Vincent Bevins, in his book "The Jakarta Method," details not only the Indonesian genocide but the larger US-led campaigns to destroy left-wing anti-imperialist movements.
Sixty-one years ago, the Indonesian military, led by the would-be dictator General Suharto, started its extermination project of the Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI) — the largest communist party outside of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.
The killings form a part of the campaign of Washington to contain communism. With Sukarno's rule being backed by the PKI, the US wanted it to be eliminated.
Then-Defense Secretary McNamara remarked that the anti-communism of the Indonesian army was owed to US military assistance
On Optics and Courtesy Calls
How should we understand Mayor Leni Robredo’s meeting with the Israeli Ambassadress?
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REST IN PEACE, TATAY ELMER 🙏
Pumanaw na ang 78-anyos na jeepney driver at PISTON member na si Elmer Miralles Cordero ngayong Miyerkules, Oct. 7.
“He touched so many lives with his kindness and love… We kindly ask for your thoughts and prayers for the family during this difficult time,” mensahe sa isang social media post.
Kabilang si Tatay Elmer sa tinaguriang “Piston 6,” anim na jeepney driver ng PISTON na inaresto dahil sa pagsasagawa ng demonstration sa kasagsagan ng pandemya noong June 2020. Kalauna’y ibinasura ang mga reklamo at nakalaya ang mga tsuper.
Nakaranas ng heart attack si Tatay Elmer habang lumalahok sa transport strike ng Piston sa Caloocan City nitong nakaraang linggo.
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REST IN POWER, TATAY ELMER ✊
Pumanaw na si Tatay Elmer Cordero, kilalang transport leader at miyembro ng PISTON, ngayong araw, Oktubre 7.
Inatake sa puso si Tatay Elmer noong Setyembre 29 habang lumalahok sa welga ng mga drayber at komyuter laban sa oil price hike.
Nakilala si Tatay Elmer noong pandemya nang arestuhin sila ng mga pulis habang nasa protesta. Humihiling sila noon ng sapat na suporta para sa jeepney drivers at operators sa panahon ng lockdown.
Kahit maysakit, tuluy-tuloy na lumahok si Tatay Elmer sa mga welga at protesta ng mga drayber at iba't ibang sektor.
(Larawan ni Mark Cayetano/Altermidya)
Mabuhay ang iyong alaala at pakikibaka, Tatay Elmer Cordero. Sumalangit nawa.
(Likha para sa tigil-pasada noong Marso 2023. Si Tatay Elmer ang naging batayan ko para sa drayber.)
Paalam Tatay Elmer! 🕊️
Napakabigat malaman ang pagkawala mo pero mas mabigat ang iyong inalay na buhay para makibaka para sa mga tsuper.
Simula noong ikaw ay makulong noong pandemya hanggang sa kasalukuyan lagi ka naming nakikita sa lansangan!
Magpapatuloy kami, tatay! ✊❤️🔥
Jeepney driver Tatay Elmer, who was hospitalized after participating in a nationwide transport strike last September, has passed away, his social media handler confirmed in a post on Wednesday.
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ISRAELI AMBASSADOR VISITS NAGA CITY
Israeli Ambassador Dana Kursh paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Leni Robredo at the city hall in Naga on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Kursh also experienced a city tour at the Museo ni Jesse Robredo and Huna Huna Art Space. (Facebook/Naga City Tourism)
Anti-imperialist and mass movements worldwide are refusing complicity - marching, striking, and waging militant direct action to disrupt arms shipments, target war profiteers, and confront state sponsors of genocide.