February 7, 2015

Pahayagan ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ANG Pinapatnubayan ng Marxismo-Leninismo-Maoismo English Edition Vol XLVI No. 3 February 7, 2015 www.philippinerevolution.net Editorial Hold the US and the Aquino regime accountable for the bloody battle at Mamasapano ll sectors must unite to hold the US government and the The US' global war on ter- Aquino regime accountable for the bloody battle at Mamasa- rorism has engendered an end- Apano, Maguindanao on January 25 that resulted in the killing less spiral of intensifying vio- of 44 men of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force lence against those the US per- (PNP-SAF), 18 Moro fighters and seven civilians. ceives as "terrorists." Most of them emerged from the ruins The attacks on civilians and sions, these operations are con- of US wars of occupation, es- the bloody clash formed part of ducted overseas without so pecially in the Middle East, Operation Plan (OPlan) Wol- much as informing or seeking where the US used unbridled verine, an assassination plot permission from the govern- violence against entire na- targeting Zulkifli Bin Hir alias ments of those countries. Aside tions, communities and peo- Marwan and Abdul Basit Us- from transgressing on those ples. Some of them were for- man, both alleged officers of countries' sovereignty, such op- mer personnel or assets Jemaah Islamiyah included in erations are contrary to the trained by the US, such as the the "US terrorist list." The US principle of due process and vi- founders of the Abu Sayyaf. State Department olate International Humanitar- The US war on terror in- has offered rewards ian Law. volves whipping up ra- of up to $9 million cism and religious chau- for their capture. vinism. The pursuit oper- The Obama regime ations against Mar- has further intensified wan were part and assassination opera- parcel of the Obama tions against the regime's program of US' perceived ene- assassinating or ab- mies. It has indis- ducting persons criminately used branded as terrorists. On many occa- weapons of mass destruction. vilely turning a blind eye to the girl. Thousands of residents It does not discriminate be- trampling of Philippine sover- have been forced to evacuate. tween armed forces and civilian eignty through unbridled US The exposure of Aquino's communities. In 2012, the US military intervention. Aquino puppetry to the US has further mobilized the AFP to drop likewise rode roughshod on the isolated him from the Filipino "smart bombs" on Jolo, Sulu PNP chain of command and mo- people. His violation of the ostensibly to kill Marwan, even bilized his most loyal officer to PNP's chain of command, his if the targets were civilian com- use the PNP-SAF personnel as abuse of power and erroneous munities, and among those cannon fodder in the attack on directives have resulted in killed were several religious Mamasapano even if the latter massive casu- leaders in the area. is a bastion of the Aquino gov- alties, which Oplan Wolverine was for- ernment's armed enemies. in turn have mulated and hatched by the US The slain PNP-SAF elements generated imperialists. US intelligence were wantonly sacrificed by wide- agencies like the Central Intel- Aquino on the altar of his impe- spread ligence Agency and the Nation- rialist master's terrorist war. disen- al Security Agency led efforts In accordance with US training chant- to monitor Marwan using and directives, the ment drones and electronic surveil- PNP-SAF troops among po- lance. Residents saw a number wreaked havoc in licemen of foreign officers mingling the civilian commu- and sol- with the PNP-SAF troops on op- nity. A house was diers, and eration, and said that among indis- even some the dead was a foreign soldier crimi- high-rank- whose body was immediately nately ing PNP taken by elements of the US fired upon and AFP Joint Special Operations Task on mere sus- officers. Force-Philippines who arrived picion that the The soon after the fighting ended. targeted "terrorists" entire Oplan Wolverine was zeal- were living there. At nation ously implemented by Benigno least seven civilians must unite against the Aquino III, the US' obedient were killed in Mamasa- Aquino puppet regime puppet. Aquino has been ser- pano, including an 8-year old and its officers who pushed the PNP troopers to their deaths in ANG Contents accordance with US directives. Editorial: Hold the US and the Aquino regime PNP and AFP officers and accountable for Mamasapano 1 troops must be encouraged to Vol XLVI No. 3 February 7, 2015 Calls for Aquino's resignation gain ground 3 unite with the Filipino people MILF-GPH agreement in limbo 3 as they take action to oust Ang Bayan is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Iloko, Hiligaynon, Waray and JSOC: US assassins 4 Aquino from power. It has be- English editions. The US' heinous crimes in Okinawa 4 come starkly clear that the It is available for downloading