The Freeman Publication Date: [June 13, 2006]
Sun.Star Daily Publication Date: [June 16, 2006]
Local military spokesmen have been whipping up recently the old “red-scare” antics.
Groups such as the League of Filipino Students, AnakBayan, College Editors Guild of the Philippines, National Union of Students of the Philippines and the Student Christian Movement have been tagged as collaborators in recruiting minors for the Marxist-led armed struggle.
We in the University of the Philippines are alarmed with these developments. We have seen how the Arroyo government launched a massive and comprehensive plot to annihilate legal people’s organizations in the country.
The labeling of activist organizations as communist fronts is meant to terrorize the people and condition their minds to more repressive measures in the future.
Physical extermination has become the natural progression after activist leaders and members have been accused as communists.
Is Cebu the next target?
We hope not. Activist killings in Cebu will only worsen our already dismal human rights record. ■
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