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PRESS STATEMENT
National Executive Committee
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
22 March 2011
Why no “no fly zone” over Gaza?
**National Democratic Front of the Philippines condemns imperialist
war of aggression against Libya and the Libyan people**
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) vigorously
condemns the imperialist war of aggression perpetrated by the US, UK,
and France and their cohorts against Libya and the Libyan people.
Under the pretense of protecting the lives of Libyan civilians, these
imperialist powers are violating the national sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Libya and are in the process of destroying
the lives and property of the Libyan people. Deceptively declaring
that they are undertaking a so-called humanitarian intervention, they
repeat the imperialist wars of aggression in Iraq and Afghanistan.
They aim to set up a puppet government and take over control of
Libya's rich oil, gas and other natural resources. For this purpose,
they are coddling and supporting a traitorous and retrogressive
opposition group that brandishes the flag of the former King Idris.
The imperialist powers collaborate with the Zionists in flouting UN
resolutions. They refuse to lift a finger to save the lives of
Palestinian civilians: the mothers, children, elderly who have been
subjected to brutal and massive invasion and massacre by the Israeli
armed forces in December 2008, January 2009 and to the present day.
Why is there no “no-fly-zone” over Gaza to protect the
Palestinian victims of Israeli aggression?
Why, despite massive protest demonstrations in the US, UK and other
countries worldwide, have these imperialist powers not done anything
to stop the brutal Israeli attacks on the Palestinian civilian
population and the Israeli bombardments on hospitals and medical
clinics, schools and universities, mosques and public buildings?
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Instead of the “no-fly-zone” which has opened the
way for the
current imperialist military intervention, the peace plan offered by
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and supported by Cuban leader Fidel
Castro and four other Presidents of Latin America, which Libyan leader
Moammar Qaddafi has accepted, ought to be carried out. This peace plan
has suggested former US President Jimmy Carter to lead the peace
delegation. There is also the appeal of Qaddafi to the UN Security
Council for an emergency session and for the UN to send a fact-finding
mission to Libya.
These constructive proposals can avoid the human disaster that has
taken place in Iraq as a result of the US-British led war of
aggression and occupation, involving the death of over a hundred
thousand people, the destruction of the civil infrastructure of the
country, and the mass displacement of close to five million Iraqi
refugees. The Western mass media should now make an honest reporting
of the ongoing massive destruction of Libyan lives and property.
The imperialist war of aggression against Libya not only endangers
the lives and safety of the Libyan people, it also causes grave danger
to the many thousands of migrant workers who work and live in Libya. A
special cause of concern for the NDFP is the safety of many thousands
of Filipino workers. Among them are Filipino nurses who provide needed
medical care to the population in the hospitals and medical centers in
Libya.
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines, which condemns and
opposes the increasing US military intervention in the Philippines,
joins anti-imperialist and progressive forces throughout the world in
vigorously condemning this latest imperialist war of aggression by the
US, UK and France as a violation of the national sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Libya.
Immediately stop the war of aggression by imperialist powers against
Libya!
Support all initiatives to settle the conflict peacefully!
Uphold the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Libya!
National Executive Committee
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Havana. March 21, 2011
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Statement
• Cuba expresses its most forceful condemnation of the
foreign military intervention into the internal conflict occurring within
the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
For Cuba, conflicts must be resolved through dialogue and negotiation, not
with the use of military force.
The Security Council succumbed to pressure from some western powers in
order to create the conditions leading to this military aggression, which
constitutes a blatant manipulation of the United Nations Charter, of the
Council's authority and is another example of the double standard which
characterizes its conduct.
Nevertheless, Resolution 1973, approved this last Thursday by the Security
Council, in no way authorizes these attacks against Libyan territory,
which constitute a violation of international law.
The western powers carrying out military attacks against Libyan territory
are causing death, injury and suffering to innocent civilians. Some of
these powers are precisely those responsible for the death of more than a
million civilians in Iraq and more than 70,000 in Afghanistan, which they
call "collateral damage."
They are also complicit in the crimes committed against the Palestinian
people.
Cuba supports the Libyan people's inalienable right to self-determination
without any foreign interference, repudiates the deaths of civilians in
Libya and in any other place and supports this nation's territorial
integrity and its sovereignty over its own resources.
