So asks military chief, Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr., when asked about the safety of witnesses — not that there are any, yet — who could or would testify against soldiers implicated in the political killings and suppression that has become commonplace in the regime of GMA. This comes in the wake of the Melo Commission - headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Jose Melo - tagging retired Maj. General Jovito Palparan as responsible, via the doctrine of command responsibility, for a fair share of the atrocities.

Really now, sir. You have to ask?

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