Gen. Victor N. Corpus just launched a
war book entitled America’s Dim Mak Points, Unrestricted
Warfare in the 21st Century, showing the sophisticated
weaponry that will be used in a future global war just
in case it would erupt. It is interesting to note that
an earlier book entitled Unrestricted Warfare by Col.
Qiao Liang and Col. Wang Xiangsui, was published in
February 1999; to prepare China for a future war against
the US which they believe would be their worst enemy
next time.
In his book, Gen. Corpus gave his
readers the eight DIM MAK points where China can bring
the US to its knees, namely : vulnerability to
electro-information attack, dependency on foreign oil,
US dollar vulnerability, diplomatic isolation,
geographical military handicap, asymmetric
vulnerability, satellite-based military command and
control and aircraft carrier battle groups, then in
contrast he enumerated (with photos) the advanced
weaponry of the US, telling us that the US is prepared
for the next war. Actually, this book was written to
counterbalance the strategy of mainland China as what
was written in the book by Col. Liang and Xiangsui’s
Unrestricted Warfare. But I think Gen. Corpus overlooked
the fact that America is not telling the truth. Why?
I have a copy of a confidential paper
sent to me thru e-mail by an American friend coming from
his source from the military industrial complex, stating
that the next "unrestricted war" will be using killer
lasers and satellites, and the so-called directed energy
weapons, just like in the movies, which I see as a
"futuristic war". What is futuristic weapon? It is the
"single most transforming weapon in history" like
airborne lasers, active denial systems, relay mirrors
experiment (RME), solid state laser (SSL), and ray guns.
Now, is the world prepared for these weapons?
Another point, the US National
Security Agency Director, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander,
presented at a hearing in the US Congress in May of this
year the following : "Recently, the commander of
StratCom delegated to myself under Net-Warfare the
responsibility for directing the defense and operations
of the [Global Information Grid] as well as our current
operations of Net-Warfare so we have all those missions
together so we can put the defense and offense together
for the good of the department," Alexander tells the
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Tuesday at a
hearing on DoD cybersecurity. "Now we are looking at the
steps…of what we need to put together to ensure our
networks are secure and provide us freedom of movement
in cyberspace." (Source: Federal News Radio, 050609)
As of this writing, Lt. Gen. Keith
Alexander, NSA Director, has set up the cyber command
post at Fort Meade in Maryland , and reportedly the main
link in the so called killer laser and satellite
operation for the so called unrestricted warfare
preemptive strike.
This is the untold truth. The truth
of a looming bigger war of bigger nations and if we
don’t unite to help our country, we are headed for a war
that is not ours. And worst, it is already unfolding
right before our eyes. On how US and China trying to
outwit each other in every aspect especially in this
part of the region.
Are we going to let them use us for such foolishness
of going into that stupid war? – ERICK SAN JUAN, <culdesac0002@yahoo.com.ph>
No one
can stop ‘Cecile The Great’
We call her "Cecile the Great." We
have come to know and love her as the personification of
the saying, "if there’s a will, there’s a way." We’ve
not known anybody, nunca, in the whole wide world whose
will and determination would defy the odds and turn them
in her favor and we’re telling you right now –
especially to all the protesters and ‘haters’ – you
cannot stop her from receiving the National Artist Award
for Theater which she does not only deserve but is also
long overdue.
She is a woman who could smuggle a
young blind singer with a golden voice, sneak her in her
coat during a tightly secured United Nations assembly
without being noticed and have her sing to an astonished
crowd and win their hearts and ultimately their support.
She could stop a plane taxiing for takeoff and have her
stranded performers fly with it and not miss a scheduled
show. This, all for the sake of art.
You can stage protests all you want
and manipulate media just to stop or defame her out of
that delicadeza issue, being the concurrent executive
director of the National Commission for Culture (NCCA)
and the Arts and the presidential adviser on culture and
thus ‘temporarily’ disqualifies her from the selection
of a National Artist. But that doesn’t disqualify her to
be named a National Artist at all. For her to be so
conferred as one in this critical juncture of Philippine
political climate is just unfortunate. But wait, doesn’t
President Arroyo have the prerogative as to who to
confer the National Artist honor by law and backed up by
her 2003 issuance of Executive Order 236, "Honors Code
of the Philippines"? That should have silenced all the
critics.