Havana, March 20, 2011
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STOP THE U.S. WAR AGAINST LIBYA AND
BAHRAIN!
Download Fact Sheet on Libya
Download IAC Statement
The International Action Center calls on all anti-war and social justice
activists to call Emergency Response STOP THE U.S. WAR AGAINST LIBYA AND
BAHRAIN actions in their areas on Friday, March 18 or Saturday, March 19,
or to mobilize support for any already existing anti-war demonstrations
called to mark the anniversary of the Iraq War, with this statement and
signs to STOP THE U.S. WAR AGAINST LIBYA AND BAHRAIN, as well as to
intensify the mobilization for the April 9th and 10th Anti-War
demonstrations in New York and San Francisco called by the United National
Antiwar Committee.
On March 17, 2011, Washington showed its true intentions by pushing
through a U.N. Security Council resolution that amounts to a declaration
of war on the government and people of Libya.
A U.S. attack is the worst possible thing that could happen to the people
of Libya. It also puts the unfolding Arab revolutions, which have inspired
people across North Africa and Western Asia, in the gravest danger.
The resolution goes beyond a no-fly zone. It includes language saying U.N.
member states could "take all necessary measures" ... "by halting attacks
by air, land and sea forces under the control of the Gadhafi
regime."(CNN.com, Mar 17)
The new resolution not only calls for attacks on Libyan aircraft and air
defenses, but authorizes the strafing and bombing of ground forces as
well. The U.S. and French governments immediately announced that they were
ready to go. Britain and Italy are aiding. In essence the former colonial
powers have begun an armed attack on the Libyan government and its people,
backing one side of a civil war.
No matter how one feels about Libya today and the role of the Gadhafi
government; regardless of how one evaluates the Libyan opposition, a
U.S.-led war or intervention in Libya is a disaster for the Libyan people,
and for peace and progress around the world.
BAHRAIN EXPOSES THE LIE ABOUT "PREVENTING ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS"
The U.S. and its allies are repeating over and over the lie that they are
trying to "prevent attacks on civilians" and are acting from humanitarian
motives. But nobody should be fooled. Consider these “humanitarians” and
how they react to Bahrain.
The U.S. Fifth Fleet is based in Bahrain, which is an absolute monarchy.
Its people have been valiantly trying to change their government for
weeks. They had some initial success. The king responded with deadly
repression and later with hints at reform.
On March 14, however, hours after Secretary of Defense Gates visited
Bahrain, the Bahraini government commenced a brutal crackdown, backed up
by Saudi Arabian troops. Helicopters, tear gas, rubber bullets, and live
ammunition were used, killing and injuring many people. Nearly all of
Bahrain's security forces are foreign mercenaries.
Unlike the Libyan rebels, the Bahraini people have absolutely no arms. But
there has been no talk of a no-fly zone over Bahrain, let alone attacks on
the murderous Bahraini and Saudi armies.
NO BLOOD FOR OIL
This is because the real motivation for the U.S. and its allies in both
Bahrain and Libya, and indeed the whole region, is to control the OIL! It
is Washington’s main strategic interest and a primary financial interest
for U.S. big business.
This is true even though the U.S. is not directly dependent on imported
oil from Libya. Oil is a worldwide commodity, and any country which
imports oil must deal with a world market, no matter from which individual
country or countries they import the oil.
Of even more importance to the U.S. and Europeans is who controls the flow
of oil. A military presence or a reliable puppet in Libya would give
Washington --and to a lesser extent the European imperialists -- control
of the oil spigot to Europe and also establish a military presence in
North Africa from which to influence or prevent the development of the
revolutions, especially in Egypt and Tunisia.
ARAB LEAGUE "VOTE" FRAUD
Not only a demonization campaign against the Libyan leader, but every form
of fraud and propaganda is being used to push for this intervention,
including a supposed "vote" by the Arab League supporting the latest U.N.
resolution. Left unsaid is the fact that only 11 of the 22 members of the
League even attended the meeting, which was held behind closed doors. Two
of these 11 attending members, Syria and Algeria, made clear that they
were completely opposed to military intervention in Libya.
Meanwhile the corporate media has ignored a resolution by the African
Union, representing 53 countries, which adamantly rejected a no-fly zone
or other intervention.
WHAT ABOUT GAZA?
