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Warning: Disturbing photo included

10/04/07

Posted under Foreign affairs

Today’s Inquirer editorial references a photo found in such sites as that of the UK’s Daily Mail.

The image is profoundly disturbing. The picture, published in many newspapers, shows a dead Burmese monk, floating face down in a murky river. His saffron robe has turned pale; it has turned the color of human flesh, drained of blood. Hints of saffron can still be glimpsed, partly hidden by the body of the slain protester. The close-up photograph suggests that the rivers of Burma (Myanmar) have been turned into makeshift graveyards, full of other bodies.

The detailed story in the Mail is worth a close read. But here’s the most disturbing of the photos included in the story:

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camil

Reminds of Uganda during Idi Amin’s time… bodies were thrown into hte lakes and rivers..



sonsi

how can anyone kill a religious person? i believe in the GREAT POWER of GOD and KARMA.



maXXari

Religious people are persecuted in a country where the rulers are godless. Eradicate the evil one!



MC_90

Reminds me of the marcos era…the MARTIAL LAW days….!!!!!

Im sure marami na naman magrereact dito na alipores ni APO kuno heehehehehehehe



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maverick

It only shows how barbaric people are under the chain of command. The hell with you!



Francis

Dear Bloggers,

04th October 2007

Will anyone kindly please verify or assist me on this matter.

I have received a text message from a certain Atty. Mariano M. Chavez of the PGMA Foundation whose cell number is 09286917450 claiming that my mobile number has been randomly selected. I have apparently won 1 million pesos from the foundation.

Below is the text message.

“Congratulations! Your cell # had won 1M pesos during the anniversary of the PGMA foundation raffle draw. DTI permit # 2578 Series 2007 Please Contact Atty Mariano M. Chavez at 09286917450 for details and on how to claim it. Thank you.”

I wonder if this got anything to do with my criticism of the illegitimate regime of Mrs. Arroyo. Not to mention the evil the religion it represents.

Well, my paintings are for sale but not my vote.

If this text message is true, will any representative from Philippine General Hospital claim this in my behalf as my donation to your institution?

Thank you.

Francis Tanseco
http://www.francistanseco.com
09286746052
P.S. Should I fear for my life now?



percy

It’s a reminder to people in burma that the goverment is still in control, another scare tactics, another taliban style.



alvin

One picture said it all of what’s happening now to Myanmar. A graphic and horrifying image that will haunt that country for a long, long time



Kabayan

Francis, that 1M raffle is fake and is a swindling scam. Report it to the authorities immediately.

No Francis, this is no big deal unless you fall for their ruse. They’ll likely ask for you to deposit money to a certain bank or something for “processing fees” or some other monetary favor. Most of all, don’t arrange for a meeting with this criminal syndicate nor disclose any personal information.

This kind of scam and other variants (like PCSO last digit tips, Nigerian scam, Australian lotto, money transfer from escaping deposed rulers etc.) have been around for so long now. Don’t fall for their scam.



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Bert

To: Francis

Just keep sending your posts in this blogsite so we’ll know you’re ok. If you can’t, have any member of your family inform this blogsite, so we’ll know. We here in this blogsite are family, even if we don’t belong to the same side of the fence, we are concern any of the guys here might be in danger. Keep in touch!



OFW in Afghanistan

Very disturbing indeed! Although, you do not have to go far to find similar situations. This is what happens when a regime wants to keep itself in power…lives suddenly loses its value…reminds me of Musa.



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Denshi

Anytime now the US will go in there with their military and rescue them and take down their evil dictator and they will be greeted as liberators.

Oh wait…

There’s no oil. Nevermind. Passing on through…



hiram1104

Reminds me of what might have happened if Sen. Trillanes and the Magdalo succeded in toppling the government. Junta, anyone?



OFW in Afghanistan

No, Hiram 1104. That is a leap of a conclusion. Those beasts in Myanmar have no heart. Trillanes has.



MC_90

hiram1104

nice one hehee yeah…Junta anyone?



Kabayan

hiram1104, if the administration continuous being involved in corruption and cover-ups, they should not be surprised if Senator Trillanes will continually be supported by the people… Administration corruption anyone?



MC_90

Kabayan

Only you and a few number of filipinos supports trillanes…

Administration and Opposition are CORRUPT…and you refuse to recognize that fact…even trillanes is corrupt…

buksan mo ang pagiisip mo kabayan…walang hindi corrupt sa mga politiko natin…



clipmaster

let us all pray for his soul……



MC_90

clipmaster…whos soul are we going to pray for? the soul of kabayan or the soul of our politicians…if you say we pray for the souls of our politicians..I’d say its a waste of time..no prayers can save their souls..God certainly wont allow them to enter his kingdom…and the devil will surely do the same..takot baka palitan sya sa trono nya sa impyerno hahahahaha



Delrey

The tragedy of Burma happens only in a dictatorship where the military has absolute power. Most Filipinos kinow that that’s why no matter how well meaning a military coup may be like what Trillanes and his Magdalo did they can never be supported by the people because of the lessons learned from Edsa 1 and 2. The best way to a democratic rule is to follow the constitutional way.



