[R-G] Sison: NDF 'will not be bullied'

[ProletarianNews]

AFP. 1 November 2002. Communist leader protests terrorist tag by
European Union.

MANILA -- Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) chief Jose Maria
Sison on Friday protested the European Union's (EU) listing of his group
as a terrorist organization not welcome in EU member states.

Sison said the move to place the CPP, its armed wing the New People's
Army (NPA) and its political National Democratic Front (NDF), was a
conspiracy between the US government, Manila and EU member states.

"These governments are lapdogs of the United States, the superpower,"
Sison said on local radio from his political base in the Netherlands.

The US was the first country to tag the CPP-NPA as a terrorist
organization in August as part of its global campaign against terrorism.

Sison alleged that the move was backed by the Philippines to force the
communist insurgents to "capitulate," lay down their arms and agree to
end their 33-year insurgency.

"It is very clear that this is what the US and Manila government want to
happen, but the NDF will not be bullied by fear and the revolutionary
forces will instead continue the armed struggle," Sison said.

European countries have not become "inhospitable" to communist leaders,
Sison said, but said the NDF will go the courts to be removed from the
listing.

Foreign Secretary Blas Ople announced Thursday that the EU Council of
Ministers has adopted a "common position" declaring the communist
insurgents as terrorists.

A terrorist label would deprive the NPA of funding from abroad. EU
countries would also freeze funds and assets of known rebel leaders and
they could no longer enjoy sanctuary in member countries.

Sison would not say that the NPA would step up its attacks against
government targets in the wake of the latest development, but stressed
the terrorist tag clearly indicated that Manila no longer wants to talk
peace.

"What the United States and the (Manila government) want is to fight
with revolutionary forces," Sison said. "They believe in a military
solution and that is the message they want to send to us."

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