The U. S. blocked any UN action, even a toothless resolution, during the
massive Israeli bombardment of Gaza in 2008 and also during the Israeli
bombing and attempted invasion of Lebanon in 2006, as well as the
continued bombardment of Gaza as recently as this week!.
It is important that peace-loving and progressive people around the world
develop a consistent approach opposing ALL U.S. intervention. This is the
only way to avoid becoming just an echo of the U.S. State Department and
Pentagon.
U.S., French, British, Italian hands off Libya!
NO to the U.S. supported attack on the people's movement of Bahrain!
U.S. Out of Arab and African Lands!
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Libya (V)
Ngayong gabi,
maisusulat ko ang pinakamalungkot na tula.
Isusulat ko ito, siguro, sa ganito:
Kagabi,
hindi nagpakita ang supermoon,
nagpakipot si kolokoy.
(Napurnada ligaw ang mangingibig?)
Sa kabilang kanto,
wala sa tono ang boses ng nagvi-videoke
ng “Walk Away” ni Matt Monroe.
Sa kapitbahay, nababasag
ang katahimikan, may tandang panong
ng sumasabog na pinggan.
Maisusulat ko
ang pinakamalungkot na tula ngayong gabi.
Isipin na lamang:
Ngayong Marso 20 ay bumanat sa Libya
ang US, Inglatera, at Pransya.
Ito din
ang panahong kinubkob nila ang Iraq.
Ilang hamog sa gabi’t umaga ang pumatak,
kasabay na tumangis sa luha ng ina?
Ilang sanggol
ang inagawang ng idlip sa kuna?
Ang bayang nagrerebelde ay dapat handa.
Hindi yung tatawag ng dayuhang kamay at kalinga.
Napakaiksi ng bisig ng pag-ibig;
Madaling makalimot sa punyal
na tumarak sa damdamin at sa puso’y bumikig.
Sa malayo.
May lumalapit.
Ang malayo
Ay lumalapit.
Hindi ko na iniibig ang daigdig.
Marahil iniibig ko pa rin siya.
Kaya siguro ako tumutula.
Kaya ako tumutula.
-Richard R. Gappi
9:39PM, Linggo, 20 Marso 2011
Angono, Rizal, Pilipinas
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Libya (VI)
Sa pag-uulat,
tinuruan tayong mga mag-aaral
ng pamamahayag na ulo ang balita:
ang napatay
ang nasaktan
ang nawalan ng tirahan.
Tanong ko lang:
Bakit nakausli sa noo
ng iyong pahayagan
ang mga bilang ng lakas-pandigma?
Inihahanda nyo ba ang bilang
sa pagpatay at pagwasak?
Bakit walang pangulong tudling
ang nagdadahilan,
kris na nakikipagtalaban
sa talas at ningning ng katwiran
na ikinikris sa “ganyan ang buhay?”
Ang butil ng langis
na nangangatwiran ay sumisilab
sa matang nakakatanglaw ng liwanag.
Parang nagbabasa ng hedlayn
kung bukangliwayway
at ang kape ay ninanamnam.
Silipin nyo
ang likod na pahina.
Bukas ang bintana.
Tagos ang sinag.
-Richard R. Gappi
11:44PM, Linggo, 20 Marso 2011
Angono, Rizal, Pilipinas
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Press Statement
22 March 2011
KMU condemns US and NATO imperialist war of aggression in Libya
The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) vehemently condemns the war of aggression
being launched by the US and NATO in Libya. Under the guise of so-called
“international humanitarian intervention,” the aggression is meant to
advance the US, UK and France’s imperialist geo-political and economic
interests in the largest oil economy in the African continent – even if it
means making Libya another slaughter field like Iraq.
Libya is among the world’s largest oil economies. Just like in the war in
Iraq, the main objective of the US-led NATO military intervention in Libya
is to take full control over the country’s oil reserves.
In the 1960s, when the monarchy was overthrown in Libya and Muammar
Qaddafi became the country’s ruler, the Libyan oil industry was
nationalized. Accusations of terrorism and economic sanctions over Libya
by Western countries, however, have pressured Gaddafi into accepting the
imposition of neoliberal policies on the country’s economy in the 1990s.
