In my opinion, it was pretty much due.
This guest post by Kat (another Kat) at Winds of Change has a good background and overview.
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You could say this is satire in the best tradition of Scrappleface, but it isn’t. Philippine President Arroyo has tossed her husband out of the country to hide him from corruption allegations.
Jun 29, 2005 — MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo moved dramatically on Wednesday to reduce pressure on her government from graft [...]
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Lets lay out a scenario first.
Your the president of a struggling third world country. You assumed power when a peoples revolt tossed out your predecessor, whom you served as vice president. Two years later - and reneging on a previous promise not to - you run for re- election against a political virgin. The “John [...]
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And with that pending release(?) of the Royal Commission’s Report too…
Top cop held over money scam
KUALA LUMPUR: A senior police officer was among three people caught red-handed preparing a black-money scam in a five-star hotel in Jalan Ampang.
The officer with more than 20 years of service had also served with the United Nations [...]
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Current day time temps in the Philippines hover around 95 degrees with a heat index of 100 plus. But even that scorching enviroment is like a frozen arctic wind compared to the heat President Arroyo is feeling. The “political thermometer” started rising late last week, then burst through the top on May day.
Rumors of what [...]
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This is highly-recommended reading.
If you are too young to remember, or paid no attention at the time, then it is a must-read.
[update] From the New York Times (of all people) comes this Op-Ed: The War We Could Have Won( registration required: use bugmenot.com if you don’t have an account). Money quote in [...]
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