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UN Inspectors invited by President Duterte.

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The concentration of all the powers that matter in the whole world is focused on the Philippines with some very interesting and decisive steps being taken on a daily basis.

This country is waging a war against years of rampant corruption, criminal activity and a culture of drugs that has settled deep in the psyche and the daily lives of the commoners on the street.

In fact, it can safely be said that the whole process of procuring drugs, distributing it, and making a fast buck from them had attracted the whole society with its quick gains and get-rich effect.
And, then came a man who had made a name for himself with his achievements in a novel way that included some very direct yet effective methods.
People blamed him for raising the infamous Davao Death Squads which was seen by the whole world as the doing of one man Rodrigo Duterte. While the killings continued, one thing became apparent that this man meant business and would produce results just by making statements and calling out to the sons of the soil to act.
The UN and all its leading lights made allegations without any substance or proof; this only added to his popularity and clout and propelled him to the post of President of the Philippines.
They could not prove anything and had to remain silent with a grudge in their heart; the horde included the most prestigious in the world including the allies who swore by them day and night.
The renewed allegations
Coming back to the present, with the war on drugs becoming a harsh reality with the whole nation in turmoil, the old grudges came up anew, They were given more grounds and reason to crib by the very target of their accusations, the President himself.

He was accustomed to speak out his mind in a rash and irritating language and manner; he also did not bother that he was even hurling personal insults at the most powerful people on the planet.
Hence, there were bound to be repercussions.
The United Nations has always been a somewhat influenced entity always and true to its reputation the accusations and propaganda began anew.

But, the lot of accusers did not really recognize the gumption of the man they are so blatantly, and foolishly, blaming of wrongdoing resulting in death and mayhem.

He is a patriot of the highest order who will go to any length to achieve the national goals that the poor and the common members of his poor country long to attain.

And, if he steps on the diplomatic toes of the mighty, so be it!

Calling their bluff

They blamed him and he threw a challenge by inviting them to step forward and authenticate their claims; this reminds those of us who have our memories intact of the period before the infamous Iraq war in which all sorts of lies were used by the US and the UK to justify their invasion.

The question now is whether the powers that be are going to follow the earlier course of their infamous history and decimate the soil that Duterte steps on. Of course, there is no oil to kill for.

But, the stuff that this Filipino is made of is much more stern; and, he has just lobbed the ball right back into the court of his allies who are on a warpath, so to say.

The defense move has been thrown as a challenge to exhort the UN, the US and the EU to come and see themselves whether their baseless claims carry any authenticity.

Malacanang has invited not only the UN but also the US and the EU to send their inspectors to the Philippines and check up the ground situation prevalent here.

Even while this invitation was being extended, the President was unaware that the invitation that he had extended to the UN to depute their rapporteurs on a fact-finding mission to conduct investigations and report had already been accepted.

He was speaking at a ceremony to mark the Philippine Coast Guard’s 115th anniversary in Manila.

But, the media reports of the invitation had already reached the right person; Agnes Callamard, a UN rapporteur with the United Nations tweeted that she was already making plans to accept the invitation of the President to go to the Philippines and investigate the ground situation. she is ready to go to the Philippines upon Duterte’s invitation.

Umrao Singh umraoz.wordpress.com
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Written for: Lars-Magnus Carllson www.thephilippinepride.com

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