Since then, major US and European oil companies have stepped up
exploration projects for oil and natural gas in Libya. The government
however remains the dominant player in the country’s oil industry. Surely,
the US and European oil monopolies wanted more – that is, to take full
possession of Libya’s oil and natural gas industry.
The attack in Libya is also strategic in the military and political sense,
with the intent of firming up US hegemony in North Africa and eventually
Central Africa.
The US-led NATO military operation is taking advantage of the Gaddafi
regime’s political crisis to justify its even more brutal warfare to
advance US imperialist interests. The imperialists are very quick to
launch military aggression in Libya but were unmoved by the violence used
by US puppet regimes in Bahrain and Yemen and the ousted Hosni Mubarak
regime in Egypt.
We should not forget the similar US aggression in oil-rich Iraq in 2003
which was launched under the pretext of taking hold of alleged weapons of
mass destruction. The US war in Iraq has killed around 1 million people,
majority of which are civilians.
We reiterate that this US-led NATO war of aggression will not in any way
benefit the Libyan people. This so called “international humanitarian
intervention” is an instrument of US imperialism to advance its
profit-hungry and blood-thirsty interests.
We reiterate that only the Libyan people should decide their future. We
support the Libyan people in their struggle for genuine democracy and
freedom.
Reference: Elmer “Bong” Labog, KMU chairperson, 0908-1636597
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NEWS RELEASE
18 March 2011
KMU slaps UN Security Council’s okay of US air strikes in Libya
‘Libya could be another Iraq’
Anti-imperialist labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno slammed the United Nations
(UN) Security Council’s resolution approving the US-led air strike in
Libya, saying such a resolution spells out a more blatant attack on Libyan
sovereignty and its people.
“We strongly condemn the UN resolution as it is part of the US campaign to
exploit the ongoing political turmoil in Libya to advance its economic and
geo-political interests in the country and the region. We fear that Libya
will suffer the fate of Iraq in the face of such a development,” said KMU
chairperson Elmer “Bong” Labog.
“Like in the case of Iraq, the UN Security Council has prettified US
military intervention in Libya as a form of resolving internal conflict in
favor of the people to hide the real interests of the US in the oil-rich
and strategically-located North African country. This is a blatant attack
on Libya’s sovereignty.”
“Mass air strikes will not in any way address the Libyan people’s demands
for jobs and for a more democratic society, but will only increase the
number of casualties in the country,” Labog added.
KMU stressed that the US is hell-bent in toppling Muammar Qaddafi “because
America wants a more subservient Libyan leader who will pursue the
neoliberal project in the country’s economy.
“Ironically, the US is capitalizing on the violence unleashed by the
Qaddafi regime against it’s the Libyan people to justify its use of an
even greater violence against the people of Libya. This military
intervention and aggression should be stopped,” Labog said.
“Filipino workers ready to join protests to oppose the looming US-led air
strikes in Libya. Likewise, we urge all freedom-loving peoples of the
world to strongly oppose the looming massacre of the Libyan people by the
US,” the labor leader concluded.
Reference: Elmer “Bong” Labog, KMU chairperson, 0908-1636597
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ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED TEACHERS
2/F
Teachers’ Center, Mines St. cor. Dipolog
St., Bgy. VASRA,Quezon City, Philippines
Telefax 453-9116 Mobile 09178502124;
09198198903 Email act_philippines@yahoo.com Website www.actphils.com
Member, Education
International
PRESS
STATEMENT
References:
Ms. France Castro
Secretary
General
09178502124
TEACHERS OPPOSE ANTI-PEOPLE U.S.INSTIGATED
AIR STRIKES IN LIBYA
We, teachers from the Alliance of
Concerned Teachers strongly condemn the U.S. –instigated
through the United Nations Security Council’s air strikes and imposed
no-fly zone inLibya. “This move is simply unacceptable. The
U.N. Security Council resolution is interference on the Libyan people’s
affairs,” Ms. France Castro, secretary-general of ACT said.
Together with its European allies,
the U.S. is
definitely biased against Libya as
it sets its eyes on the yet-to-be-under-their-control oil-rich domains in
the country. There is a clear imperialist plot in the resolution as the
massacre committed by joint forces of Bahrain and Saudi
Arabia against the protesters
in Bahrain is
clearly glossed over.
