That Valentine message.(Opinion & Editorial) From: Manila Bulletin | Date: February 17, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

IF the bombings in Makati, General Santos, and Davao were "a message to Gloria, how come that the unfortunate recipients were innocent, unarmed civilians?

If the intention was to terrorize government, it would have made more sense to murder soldiers, policemen, and high government officials. Obviously, it was less risky to kill civilians than to engage troops in combat.

There was a time when terror was employed by rebels more "judiciously. In Czarist Russia, ...

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