The bloody SAF operation in Mamasapano is not the first time that the US launched a covert operation using Philippine armed forces against so-called terrorists within the country. The US has launched similar types of operations in other countries.
The US conducts these covert operations, which are in essence, assassinations, through the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). The JSOC, which is directly under the office of US Pres. Barack Obama, controls the Special Mission Unit (SMU).
It has operations in more than 60 countries, including the Philippines, where its main mission is to identify, surveil and crush so-called terrorist groups. Its most well-known operation is the assassination of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in May 2011.
In 2012, the US was reported to be maintaining a list of persons declared to be “terrorists” and targeted for assassination. The list arbitrarily defines who the “terrorists” and their “cohorts” are. Among the latter are males age 17 or older who happen to be near a known terrorist at the time of the assassination.
Such operations have resulted in innumerable casualties and losses to civilian communities. They violate basic processes as defined by international human rights protocols and the rules of war.
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http://www.philippinerevolution.net/publications/ang_bayan/20150207/jsoc-us-assassins
This short propaganda piece is part of the ongoing commie disinformation campaign to link US military forces to the bloody Mamasapano incident where some 44 SAF troopers lost their lives during an operation to arrest Zukifli bin Hir also known as Marwan.
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