A Bloody Chamber

Posted by karlom87 on December 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment

The recent days have been busy â€“ complete with exams and all sorts of academic requirements. But at last, itâ€™s finally over â€“ for this year at least.

Havenâ€™t read local and national dailies since the start of the week, but the last thing I picked up falls under the category of good news: Arroyo backpedals on subversion law. Scriptorium discusses why the Anti-Subversion Law should NOT be revived.

In this context, respected political analyst Mon Casiple observes of the militaryâ€™s new position as a powerful arbiter in the game that is Philippine politics.

Before this, it was the military intervening in politics or negotiating with civilian politicians for its own ends. It is now having illusions about its decisive role in regime change and becoming the nationâ€™s leaders.

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