at Other US crimes 5 the Philippine Revolution Web Central government they have been de- located at: Anomalies reek after Papal visit 6 fending is corrupt and is an im- 1,000 Lumad evacuate in Agusan del Sur 7 perialist lackey. www.philippinerevolution.org. Military arrests another NDFP consultant 7 Continuing US military in- Ang Bayan welcomes contributions Visiting rights of political prisoners 8 tervention in the Philippines in the form of articles and news. Advances in Southern Tagalog 8 must be relentlessly exposed. Readers are likewise enjoined to send It's final: DAP is illegal 9 in their comments and suggestions for Growing US military presence in the betterment of our publication. You CPP message to KM 10 the country must be resisted, can reach us by email at: Commemorating Mendiola Massacre 11 along with all unequal military 12 [email protected] Irrigation fees in Cagayan treaties with the US that tram- Against MRT/LRT fares 12 ple on Philippine sovereignty NDFP congratulates Syriza 13 and are being used as pretexts Ang Bayan is published fortnightly by the Central Committee for intensifying US military in- of the Communist Party of the Philippines tervention in the country. ~ 2 ANG BAYAN February 7, 2015 Calls for Aquino's resignation further Reports reveal that the operation was not coordinated with gain ground the MILF on purpose, despite an existing ceasefire agreement here are growing calls for Benigno Aquino III's resignation amid that states the need for coordi- Tthe numerous brickbats regarding the killing of 44 elements of nation whenever AFP and PNP the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF). The forces enter MILF-controlled ar- police commandos were slain in a 12-hour gunbattle with the Moro eas. Neither was the operation Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Free- coordinated with the AFP, re- dom Fighters (BIFF) in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguin- sulting in the absence of military danao on January 25. support for the besieged SAF forces who had run out of am- The Filipino people were an- no's direct responsibility in the munition. gered no end when Aquino ad- Mamasapano clash in the face of In the face of widespread mitted on January 28 that he widespread demands to reveal loathing for the Aquino regime, knew about the PNP-SAF opera- the whole truth. Various groups progressive and democratic for- tion and that its commander had have been formed to "investi- ces have stepped up their calls been reporting to him. They be- gate" the bloody incident, in- for Aquino to resign. They came even more furious when it cluding those established by the launched a mass action on Feb- became known that the Mama- PNP, AFP, Senate, Congress, ruary 4 to demand that the US sapano operation was coordi- Commission on Human Rights and Aquino be held accountable nated by suspended PNP chief and the Office of the Ombuds- for the Mamasapano clash. Fif- Dir. Gen. Alan Purisima, who is man. All of these, however, are teen bishops and archbishops of known to be close to Aquino. It controlled by Aquino's men and the Catholic Church have also had earlier come to light that will surely end up covering up his expressed solidarity with calls the acting PNP chief, Dep. Dir. role. for Aquino's resignation. ~ Gen. Leonardo Espina did not know about the SAF operation, and neither did DILG Sec. Mar Roxas. MILF-GPH agreement in limbo Aquino's act of washing his hands of all blame has resulted he peace agreement between the Aquino regime and the in widespread disenchantment TMoro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that has been sched- among the relatives of the po- uled for finalization in March is currently in limbo. licemen who were used as can- Aquino's failure to coordinate a police operation in Mamasa- non fodder in Mamasapano. pano, Maguindanao with the MILF last January 25 sparked a They were further disappointed major gunbattle involving MILF personnel. The agreement stip- when Aquino failed to attend the ulates the need for coordination whenever security forces of the arrival ceremonies for the slain Government of the Philippines enter MILF areas. troops. Many of them later di- The massive casualties suffered by the PNP in the firefight rectly manifested their anger by with the MILF and BIFF in Mamasapano are now being invoked refusing to accept the plaques by politicians opposed to a peace accord with the MILF in offered by Aquino. thwarting the enactment of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. A num- Some PNP personnel were ber of politicians who sponsored the bill have now withdrawn even more forthcoming in ex- their support. Worse, the Mamasapano incident is being used as pressing their ill feelings against a pretext for chauvinistic depictions of the Moro people and Aquino, with many of them ques- calls for all-out war against them.

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