Post by RedFlag32 on Oct 19, 2006 18:32:10 GMT
Communist Party of the Philippines
October 17, 2006
CPP WARNS AGAINST USE OF PHILIPPINES
AS STAGING GROUND FOR US WAR AGAINST DPRK
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today denounced the current
large-scale military exercises being conducted jointly in various areas
in Luzon and Palawan by US and Philippine as a "continuing transgession
against Philippine independence and sovereignty." At the same time, the
CPP warned against use of Philippine territory as a staging ground or
support base for any possibility of US military aggression against the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Up to 5,700 US troopers from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit based in
Okinawa, Japan and from the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group based in
Sasebo, Jaban arrived in Luzon and Palawan to conduct joint drills with
1,300 Filipino soldiers up to October 31.
CPP spokesperson Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal noted that more and more US
troops are being deployed in joint exercises being conducted in the
Philippines "purportedly to counter terrorism, but actually as part of
the conditioning to increase the scale of the continuing US military
intervention in the Philippines itself as well as in other countries."
Rosal said that the joint US-Philippine military exercises are being
used by the US as cover for its increasing military intervention in the
Philippines, including direct participation in the Philippine military's
combat and intelligence operations in Mindanao and, more and more, the
development of its own intelligence network, database build-up and
direct familiarity in areas of conflict in the country, especially in
the strongholds of the New People's Army.
Rosal also said the joint military exercises and the increasing presence
of US troops in the country is also setting the stage for any possible
use of Philippine territory as launching pad for wars of aggresion
against other countries, especially those in the Asia-Pacific region
opposed to US hyperpower hegemony. The US used the Philippines as one of
its launching pads for its invasion of Iraq in 1989-1990 and again since
March 2003.
Rosal urged the Filipino people to vigilantly oppose any step by the US
government to use the Philippines as a possible launching pad or support
base for a possible war against North Korea, even as he also said that
the US is only barking frenziedly to hide its real fear of actually
going to war against the DPRK which has just demonstrated its
self-defense capability.
"All Filipino patriots and the entire Filipino nation should not allow
the Philippines to be used as a pawn and staging ground for US'
hegemonic wars of aggression against countries and peoples fighting to
defend their independence and freedoms," Rosal said.