Jose Maria Sison
In het eerste deel van US Terrorism and war in the Philippines wordt professor Jose Maria Sison geïntroduceerd.
Vervolgens verdedigt professor Sison zich in het tweede deel van het boek tegen zijn machtige vervolgers die hem beschuldigen van terrorisme en draait hij de rollen om.
In deel drie wordt de internationale campagne ter verdediging van de democratische rechten van professor Sison voorgesteld.
The U.S. troops that are taking part in joint operations with the Armed Forces of the Philippines are doing so in defiance of the Philippine constitution, and against the wishes of the Filipino people. Those of us who are working to stop the unbridled aggression against the world that has been unleashed by the Bush White House should make every effort to defend Prof. Jose Maria Sison, and to support the Filipino people as they struggle to defend sovereignty and build peace. A scarcely interrupted century of US military occupation after the bloody Filipino-American War, must end.
Professor Jose Maria Sison is a key participant in the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). Labeling Prof. Sison as a terrorist has placed an obstacle to his crucial participation in the peace process. His name must be de-listed from the roll of "terrorists" in order to facilitate the resumption of the peace talks.
I am unabashed in saying that I have always regarded Jose Maria Sison with deep respect, as I would any Filipino dedicated to promote our country’s best interests. Joma Sison struck me as a man devoted to public service. I have no doubt that in the future his distinct ideological beliefs will not serve as insurmountable barrier to arriving at common solutions to our country’s problems.
We stand for the defense of the democratic rights of Prof. Jose Maria Sison and we demand the removal of his name from the list of "terrorists". We firmly uphold the 1997 and 1999 resolutions of the European Parliament on the Philippines which support the peace negotiations of the GRP and NDFP. We want him to continue working effectively as chief political consultant of the NDFP in the peace negotiations. |