Interlude
Coincidences or real political motives?
The Batasan bombing, the Dalaig assassination, the Glorietta incident. Are they mere coincidences of unrelated events or are they part of a subtle political strategy directed towards a particular objective(s)?
The various reactions so far that came out range from airy dismissal as coincidental, unrelated (Malacañang) to a dark US-inspired conspiracy (CPP). There are a lot of other theories in between but what is striking in all these other speculations is the disbelief of official police pronouncements.
Maybe it is just the generally low level of credibility of the Macapagal-Arroyo’s government, but there is the disquieting real political context that these events are being tested within. This context includes the pressure on the GMA people to ensure their political survival in the face of the 2010 end of her term, the creeping doom of a lameduck presidency, the uncertain health of key administration figures, the failure to make headway with any agreement with the opposition or with the presidentiables, the renewed efforts by varied groups of the opposition to get her out of power, and the unchanging negative public opinion.
