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GMA RECEIVES U.S. BLESSINGS, FILIPINOS DECRY GMA SUPPORT TO U.S. OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
by PCPR
Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2004 at 7:00 PM
The U.S., having the bloodiest record of aggression, is the world’s number
one terrorist and has absolutely no moral and legal authority to act as
world police. And puppet presidents like GMA can never be worthy of the
people’s support,” PCPR concluded.
On June 30, the U.S. will send a big delegation for the inauguration of
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. “As any puppet president of the Philippines, GMA
receives U.S. blessings anew. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush congratulated GMA’s
victory and expressed gratitude for GMA’s continuing support to the U.S. war
which was launched on very questionable grounds: the supposed existence of
weapons of mass destruction which have yet to be found. We condemn in
strongest terms GMA’s continuing support to the U.S. occupation of Iraq and
her commitment to welcome more U.S. military troops in the Philippines. Bush
and GMA are the real terrorists and ruthless war-mongers who do not deserve
a single day in public office,” Rev. Fr. Allan Jose Arcebuche, OFM, National
Co-Chairperson of the Promotion of Church People’s Response said in a
statement.
Bush has been hounded by protests against the unjust U.S. war in the U.S.
itself and in countries around the globe. He was met with massive
demonstrations during his October 18 visit in Manila while GMA spent
millions for grand preparations for his 8-hour visit. “War-freak presidents
like Bush and GMA do not have the people’s mandate and can only steal their
electoral victory at the expense of democracy, peace and sovereignty. From
June 30 onwards, we shall continue to launch protests against GMA’s puppetry
to U.S. and elite interests, corruption and illegitimacy as we continue to
assert that Filipinos, Iraqis and all people of the world deserve genuine
democracy, peace and sovereignty,” PCPR stressed.
On June 28, the U.S. supposedly transferred sovereignty to Iraq.
“It was just another hoax of U.S. imperialists. We continue to demand the
immediate and total pull-out of U.S. invaders in Iraq as we demand GMA to
withdraw her support to the U.S. war, including the withdrawal of Filipino
troops, amid countless deaths of civilians in Iraq, Filipinos among them.”
PCPR likened the June 28 event in Iraq to the supposed 1946 grant of
independence to the Philippines by the US. “Filipinos and the Iraqi people
now share a common tragedy – that of having bogus sovereignty under U.S. neo-
colonial rule, in the name of U.S. ‘war on terror’ that has meant brutal
economic and military aggression against Iraqis, Filipinos and other poor
nations,” PCPR lamented.
“The U.S., having the bloodiest record of aggression, is the world’s number
one terrorist and has absolutely no moral and legal authority to act as
world police. And puppet presidents like GMA can never be worthy of the
people’s support,” PCPR concluded. Together with inter-faith and multi-
sectoral groups, PCPR will hold an ECUMENICAL PRAYER AND CANDLE LIGHTING FOR
GENUINE PEACE AND SOVEREIGNTY near the U.S. Embassy in Manila at around 6:00
pm today. The activity is part of global demonstrations demanding immediate
and total pull-out of US invaders in Iraq in the wake of June 28 “handover”
of sovereignty.
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