SEARCHING FOR REAL JUSTICE...ONE THAT INVOLVES THE WHOLE TRUTH.
This was the answer of a brilliant student from UP when asked by his professor, "Do you think war can bring peace?"... His answer, "Order maybe, but never peace!"....
Trojan-Troy Cocon Pabico
After war, the orphaned, the widowed, those who lost loved ones, will always feel hatred for the victors... So may katahimikan, kasi takot ka magsalita, pero walang kapayapaan, kasi puro poot ang nasa puso mo sa mga pumatay sa mahal mo.
War never guarantees victory for any side...war however carries with it the promise of more death, pain and agony.
To this day, I am still surprised that while I am, proudly, a resident of the country with the biggest Catholic/Christian population in the whole of Asia, and Marian Devotees as well, a lot of us have called for an all-out war, some even calling for the immediate bombing and napalming of Mindanao....I am forced to wonder if we are truly in touch with our faith and it's teachings.
When you declare an all-out war against Mindanao... You risk the lives of so many...
(1) The lives of more gallant soldiers and policemen.
(2) The innocent moslems, the elderly, the women and children.
(3) The Christians in Davao, Iligan, Butuan, and in other parts of Mindanao.
Why is it so easy for us to risk the lives of other people???
Let us seek the truth!
I agree the brave SAF men were not to blame, they were following orders.
The rank and file of the MILF were following orders too, to defend their turf.
For me, if I were to blame someone, I would blame the higher authorities from both sides, those who gave the orders.....
First, The higher authority who gave the direct order to the SAF to attack without first assessing the situation or the conditions properly, he led the men into an unwinnable situation. What kind of a leader would do this?
Second, the MILF leadership for ordering their men to attack as well, with some of them being so brutal!
Let us seek out the truth... Punish everyone who was reaponsible for this tragedy, from the government's side and from the MILF's side.... No stones should be unturned, let there be no sacred cows.
Let us put the peace talks on hold unless both sides cooperate in providing every information needed in getting to the truth...after we are satisfied, then let us proceed with talking...our aim should always be to have Peace.
War never guarantees victory for any side...war however carries with it the promise of more death, pain and agony.
PEACE! GOD BLESS ALL OF US!
