June 27, 2007 (LPAC)--A third general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has spoken to the press, joining two others who did so earlier, revealing the open military planning and execution of a policy of "extrajudicial killings" over at least the past two years against political leaders on the left, journalists, and others.

All three have spoken on condition of anonymity to the Philippine Inquirer and the Daily Tribune , but they have agreed to speak publicly at a senatorial hearing, which has been called by newly elected Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.

Colonel Trillanes was elected overwhelmingly in the May elections, running from his jail cell, where he is being held for leading a 'young turks' action in 2003, seizing a building in the financial district and demanding exposure of the corruption and crimes of the regime of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and certain military leaders. The Arroyo government appears ready to pardon Trillanes, under massive pressure from the electorate, so that he can serve in his elected position.

The killings--over 800 since Arroyo was placed in power by the military in 2001--have been exposed by EIR magazine as modeled on themurders across South America during the regime of fascist Augusto Pinochet in Chile. Not only was the Pinochet regime under the wing of neoconservative godfather George Shultz, but Shultz also sponsored the "Condor" policy in the Philippines, through his dear friend Gen. Fidel Ramos.

The Philippines Supreme Court has also stepped into the fight, with Chief Justice Reynato Puno calling a multisector summit for July to demand justice in the political killings, noting that there has not been one conviction in the hundreds of cases of political assassinations.

Two investigative bodies, one headed by a retired Supreme Court Justice and one by an international body from the United Nations, have concluded that the military has been directly involved in the murders, naming Gen. Jovito Palparan in particular for his public bragging about his support for the killings. Arroyo appointed Palparan to run a "final solution" operation against communist insurgents - a convenient cover for killing "collaborators" in the political and journalistic sectors.