And who are these so-called
protesters and critics and what have they done for
culture, especially in the field of theater? Or ask what
the Marcoses (Imelda herself, the self-indulgent
Patroness of the Arts, and her two daughters Irene and
Imee) have done for the sake of culture to muster the
temerity to protest a truly distinguished, great artist
like Cecile, receiving such an honor? Imelda, who
harbors hate until now against her all-time foe Alvarez,
sends her daughters on the streets because she still
could not accept the fact that Alvarez continues to
outclass her – she being known as one of the devilish
women ever to be remembered in the world who is known
for her shoe collection and embezzled jewelries. There’s
a story that Alvarez outsmarted Imelda in a fashion more
staggering than that of Mission Impossible when the
Marcos regime had tried to prevent the former from
receiving Asia’s most prestigious, the Ramon Magsaysay
Award for Public Service through the Arts , at the
height of martial law. If Alvarez was unfazed by arrest
and possibly death before, she won’t be now, knowing she
fully and highly deserves the National Artist Award.
If she deserves the honor, why is she
receiving all the flak and criticisms? No one dares
question: Does she deserve the award? If that is
answered appropriately without deviating into the whole
elitist and rigid selection process that could be even
ancient now, no one would dare utter a word. We asked:
Does she deserve to be named a National Artist? She more
than deserves it! Her receiving the Ramon Magsaysay
Award – which is by far more prestigious than this
National Artist honor, and being the youngest Filipino
at that to have received it, must and should obliterate
all the criticisms hurled against her.
To those protesting Alvarez’ award,
better ask yourselves first a prime question, do you
deserve to even protest when the one you’re crucifying
haven’t done anything but pour out her love and passion
to a field that she owes her survival to? Not to
undermine these protesting National Artists, but we
simply are aghast because the way we know Alvarez,
theirs pale to the works Alvarez has done in entirety
and that is true. Would you work with the masses and
bring out the best in them, to make them proud of
themselves, to introduce them and announce to the world:
Look, the Filipinos are second to none? Do you have the
face to say that bold statement in front of dignitaries
and diplomats in international gatherings without
blinking an eye? Cecile’s got it. Some of the protesters
may have received the Ramon Magsaysay, but not when you
were at your prime, when you were just starting to build
a promising foundation (the Philippine Educational
Theater Association) that is truly trailblazing as
written in the pages of history. That only means "Cecile
the Great" has done more for the enrichment of
Philippine culture and the arts, especially in the field
for which she is conferred the National Artist, and that
should make you shut up!
In America, we say what the heck,
grow up and get over it! Time to relax and be open to
change.
No wonder we are in limbo in terms of progressing as
a nation. – ANTHONY AMBAHAN, JAIMEE CASTILLO, ROY
AARON ESPIRITU, JAMAICA TAGORDA, Los Angeles,
California,
dane.tojong@gmail.com
KMU does
not endorse Kris, Noynoy;
only lays down analysis
We would like to make a clarification
regarding the story "Militants want Kris Aquino in
Senate" written by James Konstantin Valdez which
appeared in the online and print editions of Manila
Times yesterday, August 11.
Our press release last August 9
titled "Aquinos have fair chance in elections if…" does
not call on Ms. Kris Aquino to run for senator nor does
it call on Sen. Noynoy Aquino to run for a higher post.
Some of the statements attributed to our chairperson,
Mr. Elmer "Bong" Labog, does not appear in our PR, nor
said by him in any interview.
Our PR merely stated that the Aquino
siblings will have a fair chance of winning in the 2010
elections if they continue former Pres. Cory Aquino’s
struggle against Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s scheme
to prolong herself in power by pursuing Charter Change
or by declaring martial law.
You may view our PR in
www.kilusangmayouno.org. It was posted in our website
right after it was written.
We hope you can give a space for this clarification.
– WENDELL MOLLENIDO GUMBAN, Kilusang Mayo Uno,
kilusangmayouno@gmail.com
