Strutting martinet Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reviews honor guard at change of command ceremony, May 12. Arroyo and her militarist clique seek to crush insurgents and prolong her regime. (Photo: Bullit Marquez/AP) In justifying her policy of “disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation” as henceforth the only basis for talks, the president said that she would not negotiate the MOA-AD “at gunpoint.”
Sa paghahanap ng dahilan nito sa kanyang patakaran na “disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation” bilang tanging batayan ng pakikipag-usap ng kapayapaan, sinabi ng presidente na hindi ito magkakaroon ng negosasyon sa MOA-AD “ng may nakatutok na baril.”