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Tags: Mamasapano clash
Epic fail in leadership, intelligence
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld It was a rout — massacre. On the early morning of Jan. 25, 44 out of close to 400 elite, US-trained Special Action Force (SAF) policemen were killed in a 12-hour firefight in a remote barrio in Mamasapano, Maguindanao — a known rebel stronghold of the Moro Islamic Liberation…
American role in the botched SAF operation
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star “Oplan Wolverine.” That’s the name given to the operational plan to arrest or “neutralize” (meaning, kill) Malaysian Zulkifli bir Hir, alias Marwan – for whose capture, dead or alive, the US government had offered a $6-million reward, he being in its list of “most…
Civilians killed in Mamasapano operation – Suara Bangsamoro
Even as more questions are being raised on who called the shots in the deadly Mamasapano operation by elite cops, reports of civilian casualties are coming in.
Meet the Dove
Into the Killing Zone, rode the SAF 44
Netizens blast Aquino’s speech on #MamasapanoClash
President Benigno Aquino III’s speech last night on the Mamasapano clash drew criticisms from netizens. They say that Aquino’s statement prompted more questions than answers.
Groups slam Aquino‘s buck-passing on Mamasapano clash
Progressive groups lambasted President Aquino, who, in a nationally-televised message, passed the blame to the head of the elite police commando unit for the deadly Mamasapano clash.
Aquino, US government blamed for Maguindanao clash
The hunt for terror suspects, which resulted in the deadly clashes in Maguindanao, was suspiciously timed with the congressional deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law.