2132.” – Emily Chang, CNN Binalumbunan ng belong itim ang gintong liwanag na nakalatag sa daigdig. Anino itong nakahabong wari at tumatabing sa ika-apat na dekada…
CounterPunch Diary: “A Damned Murder Inc.”
By ALEXANDER COCKBURN Counterpunch International Posted by Bulatlat Some time in early or mid-1949 a CIA officer named Bill (his surname is blacked out in the file, which was surfaced by John Kelly in the early 1990s) asked an outside contractor for input on how to kill people. Requirements included the appearance of an accidental…
Lessons From Hard Times Past
By JEREMY BRECHER, TIM COSTELLO, BRENDAN SMITH Truthout/Perspective International Posted by Bulatlat We’re all struggling with how to think – and what to do – in the face of the “great recession.” An initial progressive response was to advocate better regulation; then Keynesian economic stimulus; now nationalization; perhaps in the future some kind of socialism.…
Rhetoric and Reality
Rhetoric and Reality, Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is expected to deliver a glowing State of the Nation Address enumerating the achievements of her administration, stressing on economic growth figures (By Flon Faurillo)