US hand in SAF tragedy confirmed
US hand in SAF tragedy confirmed
ndeed the Americans did it.
They planned, funded, and closely monitored the execution of “Operation Wolverine/Exodus” carried out last Jan. 25 in Mamasapano, Maguindanao by the PNP Special Action Force they had trained and equipped.
The objective was to arrest or kill Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir alias “Marwan” and his alleged local bomb-making associate, Abdul Basit Usman. The US government had offered a $5-million bounty for Marwan and $2 million for Usman.
While the SAF succeeded in killing Marwan (as confirmed by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation), the operation ended in tragedy that has since besieged President Aquino and imperiled the GPH-MILF peace agreement. It has raised a lot of questions and a strong demand for an independent, impartial investigation to ferret out the truth and pinpoint accountability for the death of 44 SAF commandos, 18 MILF fighters, and 4 civilians.
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