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ANG Tapuson Ang Presensya Ug Pagpangilabot-Militar Sa US Sa Pahayagan ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ANG Pinapatnubayan ng Marxismo-Leninismo-Maoismo Edisyong Bisaya Bolyum XLV Numero 20 Oktubre 21, 2014 www.philippinerevolution.net Editoryal Tapuson ang presensya ug pagpangilabot-militar sa US sa Pilipinas ahiusa ang Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas sa katawhang Pilipino bilin sa militar sa US ang kus- sa kusganon nga paghimaraut sa linuug nga pagpatay sa usa ka todiya sa mga Amerikanong Ksundalong Amerikano sa usa ka Pilipina sa Olongapo City niad- sundalo nga gikiha sa mga ka- tong Oktubre 12. song kriminal sa Pilipinas. Giwagtang sa VFA ang Ginasuportahan sa PKP ug nga pagpanamastamas sa ilang ka- soberanong katungod sa usa ka tanang rebolusyonaryong pwer- gawasan. estado nga ipailalom sa gahum sa ang pamilya ug mga higala sa Gisuportahan sa PKP ang pa- niini ang kinsa mang angay biktima nga si Jennifer Laude sa ngayo sa katawhang Pilipino nga iatubang sa pagbista. Usa ka ilang mga lakang aron makab-ot ipailalom sa kustodiya sa Pilipinas dakong insulto sa katawhang ang hustisya. Bug-os ang tingu- ang gikiha nga sundalong Amerika- Pilipino nga ihikaw kanila sa ha sa katawhang Pilipino nga no. Kinahanglan nga walay puas gobyernong US kining maong makab-ot ang hustisya nilang ihingusog katungod. Mahimo usab nga alang kang Jennifer, ang pagbasura sa pangayoon sa gobyerno sa alang sa tanan nga Visiting Forces Pilipinas ang kustodiya, apan sama niyang biktima Agreement (VFA). anaa pa gihapon sa desisyon sa sa krimen sa mga sun- Usa ka dili patas gobyernong US kung ihatag ki- dalong Amerikano ug nga kasabutan ang ni o dili. alang sa entero ka- VFA nga nagkana- Si Jennifer ang pinakaulahi tawhan sa padayon yon nga magpa- lamang sa taas na kaayo nga talaan sa mga Pilipinong bikti- ma sa nagkadaiyang krimen sa mga sundalong Amerikano ug militar sa US sa Pilipinas. Sa kapin usa ka gatus ka tuig nga kolonisasyon, neokolonyal nga paghari ug pagpangilabot-mili- tar sa US sa Pilipinas, nagpa- tong-patong na ang mga kaso sa pagpatay, pagpanglugos, pagmasaker, pagpangawat ug pagpangawkaw. Ang pagpatay kang Jen- nifer nagpahinumdum sa ka- tawhang Pilipino kung giunsa pagpuo sa imperyalismong US ang kinabuhi sa 700,000 ka Pilipino sa gubat-pagpanulong Ang pagpirma ni Aquino sa atake sa US ang Pilipinas aron niadtong 1899-1902. Mokabat EDCA ang pinakaulahi lamang sakupon kini pag-usab, human pa sa 800,000 ang mga Pilipino niya nga akto sa pagpangalyupo miatras ang mga pwersa niining nga gipatay sa mga sundalong sa gahum-militar sa US. Ubos sa gipildi niadtong 1942 dihang mi- Amerikano sa gubat-pagpanum- rehimeng Aquino, midaghan ma- atake ang pwersang militar sa po aron buntogon ang armadong tag tuig ang mga barko ug ero- imperyalismong Japan. Ang Leyte rebolusyon alang sa nasudnong planong iggugubat sa US nga gi- Landing (o ang ginganlan nga kalingkawasan taman niadtong tugutang mosulod, maglayag, pagbalik ni Gen. Douglas MacAr- 1916. Wala bisan usa ka sundalo modunggo ug maglunsad og nag- thur) maoy ikaduhang higayon o opisyal sa US ang napanubag kalain-laing operesyon sulod sa nga giilog sa US ang kagawasan niining mga krimena. Wala usay