“Let the Libyan people settle their
own affairs. Meddling militarily in a foreign land for ulterior motives is
a crime. Posturing
of U.S.imperialists’ as the
self-proclaimed police and defender of democracy in the world must be
fully unmasked,” Ms Castro,
added.
The intensifying crisis of
imperialism is taking its toll and
the people in the Middle East and
many global regions are demanding immediate economic relief and social
justice. But imperialist
countries like the U.S have other plans to salvage their failing economies
and dominion
As teachers, we must register our
voice on this issue. We
express strong support and solidarity to the people of Libya and
other Middle Eastern countries who are now confronted with U.S.military
intervention. Remember the lessons of U.S.-led military intervention in Iraq andAfghanistan.
.So many lives were wasted then and we cannot rest knowing that justice
and genuine peace is still elusive to the people ofIraq and Afghanistan.
The instigators must be punished.
Even the people in the United
States are voicing out their
demand for drastic reforms in social services, health and other rights as
well as against the continued military presence in Iraq and
other countries. But U.S. imperialism and all its cohorts will not succeed
as long as the people in Iraq, Libya and the countries around the world
have strong resolve to resist them and fight for sovereignty, justice and
genuine social change.#####
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Streetwise
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
Libya: Unmasking humanitarian intervention
Part II
Barely a week into the massive bombing and shelling of Libya by the US,
France, the United Kingdom and their allies, it has become abundantly
clear that regime change and not so-called humanitarian intervention is
the real object: Kaddafi himself is the target.
Once Kaddafi is removed, the Western powers aim to install a much more
pliant client regime with “democratic” credentials signed, sealed and
approved by them. Big power and corporate control over the oil, gas and
other natural resources of Libya and the Libyan people themselves will
thus be secured.
French and British top government officials were at first unabashed about
getting rid of Kaddafi but backtracked when members of the Arab League
which had previously acceded to the no-fly zone drew the line on this and
as more criticism and condemnation from Latin American and African leaders
arose.
The US has tried to make it appear that they are abiding by the limits
imposed by UN Security Council Resolution1973 (2011) to “protect
civilians.” But Obama’s earlier clear-cut statement that Kaddafi must step
down has prompted speculation about how the US intends to pull the rug
from under him.
This is where purported “surgical strikes” to take out Kaddafi and other
key Libyan political leaders and field commanders of the Libyan army comes
to mind. Kaddafi’s residential compound itself was bombed on the second
day of the attacks and the reason given was that there was a “command
center” inside. No evidence of this was provided reporters covering events
in Tripoli.
Despite repeated claims by Obama that there will be no deployment of
ground troops into Libya, there is little doubt that American, British and
other countries’ Special Forces operatives and intelligence agents are
already in action inside Libya as proven by the capture of British SAS
operatives escorting an MI6 agent disguised as a diplomat even before the
bombardments began. Moreover, regardless of claims that the bombing
targets are identified through satellite and aerial surveillance photos,
it is always the ground observers who verify the targets as well as
confirm the hits.
The US-led military intervention provides the anti-Kaddafi forces all the
leeway to regroup and re-arm, fortify their hold on Benghazi and other
areas and utilize Kaddafi’s political isolation to position the
self-proclaimed opposition Transition Council as Libya’s legitimate
government. In this way the US and its allies ensure their hold on the
regime that will take over if and when Kaddafi is brought down.
All these constitute flagrant violations of international law using the
United Nations approval no less as a means to launch a war of aggression
in Libya.
In the same way that the US justified the invasion of Iraq by lying about
non-existent weapons of mass destruction in Hussein’s hands, the US-led
coalition utilized unverified and out rightly biased reports (albeit aided
by incendiary statements from Kaddafi and his followers) to paint the
scenario of an impending civilian massacre in the strongholds of anti-Kaddafi
forces.
Earlier, the same interested parties succeeded in portraying Kaddafi as a
corrupt and exceptionally brutal despot such that the Libyan people were
groveling in misery and ignorance. The overwhelming majority of Libyans
purportedly despised Kaddafi and, inspired by popular uprisings in
neighboring countries, finally rose up in protest only to be mowed down by
government forces.
What strikes one immediately is that there is a clear double-standard here
because Obama, Sarkozy and Cameron are clearly not about to condemn much
less bomb the equally if not more corrupt, brutal and despotic leaders in
Yemen, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia who are using armed might to deal with the
turmoil at their doorsteps.