Delrey

Kabayan, corruption in this administration can be addressed by means of legal alternatives provided for in the Constitution. There are constitutional ways to remove an unpopular President. Coups and other unconstitutional means should never be encouraged because there is always a danger that some ambitious power tripping militarist with messianic complex can take over and turn this country ala Myanmar.

Neither does Trillanes deserve to be free just because he is against corruption and a senator now. He should get himself absolved of the crime he has committed first before he can be set free. Or rot in jail if found guilty.

There is no justificaton whatsoever to commit a crime of rebellion as a means to remove a leader and fight corruption. The only time it becomes justified is if the coup succeeds. Neither is it justified to claim that people have forgiven Trillanes by voting him senator. Only the court of law can dispense justice and not the people.



Kabayan

Delyrey,

Many detractors assume too much that Trillanes and the Magdalo intended a coup or a junta. It all started peacefully enough when they were protesting the corruption and mismanagement in the AFP. When these fell to deaf ears, the proverbial s***t hit the fan.

Meanwhile regarding Gen. Garcia’s indictment on corruption, he was simply
given a slap on the wrist with 2 years hard labor for the tens or even hundreds of millions filched from public funds and no further investigation was done on other probable cohorts in corruption. His family or at least her wife who was involved is now scot free. How about that for justice.

Now Trillanes is a Senator mainly because the people trust him more than the administration endorsed candidates and with good reason. The list of corruption in the administration is growing with no sign of letting up. The AB-ZTE-FG scandal and the attempt to bribe the opposition by KAMPI in the Atty. Pulido scam (c’mon now I don’t believe that Francis Ver would shelve out P 2 million from his own pocket to save his president trouble out of the “goodness of his heart”)

According to you “Only the court of law can dispense justice and not the people.” In fact we have had a president and another questionable president who were put in their position by virtue of the people dispensing justice when the government institution becomes corrupt and being manipulated like puppet. The court of law may dispense justice but a pissed and much abused decent citizenry can also do the same.



Kabayan

MC_90,

No need for you to pray for anyone to be saved from divine punishment MC_90. God judges on the merits and demerits of a person’s action in his lifetime.



Kabayan

What did you say MC_90? …”…Only you and a few number of filipinos supports trillanes…”

Hahahahahah… :D



Vincent

Kababayan,

And what is the UN doing about it? send
an envoy, talk, talk, a little threat of sanction here and there then talk, talk, and talk (if they succeeded in crafting a an action plan or at least a resolution, China threatens to veto it). In the mean time, more monks and opposition gets slaughtered. Isnt it time that UN get reformed itself. A rapid deployment of
Peace Keeping Forces should be instituted, a pro active measure, rather than a reactive one. Interfere before a crime to humanity is committed rather than an investigation on its aftermath.



MC_90

Kabayan,

exactly what I said, I can say it again if you want me to hahahahahahaha



Kabayan

MC_90,

Hmm, let me see, when Trillanes ran in the Senatorial elections he was unable to properly campaign, Abalos then COMELEC chairman was allied to Mike the ABZTEFG, Trillanes was unable to field more than half a dozen of his own election watchers, he did not have the hundreds of millions of pesos that some of the MagKAKAMPI candidates have, he was restricted in movement and communication but despite ALL these and despite ALL odds, Trillanes WON!

And now the corrupt administration is moving heaven and earth not to let him serve in Senate office. Currently, the admin is rushing to corrupt people by distributing pay-off money as what they did by trying to corrupt even Fr. Ed Panlilio, inoculate THEIR beloved President to immunize her for at least a year from charges while she manipulates more questionable non-transparent no-bidding billion peso projects, force through her ill thought out JPEPA treaty, cover-up their involvement on the ABZTEFG scam, and use Charter Change as both a means to extend their rule and to deflect their obvious abuse of power and corruption. The list of their perpetration of evil grows longer.

Meanwhile they try to stop Sen. Trillanes from properly serving in office as a truly elected Senator of the people (Unlike the questionable “president” of a few people). Why? Are the corrupt in government scared of what Trillanes would do as he tracks down their corruption and abuses?

Our nation could even try to hold a presidential election between Trillanes and Gloria even with the magkaKAMPI cheating mechanism. Gloria would be left behind in the electoral count like dog with a broken leg, except of course if they are finally able to perfect a computerized electoral cheating system.

