tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post130428783872963431..comments2023-09-28T05:38:56.877-07:00Comments on THE FILIPINO MIND: Death Squad Democracy:OPLAN BANTAY-LAYA (A Book Review by Prof. Roland G. Simbulan)Bert M. Dronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06864941770380173324noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post-55889333083922700672010-11-17T20:41:09.969-08:002010-11-17T20:41:09.969-08:00Hi James,
Hi James,
Please check this website/UR...Hi James,<br /><br />Hi James,<br /><br />Please check this website/URL out (aside from the ones I already sent you) as it is quite a long article.<br /><br />http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/1382855<br /><br />Apparently, ASK.COM did not publish a complete account. <br /><br />I do not use much of ASK.com on my kind of researching because it does not have much breadth and depth. <br /><br />I use Google Search which is the most powerful/unequaled yet search engine on any subject matter or field of endeavor. <br />It provides many useful URLs and then we do our own critical evaluation of the information.<br /><br />Regards and thanks for your interest,<br /><br />BertBert M. Dronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864941770380173324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post-21812193197812339172010-11-17T20:32:38.513-08:002010-11-17T20:32:38.513-08:00Hi Bert,
I found the following in http://www.ask...Hi Bert,<br /> <br />I found the following in http://www.ask.com/wiki/Balangiga_Massacre?qsrc=3044 This information may be the reason why Dr. Legarda said that Gen. Smith order to execute boys from age 10 up was not followed. -- JIM<br /> <br /> <br />"I want no prisoners. I wish you to kill and burn; the more you kill and burn, the better it will please me... The interior of Samar must be made a howling wilderness...[18][19]<br />”<br /> <br />— Gen. Jacob H. Smith<br />As a consequence of this order, Smith became known as "Howling Wilderness Smith".[20] He further ordered Waller to have all persons killed who were capable of bearing arms and in actual hostilities against the United States. When queried by Waller regarding the age limit of these persons, Smith replied that the limit was ten years of age.<br /><br />However, it was known that Smith earned his sobriquet, "Hell-Roaring Jake" not due to his violence in war, but because of his penchant for making outrageous oaths and the extravagance of his language. Waller therefore, did not execute Smith's orders. Instead, Waller applied the rules of civilized warfare and the rules provided under General Orders No. 100 of 1863 dealing with irregular warfare, which stated that if enemy units gave no quarter and became treacherous upon capture, it was lawful to shoot anyone belonging to that captured unit.[19]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post-35114586623006389962010-11-17T20:08:26.972-08:002010-11-17T20:08:26.972-08:00Hello James,
I hope you don't mind if I call ...Hello James,<br /><br />I hope you don't mind if I call you James. I am Americanized to that extent, haha.<br /><br />Anyway, I say that Dr. Legarda is wrong. I am curious about what he is: a medical doctor or a Ph.D? and if latter in what field of specialization. <br /><br />Apparently he is either in denial or ignorant of history (I learned a lot about my homeland's history when I came to America 33 years ago. These acquired historical knowledge are not available in our Americanized schools back there (AND even here if one takes a serious study of the books the grade to high school kids use as many historical truths are glossed if not mentioned altogether. majority of Americans I find are ignorant of their own and other nations history to peoples' and America's detriment,, I venture to say.)<br /><br />I can direct you to the following reliable websites to check out about Gen. Jacob Smith, who is associated/responsible with the murder of Filipino natives, including those 10 year old and above in the town of Balangiga, province of Samar.<br /><br />Many of the American officers and soldiers were veterans of the Indian Wars and they brought their racist brutality to the islands.<br /><br />You can google the name "GENERAL JACOB H. SMITH and you can find many about the facts of the massacre committed by the general. <br /><br />Below are some from googling in the internet.<br /><br />I am curious about your being a survivor back home. are you still residing there? <br /><br />About a week ago, I watched a documentary film about the Japanese massacre of the Chinese (250,000 men, women and children: soldiers who surrendered and civilians) at Nanking during the late 1930s prior to WW2. You must know how extremely brutal, as the Japanese were/are racist (superiority complex) too. <br /><br /><br />POINT & CLICK below:<br /><br />http://www.bibingka.com/phg/balangiga/default.htm<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_H._Smith<br /><br />http://philippineamericanwar.webs.com/balangigamassacre1901.htm<br /><br />http://lowerscioto.blogspot.com/2007/11/infamous-hell-roaring-jacob-smith.html<br /><br />http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70B11FB3A5B11738DDDAA0894DB405B888DF1D3<br /><br />http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40B17F7385412738DDDAE0994DF405B828CF1D3<br /><br />http://thefilipinomind.blogspot.com/2008/01/kill-everyone-over-10-general-jacob-h.html<br /><br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=UytAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1328&lpg=PA1328&dq=JACOB+SMITH+GENERAL&source=bl&ots=4APsqhnAe3&sig=j6z6l5shCp-lVetjhiunBjwpysA&hl=en&ei=EEPjTMfYCYi0sAO2mdRm&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBzgo#v=onepage&q=JACOB%20SMITH%20GENERAL&f=false<br /><br /><br />Regards and thank you for your interest. To good health!<br /><br />BertBert M. Dronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864941770380173324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post-83129209802256977592010-11-17T20:05:13.080-08:002010-11-17T20:05:13.080-08:00Dear Mr. Drona,
I found your e-mail address and ...Dear Mr. Drona,<br /> <br />I found your e-mail address and internet site while I was looking for a site that would confirm whether or not the order of Gen. Jacob Smith to execute all boys of age 10 and above in Samar at the turn of the 19th century was actually carried out.<br /> <br />Last Thursday, I had lunch with Dr. Benito Legarda and a group of Japanese students that came to Manila to investigate the extent of Japanese atrocities committed by Japanese marines during the Battle of Manila in February, 1945. During the discussion, I commented that the Americans, when they came to the Philippines at the end of the 19th century, were as barbarous and committed atrocities as bad, if not worse, than those committed by the Japanese. I cited the order of Gen. Jacob Smith in Samar to have all Filipino males from the age of 10 and above executed. Dr. Legarda corrected me to say that while that order was in fact given, it was never carried out.<br /> <br />Could you please comment on the truth of Dr. Legarda's allegation?<br /> <br />Thank you.<br /> <br />Yours truly,<br /> <br />James L.<br />Civilian Survivor of the Battle of ManilaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post-52244271118017658952010-11-17T20:03:58.117-08:002010-11-17T20:03:58.117-08:00Bert,
Count me in as a supporter.
Mark A.Bert, <br /><br />Count me in as a supporter. <br /><br />Mark A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com