The Mumbai massacre and mayhem that left nearly 200 people dead and more than 300 wounded was perpetrated by only 10 terrorists.
Just imagine how much more damage the terrorists could have inflicted on India’s business and financial city if there were 100 of them.
The delayed response of the Indian police and military was responsible for the many casualties.
Our government should take a lesson from the carnage in Mumbai.
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Obviously, the Mumbai incident was a failure of intelligence.
India’s intelligence agencies were caught napping.
Given the inefficiency of our intelligence agencies, which are inferior to India’s, the possibility of a similar tragedy could be repeated in the country.
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“Good intelligence,” in the language of the military and police, doesn’t mean a high IQ.
It means knowing the plans or movements of the enemy so these can be countered.
Good intelligence prevents ambushes against government troops and attacks on towns and cities by the enemy from within, such as local rebels, and from outsiders, such as foreigners.
Our government doesn’t have an efficient intelligence network.
If the government has one, the ambushes against soldiers, the successful attacks on towns and cities by communist and Moro rebels, and the springing of detained rebels in our jails would not be taking place.
Plans cooked up by enemies of the state would have been known even before they are put into action because of an efficient intelligence network.
What makes for an efficient intelligence network, which seems to be a contradiction, when it comes to our military and police?
Money, money, money.
The money given to our intelligence agencies to buy information does not reach the intended recipients – the informers and spies.
Instead, it ends up in the pockets of corrupt officials who head the various intelligence units.
Intelligence funds are a major source of corruption since disbursement is not subject to audit.
The holders of intelligence funds can do whatever they please with the money.
If they spend the funds on gambling or their paramours, no one is the wiser for it.
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Why were the leaders of the Abu Sayyaf caught?
Because of the bounty put up by the US government for the heads of the Moro bandit group.
The US government spent millions of dollars to pay off informers.
Without the huge reward money, do you think this would have happened at at all?
Why was then kidnap czar and now Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes successful in dismantling kidnap-for-ransom groups during his watch?
Because he put up a bounty for the heads of the kidnappers, and the reward money reached its intended recipients.
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If the government puts up a bounty system, many criminals and terrorists will be caught.
These persons tell on their own kind when money is dangled before them.
With such a system, there will be fewer incidences of kidnap-for-ransom, bank robbery, bombings and attacks on towns and cities.
More drug traffickers and pushers will be arrested.
The government should just make sure that the reward money goes to the intended recipients.
So you can see, it all boils down to money.
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If former Philippine National Police officers Glenn Dumlao and Cesar Mancao are extradited to face trial in the country, the public may know the brains behind the abduction-murder of publicist Bubby Dacer and his driver, Emmanuel Corbito.
Some people must either be pissing in their pants or having sleepless nights.
