(Philippine) President issues ultimatum (rebel soldiers must surrender)

[Wonk]

ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANILA, Philippines - Rebellious soldiers stormed a major commercial centre in Manila early Sunday, hours after the Philippine government ordered the arrest of officers believed to be plotting a coup. The president warned the mutineers to surrender or face military action.

With demands that the government resign, troops in camouflage uniforms set up gun posts and rigged explosives at 3 a.m. around the outside of the Glorietta complex, which includes one of the capital's largest shopping malls.

The military responded by sending marines to positions nearby. Television footage later showed them shaking hands with some of the rogue officers, raising questions about what government forces would do if ordered to mount an assault.

Around 10 a.m., seven hours after the takeover began, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo went on national television and set a 5 p.m. deadline for the rebels to surrender.

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Earlier DU thread on the events leading up to this.

on edit: added this too

MANILA, Philippines, July 26 — Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the military and police Sunday to suppress an armed rebellion ''immediately,'' several hours after soldiers demanding the government's resignation stormed a major commercial center.
http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/ap07-26-231334.asp?reg=PACRIM

[FreakinDJ]

1. Me thinks their is much more to this story

These are not just any troops. These are seasoned top comando officers. These are not the normal run of the mill complaints of corruption. They are claiming senior officials planted the explosives in several of the so-called terrorest actions in order to get the US troops back into the Philippines.

PNAC did talk about a "Carrier base needed in that arrea" We might be seening the result of those needs here

[IndianaGreen]

2. It's all over! Rebel soldiers are surrendering as we speak

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=36038&mesg_id=36038&page=#36754