teritoryo sa Pilipinas sa ngalan sa Pilipinas gikan sa mga Pilipino. sundalo o opisyal sa US ang na- sa “tinapo nga pagbansay- Matag mosulod kini sa teritor- panubag sa Subic rape case niad- bansay-militar” o kaha “pahulay yo sa Pilipinas, ginaangkon sa mili- tong 2005 ug lain-lain pang mga ug lulinghayaw” ug “pagkuha og tar sa US ang pribilehiyo isip pina- kaso sa pagpatay, pagpanamas- suplay” sa mga pwersang Ameri- kagamhanang armadong pwersa tamas, pagpamusil, pagpangula- kano. Liboan nga tropang Ameri- sa tibuok kalibutan. Ang militar sa ta, pagpanghadlok ug uban pa. kano ang nagasulod sa nasud US ang nagatakda kung kanus-a ug Damhon nga labaw pang mo- matag tuig. asa sila mosulod, asa ug taman daghan ang mga krimen sa mga Kung tugkaron, ang itoy nga kanus-a sila modunggo, kung unsa sundalong Amerikano nga sama sa rehimeng Aquino ang naghimo og ang mga armas nga ilang dad-on, pagpatay kang Jennifer tungod sa kahimtang nga misangpot sa kri- kung pila ka sundalo ang ilang ide- gipirmahan sa rehimeng Aquino ug men sa pagpatay kang Jennifer. ploy ug kung unsa ang ilang mga gobyernong US nga Enhanced De- Asa man dapita nakaistasyon ang operesyon nga ilunsad. fense Cooperation Agreement (ED- mga sundalong Amerikano, ku- Dala sa matag sundalong CA). Ubos sa EDCA, mas modag- yanap ang prostitusyon ug dunot Amerikano ang imperyalistang han pa ang mga sundalong Ameri- nga estilo sa kinabuhi. kahambog sa ilang hepe nga si kano nga mosulod sa nasud ug Gipatay si Jennifer sa pana- Barack Obama nga nagdeklara magpundo sa tukurunon nila nga hon sa paghinumdum sa ika-70 karong bag-o lamang nga “We mga base ug pasilidad sa ginganlan ka tuig sa pagpanumbalik-militar are the indispensable nation.” nga mga “Agreed Locations”—mga sa imperyalismong US aron sub- (Kita ang nasud nga hingpit nga lugar nga sakop sa mga base mili- ling sakopon ang Pilipinas. Sa gi- kinahanglan) Asa man sila ma- tar sa AFP. hinganlan nga Leyte Landing, gi- padpad, kanunay nga nagki- naiyang-agalon ang mga arma- dong tropang Amerikano nga angay silang alagaran sa ilang ANG Mga unod mga “higala.” Sa Afghanistan Editoryal: Tapuson ang presensya man o sa Iraq, sa Pakistan o ug pangpangilabot-militar sa US sa Pilipinas 1 Bol. XLV No. 20 Oktubre 21, 2014 Pilipinas, walag tuo ang mga kri- Pilipina, gipatay sa sundalong Amerikano 3 men sa mga sundalong Amerika- 18 sundalo, patay sa aksyong militar sa BHB 4 Ang Ang Bayan gipagula sa pinulu- Itochu-DOLE, gisilutan sa BHB 5 no ug pagyatak sa soberanya ug ngang Pilipino, Bisaya, Iloko, Hiligay- Operasyong harasment sa Bukidnon 6 integridad sa mga nasud nga non, Waray ug Ingles. Amahan ug anak, gipatay sa Comval 6 ilang ginasulod. Mahimo kining i-download gikan sa Sigurado nga mas daghan Philippine Revolution Web Central Masaker sa Lacub, Abra, gikondena sa PKP 7 nga mahilpagan sa: Barangay captain sa HLI, nakapahimulos sa DAP 8 pang Jennifer ang mahimong www.philippinerevolution.net Mga Cojuangco-Aquino, gisang-atan biktima sa nagkadaiyang krimen Modawat ang Ang Bayan og mga og mga kriminal nga kaso 8 ug pagpanagmal sa mga sunda- tampo sa dagway sa mga artikulo ug Protesta sa mga kabus sa dakbayan 9 long Amerikano sa nasud. Kina- balita. Gi-awhag usab ang mga mag- Danding Cojuangco, makapahimulos hanglan nga walay puas nga babasa