Diversion

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There is nothing more pleasant than a diversion when one finds himself cornered, squeezed, or roasted. That is true of someone who really is in deep trouble. A way of escape is the ultimate end, but for a moment.

I believe the same is true with governments and enemies of state. With nothing to explain or without need to explain, planned or calculated disasters go off  during the most trying times so as to divert the people’s mind from the current problems pressing a nation and its people.

The people are not dumb to not perceive what is behind what’s going on.

When a bomb —unofficial reports say nothing yet about how many bombs exploded but witnesses said they heard two blasts— blew off inside the Glorietta 2 mall in the heart of the Makati Business District last Friday afternoon, 11 persons died and almost 200 were injured as of last count. It was a field day for some men in uniform who rushed to the site to be interviewed. 

Ironically, there were no bomb squads on the scene to confirm if the explosion(s) was caused by a bomb. According to the rescuers, they were only able to get the victims out after almost half an hour. The police line cordoned around the blast scene also prevented the rescuers from moving fast.

One senator immediately blamed the government for the disaster and called the blast a diversionary tactic while three bishops joined the others’ call for the Philippine president to resign.

Edit: From Tilde, I got the photo of Sen. Trillanes. (Thanks Tilde.) See some grabbed footages in ‘Red Alert’.