This is obviously a question of whether the particular SOB is theirs or
not.
Moreover, while the allied marauding powers continue to hide behind the
smokescreen of “protecting civilians” in Libya, it is becoming more
obvious that their military strikes are themselves causing unacceptable
numbers of civilian casualties and destruction of civilian infrastructure.
The US has a long bloody record of deliberately inflicting massive
civilian casualties in military actions, inventing and invoking the term
"collateral damage" to mitigate if not cover up culpability for murder.
Of course, this is vigorously denied by them but Russia and China,
countries that had opposed the no-fly zone to begin with, give credence to
reports to this effect. There are renewed calls for a ceasefire and
mediation by the UN and independent parties to initiate dialogue and
negotiations to end the conflict.
The US and NATO have capitalized on their successful demonization of
Kaddafi over the past four decades so much so that they have been able to
get away with the UN mandate to bomb Libya in the name of giving the
Libyans a crack at "democracy".
Yet from numerous reports that have emerged after the eruption of the
conflict, including accounts of OFWs, the Libyan people are not in as bad
straits socially and economically as they are depicted by the Western
press to be.
If it means anything at all, Libya rates a high 7.8 in the UN Human
Development Index, much higher than the world average and the highest in
Africa. The HDI provides a composite measure of three basic dimensions of
human development: health, education and income and represents a broader
definition of well-being over conventional measures of national
development.
Libya ranks 53rd in the world while the Philippines is number 97. Surely
this achievement is nothing to scoff at and do not provide the sort of
indicators that would automatically spawn rebellions and uprisings.
Do the Libyan people, reputed to be strongly nationalistic, really want
foreign, especially military, intervention, in their internal affairs?
There has been no definitive proof or evidence so far that they do. On the
contrary, reports that have emerged shortly after the conflict cite
statements from rebel groups themselves that they object to the attacks by
US and its allies.
The Libyan people have seen what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan where
the US and its allies had intervened militarily in a sovereign country
under various pretexts.
Apart from millions killed and maimed, vital social and physical
infrastructure destroyed, and cultural treasures ruined, Iraq and
Afghanistan have been reduced to occupied territories and vassal states of
the US. Their peoples and natural resources are under the control of the
Western powers that claim to have liberated them from allegedly
authoritarian and “rogue” regimes only to replace these with their stooges
who are even worse in many respects.
It is high time the peace-loving peoples the world over voice out their
protest and condemnation against the wanton trampling of the Libyan
people's sovereignty and the deceitful use of the UN to legitimize this
naked act of aggression. #
Published in Business Wrold
25-26 March 2011 |
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Kami ang United Nations
Ni Kislap Alitaptap
22 Marso 2011
Kami ang United Nations.
Kami ang nagkakaisang kanyon,
Ang tomahawk missiles ng Amerika,
Ang anti-aircraft machine guns ng Britanya,
At ang supersonic jet ng Pransya.
Kaya naming ikandado ang papawirin,
Upang makalipad ang sa amin.
Wawalisin namin ang armada ni Gaddafi,
Sori na lang kung may mga sibilyan kaswalti.
Kami ang koalisyong puwersa,
Upang kadyutin sa panga ang kampon sa Libya.
Sa bawat missiles na aming ipinantutugis,
Katumbas ay daan-daang-libong bariles ng langis.
Kami ang United Nations,
Ang tagapagsalita ng Pentagon.
Kami ay para sa Libya,
At hindi para sa mamamayan ng Libya. #
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From Libya, With Love
(Dula
na may Tatlong Yugto)
Ni Kislap Alitaptap
11 Marso 2011
I
Kuweba ng langis, ng kamelyong mabalasik,
Umaatungal ang sigalot, ay walang mintis!
Hinasang pangil, kukong pinatulis,
Walang pinaliligtas maski bata’t buntis.
Sa himpapawid ay umuusok at sumisitsit,
Air strike missiles ng karag-karag na turbo jet.
Ang disyerto’y nanginginig, sa deliryo’y nililitis,
Anti-aircraft machine guns ay sabik sa pagbirit.
Ahay karahasan! Araw-araw nagbibihis.