nga magpadangat og mga sa proyektong Laiban Dam 10 molihok ang katawhang Pilipino pagsaway ug rekomendasyon ngadto Panalipdan ang mga eskwelahan ug komunidad 11 aron ipakigbisog ang hustisya sa pagpalambo sa atong mantalaan. Pagsukol sa mga Kurd sa ISIS 11 Maabot kami pinaagi sa email sa: alang kang Jennifer, ihingusog Komperensya sa mga progresibong [email protected] ang pagtapos sa presensya ug taga-masmidya, gilunsad 12 pagpangilabot-militar sa US ug Ang Ang Bayan gimantala duha ka beses matag bulan sa Komite Sentral palagputon ang itoy nga gobyer- sa Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas nong Aquino. ~ 2 ANG BAYAN Oktubre 21, 2014 Pilipina, gipatay sa sundalong Amerikano sa Olongapo agunson nga mga lihok-protesta ang gilunsad sa nagkalain- gitapo nga mga pwersa sa US laing progresibong organisasyon aron ihingusog ang pagbasura Navy ug AFP ang Barangay Ipil, Ssa Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) ug Enhanced Defense Coop- Maimbung, Sulu. Gihulagway sa eration Agreement (EDCA) matapos ang linuug nga pagpatay sa usa ka AFP nga namatay ang mga bikti- sundalong Amerikano sa usa ka Pilipina niadtong gabii sa Oktubre 12 ma sa usa ka operesyong militar sa Olongapo City. batok sa Abu Sayyaf nga wala kuno salmuti sa mga sundalong Si Jennifer Laude, 26 anyos, agalon niining imperyalista. Amerikano. gipatay ni Pvt. 1st Class Joseph Niadtong Nobembre 2005, Niadtong 2004 usab, si Arsud Scott Pemberton, usa ka elemen- gilugos ni Lance Corporal Daniel Baharun, usa ka mananagat, ang to sa US Marine Corps nga lakip Smith ang Pilipinang si “Nicole.” nasamdan sa mga sundalong sa 3,000 ka sundalong US Sama sa ginahimo karon kang Amerikano nga nag-target shoot- Marines ug US Navy nga misal- Pemberton, gihuptan sa mga ing practice sa Zamboanga City. mot sa bag-o pa lamang nahu- otoridad sa US si Smith samtang Walay nanubag sa mga sad-an ug man nga Balikatan Exercises nga gibista ug giapela ang kaso. Sam- pinudyot pa gyud ang gihatag gilunsad sa Palawan ug Zam- tang, wala lung-i sa US ang pa- nga hinabang alang sa pag- bales. Anaa sa Olongapo niad- milya ni “Nicole” hangtud nga patambal sa biktima. tong tungura ang mga tropang wala niini ginabag-o ang iyang Usa pa usab ka sibilyan nga Amerikano aron maglulinghayaw. testimonya. Paspas nga gipa- nagngalan og Buyong-Buyong Si Jennifer usa ka transgen- gawas sa nasud si Smith paingon Isnijal ang gipusil sa sundalong der, o lalaki nga adunay identi- sa US human bawi-a ni "Nicole" Amerikano nga si Sgt. Reggie dad ug ginaila usab nga babaye. ang iyang testimonya ug gibali gi- Lane niadtong Hulyo 2002 sa Nagkaila sila ni Pemberton sa usa layon sa korte ang naunang Basilan. Wala man lamang moa- ka disco house ug ngadto-ngadto hukom nga sad-an si Smith. tubang sa unsa mang kaso si dungan sila nga miadto sa usa ka Usa pa ka Pilipina nga ang Lane tungod kay gipagawas na duol nga motel. Wala magdugay, ngalan “Vanessa” ang gilugos siya sa US sa Pilipinas pagkaug- napalgan nga patay na si Jen- usab niadtong Abril 2009 sa usa ma. Ang doktor usab nga nag- nifer sulod sa motel pipila ka ka US Marine nga nadeploy sa tambal kang Isnijal ug nag- minuto human makita nga mipa- Joint US Military Assistance hawa si Pemberton.
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