So MC_90, for your statement that ”…Only you and a few number of filipinos supports trillanes…” all I can truly say to your statement is Hahahahah



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MC_90

Kabayan

hhhmmmm d pa din mababago ang sinabi ko..kahit ano pang justification sasabihin mo..di ko alamkung san mo nakuha yang mga hakahaka mo hahahahahaha



MC_90

Team DICK
Team GMA
Team ERAP
Team FPJ
Team CHIZ
Team CAYETANO
Tea. LAHAT NG POLITIKO

Puro mga walang kwenta lahat yan!!!! MGA POLITIKO ANG NAGPAPAHIRAP SA BANSANG PILIPINAS…

Kahit ano pang sabihin niyo sa mga IDOLO nyo…iisa lang ang hindi pwede ipagkaila…LAHAT SILA MAGNANAKAW!!!!!

AT IISA LANG DAHILAN KAYA SILA NAMOMOLITIKA…YUN AY DAHIL SA PERANG MANANAKAW NILA!!!!!!!



Kabayan

Heheheh, di wag mong baguhin. ;)

Hindi hakahaka yan MC_90, bottom line nanalo si Trillanes, binoto ng bayan ang mga admin Senate candidates maski naglampaso ng salapi, sila ang nalampaso. Di matanggap ng admin ang pagkapanalo ni Trillanes kaya pinipigilan siyang gampanan ang kanyang tungkulin. Takot ang admin bulatlatin ni Trillanes ang kabulukan sa gubyerno kaya lalong hindi sila papayag na magsilbi siya sa Senado. Tulad ng sabi ko … hahahahah.

Ang kasulukuyang administrasyon ay ginagawang INSTITUSYON ang suhulan at corruption, pati si Gov. Fr. Panlilio balak pang idamay sa kanilang kasamaan.

Sa katagalan palaki ng palaki ang utang na loob ni Gloria sa mga corrupt na heneral at dating heneral na nakaupo sa posisyon. Ang mga malapit sa kanya ay nagiging mas garapal para makakuha ng komisyon sa mga proyektong pangubyerno tulad ng ZTE. Kailangan rin nila ito para pangmudmod sa mga kaalyado niya sa Kamara at opisyal sa mga probinsiya at munisipyo.

Di tatagal magiging sobrang “dependent” na ang ehekutibo sa kanyang kaalyadong corrupt at maihahalintulad na rin ang sitwasyon niya kay Marcos nung unang panahon. Pag-aralan mo ang kasaysayan at dahil ito’y bumabalik muli.



MC_90

di ko talaga babaguhin hahahahahahaha

Kabayan…..di mo ako kelangan kwentohan sa mga kabulastugan ni GMA o ng administrasyon nya…kasi di ako maka GMA..hahahahaha alam kong kurakot yang si GMA at lahat ng mga kakampi nya…..pero alam ko din na KURAKOT AT MAGNANAKAW ANG OPPOSITION…. Pare pareho lang yan silang lahat….kasama na si trillanes jan…LAHAT SILA.

Uulitin ko kabayan….LAHAT SILA MAGNANAKAW AT KURAKOT!!!!!!

Kung akala mo na si GMA at mga kakampi lang nya ang kurakot at hindi kurakot ang opposition kasama na si trillanes…SARAP NG TULOG MO NUN…NANANAGINIP KA PA HAHAHAHAHAHA



mickens

isama mo na si MC_90



Kabayan

MC_90

O bakit hindi mo naman ipahiwatig ang kakurakutan ng oposisyon tulad ng inilalahad mo? Sige nga, sige nga :D



MC_90

kabayan

Alam mo ba yung kasabihan na “mahirap gisingin ang taong nagtutulog-tulogan lang” ?

kung naiintindihan mo yan…yan ang dahilan kung bakit di na ako magsasayang ng oras para ipahiwatig sayo at sa mga tao dito na sumusporta sa mga politiko ang mga nakawan at kurakutan sa pilipinas hehehehehe



Kabayan

MC_90,

Hehehe, di mo pa rin nasasagot tanong ko … paki-hiwatig nga ang kakurakutan ng mga miyembro ng oposisyon? Para naman mapag-aralan at mabantayan sa hinaharap ;)



Ibarra

The image from Myanmar chillingly mirrors the situation in our own country. It reminds us of the fate of Musa DImasidsing, and the hundreds more victims of extra-judicial killing and involuntary disappearance.

Who knows what happened to Jonas Burgos in the hand of the military?

The military that can only lamely say that the license plates on the vehicle used to abduct Jonas was stolen from one of its military camps?

By doing so, it is unwittingly acknowledging its incompetence to protect even its own backyard. How reassuring for the country and its people that this same military is tasked to protect!



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