Its all in the bomb

National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales told DZMM this morning that for them to determine who among their enemies (and their enemies are many) did this Glorietta blast. He's right in saying that they should analyze the bomb. Yes, that's the way to do it. By analyzing the bomb which killed nine people and injured hundreds, they need to determine what kind of bomb material was used. As a veteran police beat reporter, I came across such investigations before and this administration needs the expertise of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States to do this job properly.

Let's look at some scenarios, shall we?

If the bomb is C4, which reports say, could be the material used, then, it would be easy for forensic investigators to trace where it came from and how it ended in the hands of the bomb makers. This early, I am in the opinion that a dirty tricks group within the military did this blast. Let me support this by facts:

1. The manufacture and distribution of C4 is limited only to the military. Such a blast like what happened in Glorietta could only come from C4. HOWEVER, I saw a video on YouTube that the US has already developed a bomb material that a pinhead could blast a watermelon to smithereens. The video grab of ABS-CBN inside ground zero yesterday shows a fairly large amount of smoke emanating from the blast site. This US invention does not produce a large amount of smoke. So, it could not have been this kind of bomb material. It could possibly be C4.

2. If this is C4 and there's a timing device, then, police investigators could have immediately located it already and studied it for possible signatures. By studying it, they would determine who made it. If the signature shows that the skill or knowledge of making it came from the AFP, then, it will further bolster the postulate that a military group was behind the blasts.

3. If there's a timing device, then the time is also important in determining who did it. Why was it set-off in the afternoon and not in the morning? Observe that the bomb took off at the time when some bishops were having a press conference somewhere in Quezon City. Uncanny coincidence? If this was the handiwork of international terrorists, then, it could have happened anytime, but not EXACTLY during such a period of instability such as this. Don't tell me that these psychotics know when the bishops will be having their pressconferences? Don't tell me that they know exactly when groups will be having their open declaration of war against Arroyo?

Analyzing the bomb, the time it took off, and the antecedents show a fairly distinctive signature--it is a bomb intended for politics, not for international terrorism.

But, what if it was indeed the handiwork of terrorists?

Then, this blast is a denunciation of this administration. This shows how weak this administration is in combatting terrorism. It all the more justifies US intervention in the politics of this country.

I appeal to the international community to convince this administration to admit failure and immediately resign. The US and the Open Democracy alliance should intervene in this and save our country from these inept government officials. Our economy is on the right track and we can't afford to have a government like this. This administration continues to demonstrate weak leadership. It also shows a tendency to capitulate to any pressure group just to preserve itself. If this government just wants to extend its rule and create an environment of fear to justify a state of emergency, then, democratic forces should act NOW and move towards freedom. Tama na, sobra na. The state has turned into full militarization. It has turned into the country's biggest threat against democracy and the biggest idiot in the fight against terror.