II
Sa lupang sinigang, sinigang sa hirap.
Tagas ng langis, paitaas kung pumatak.
Mas madali na ngayon ang sumisid ng perlas
Kesa lumantak ng tinapay, mantika’t sardinas.
Mamasukang tambay, kayhirap ipasa,
Dapat nakagradweyt, lisensyado’t may diploma.
Inhenyero, guro, o doktor, pwede kang kahera,
Arkitekto’t siyentipiko, ubrang magsepulturera,
Sa call center (graveyard shift) agad ang karera.
III
Sinagip nila kayo sa kuweba ng pulbura,
Upang ilublob sa balon ng pagdurusa. #
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Libya (VII)
Gintong pinupuntirya, balon ng langis.
Ganid ay tulo-laway na pananabik;
Dahas at linlang saan ma’y hinahasik.
Asya at Pilipinas ay nililigid;
Yamang-dagat-lupa-hangin, sinisid:
Gintong pinupuntirya, balon ng langis.
Iraq dati’y pinulbos ng iyong lintik!
Ngayon, sa Libya ay napakabalasik:
Dahas at linlang saan ma’y hinahasik.
Kunwari’y demokrasya ang bitbit-bitbit.
Ngunit sa bulok na ngiti’y nakaipit:
Gintong pinupuntirya, balon ng langis.
Hinuhulma nyo mga puso at isip.
Ngunit kung sumuway sa hubog na nais:
Dahas at linlang saan ma’y hinahasik.
Imperyalistang gera na tumitigis,
Sa dugo’y tila bampirang sumisipsip:
Gintong pinupuntirya, balon ng langis;
Dahas at linlang saan ma’y hinahasik.
-Richard R. Gappi
9:41AM, Miyerkules, 23 Marso 2011
Sa Garahe ni Pedro
Angono, Rizal, Pilipinas
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PRESS RELEASE
Mar. 21, 2011
Reference: Vencer Crisostomo, 09224290258, vencercrisostomo@gmail.com
Youths storm U.S Embassy, demand stop to 'war of
annihilation' vs. Libyan people
Youth group Anakbayan staged a surprise rally near the U.S Embassy in
Manila today to condemn the 'growing brutality' of the airstrike campaign
of the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
attacking targets beyond the initially-claimed objectives of the so-called
'no-fly-zone'.
Anakbayan national chairperson Vencer Crisostomo noted the contrast
between earlier pronouncements on the 'no-fly zone', which said that it
merely aimed to protect civilians from attacks, and bombings done by U.S-NATO
forces against targets in areas where there is no combat, such as in the
Libyan capital of Tripoli. The latest example is a cruise missile strike
last Sunday against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's residential compound.
He cited the statement of Arab League secretary-general Amr Moussa last
Sunday, which criticized the 'no-fly-zone' initially approved by the
22-country association. He said "The approval of a no-fly zone on March
12th based on a desire to prevent Moammar Gaddafi’s air force from
attacking civilians and was not designed to endorse the intense bombing
and missile attacks – including Tripoli, the capital, and on Libyan ground
forces. What we want is the protection of civillians and not the shelling
of more civillians."
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"Even some U.S supporter-nations are
realizing that they have been taken for a ride: it's not civilians that
the U.S is looking after" said the youth leader.
As of press time, Libyan government authorities are claiming 64 civilian
casualties since the start of the bombings.
The militant group of young workers, professionals, and students meanwhile
took the U.S and NATO to task for practicing a 'double standard' towards
nations in the MENA (Middle East-North Africa) region.
"Where are the airstrikes against the civilian-slaugthering regimes in
Yemen and Bahrain?" said Crisostomo.
Fifty civilians in Yemen and six in Bahrain have reportedly been killed
last week after state security forces opened fire with live ammunition
against unarmed protesters. Unlike Libya's Gaddafi, the regimes of the two
nations are known allies of the U.S: Bahrain houses the U.S Navy's 5th
Fleet, while Yemen also receives millions of dollars yearly in U.S
military aid. Unlike Libya also, the oil industries of the two are not
nationalized. ###
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Anakbayan Public Information Committee
Contact us at: anakbayan.media@gmail.com / +639175197758
Visit the Online Campaign center @ anakbayan.org
"Only through militant struggle can the best in the youth emerge" |
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