QUESTIONABLE CLAIMS ON MAMASAPANO-PART 1!

In a story in inquirer.net, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal denied that they had been coddling international terrorists Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, and Abdul Basit Usman who were the targets of the SAF 44 commandoes in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao last Sunday. Then WHY did MILF fighters fire upon the SAF 44 who were on their way out after killing Marwan? The SAF 44 were ALL IN UNIFORM and therefore readily recognizable as policemen. Even if the Marwan operation was not coordinated with the MILF, the Front’s fighters could have just accosted the commandoes and asked what were they doing there. THEY DID NOT HAVE TO SHOOT AND WIPE OUT THE SAF 44. Reports that the SAF 44 fired first at the MILF men are likewise RIDICULOUS. The SAF 44 were OUT IN THE OPEN AND IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY. It would have been insanity on their part to start a firefight and RISK ANNIHILATION if they can avoid it.

WALANG TIGIL ang pagtuturo kay suspendidong PNP Director-General Alan Purisima  bilang UTAK O DIREKTOR ng misyon ng SAF 44 nang MAPATAY ang mga ito noong Linggo. Pero si PNoy mismo ang nagsasabing hindi ito tutoo.

Puwes, BAKIT AYAW PAHARAPIN ni PNoy si Purisima sa media at sa publiko para MALINIS NITO ang kaniyang pangalan? MAY EBIDENSIYA ba si PNoy na hindi nga si Purisima ang naguutos sa mga miyembro ng SAF noong Linggo? Kung sasabihin ni PNoy na mayroon, ANO ITO” Kung wala naman, ANO ANG BASEHAN NIYA para LINISIN AGAD ang pangalan ni Purisima? Kung talaga namang wala siyang kasalanan, BAKIT AYAW PA RING MAGSALITA ni Purisima? NASAAN SIYA AT ANO ANG GINAGAWA niya mula noong simulan ng SAF ang misyon noong Sabado ng gabi hanggang sa MA-MASSACRE ang SAF 44 noong Linggo? MAY MAKAKAPAGPATUNAY ba sa anumang sasabihin niya?

There have been consistent media reports that the ‘whistle-blower on Purisima’s supposed role in the bloody mission, relieved SAF head Chief Supt. Getulio Napenas, is one of his KNOWN TRUSTED ALLIES. Purisima HAS NOT denied this. SO WHY would Napenas DESTROY PURISIMA with a lie?

SAF officer-in-charge Chief Supt. Noli Talino admitted that the 55th SAF Company began calling for reinforcements at about 7 a.m. He said they sent reinforcements using different approaches but the attackers were too many for the rescuers to penetrate the scene of the encounter. But Talino did not specify details. So unless he clarifies the following points, the SINCERITY TO SAVE THE EVENTUALLY DOOMED SAF 44 would be VERY, VERY DOUBTFUL: How many reinforcements and how much or what kind of fighting equipment did they send? How many, more or less, were the attackers? It would be OUTRAGEOUS for anyone to say that the SAF44 radioman did not give an estimate. If the supposed reinforcements were too few for the attackers, WHY were the SAF’s HELICOPTER GUNSHIPS NOT USED? If SAF officials will say it was not allowed, BY WHOM? Media reports said the headquarters of the Philippine Army’s 6^th Infantry Division was more or less ONLY A KILOMETER AWAY from the battle scene. Did SAF headquarters contact, or try to contact, the Division for help? If yes, who made the distress call and what was the response?  Other media reports quoted the Division as claiming that they did not have enough information, like exact location, of the encounter so they could not respond immediately. How true is this as far as the SAF s concerned? And assuming that this is true, did the Division exert any effort to determine the encounter scene, like sending out patrols?  If yes, what was the result? If no, why not?

I will be writing Part 2 right after I post this blog. 30