Arroyo warnt vor EDSA 3

Auszug aus der "Manila Times" vom 23. Februar 2009:


"The Philippines would turn into an international pariah
if its people staged another uprising bloodless or
not to unseat those in power.
President Gloria Arroyo made the warning on Sunday,
which marked the start of rites marking the 23rd
anniversary of the so-called 1986 people-power revolt
that toppled then-President Ferdnand Marcos.
“The world embraced EDSA 1 in 1986. The world tolerated
EDSA 2 in 2001. The world will not forgive an
EDSA 3 but will instead condemn the Philippines as a
country whose political system is unstable,” President
Arroyo said in her address during the kickoff for EDSA
1 celebrations.
EDSA 2 catapulted her to Malacañang in 2001 after
the incumbent President Joseph “Erap” Estrada was
toppled in another bloodless uprising reminiscent of
EDSA 1. The President’s statements came amid speculations
that she intends to remain in power beyond
2010."