Remember Manuel Zelaya?....The former Honduran president who was ousted in June, 2009 through a military coup? Through an undoubtedly well-planned military operation executed in one single day, Zelaya was arrested and deported at gunpoint. He was supposed to complete his presidential term later this year but he was calling for a referendum to change the constitution so he can remain in power beyond the one term limit imposed by their constitution.
Apart from the similarities in their intentions to hang on to power beyond their constitutionally mandated term limits (of ousted Hondurian president Manuel Zelaya and incumbent Philippine president Gloria Arroyo), I am not inclined to discuss the Honduran incident any further than mentioning the common morbid intention of both leaders.
However, what struck me cold was an incident reported in the Honduran press after the ouster of Zelaya!
Posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:23:58 AM by Pessimist
"In Honduras, according to breaking Catalan newspaper reports (translations available, USA Today mention), authorities have seized 45 computers containing certified election results for a constitutional election that never happened. The election had been scheduled for June 28, but on that day the president, Manuel Zelaya, was ousted. The 'certified' and detailed electronic records of the non-existent election show Zelaya's side having won overwhelmingly."
Guess who supplied Honduras the computerized counting machines!.... The same consortium who will be supplying the machines for the Philippine's 2010 elections!... The same consortium that has supplied the same machines and keptZelaya's friend and mentorHugo Chavez of Venezuela in power!
With this revelation, you should not now wonder why practically everyone in Arroyo's cabinet have signified their intentions to run for public office in the coming 2010 elections! You should not wonder now why a practically unknown figure in Philippine politics, with no party affiliations at all to begin with, and only boasts of being Arroyo's Defense Secretary for a short while would run for the highest position in the country. You should not now wonder why Arroyo and her henchmen have the nerve and the gall to call for a charter change like Manuel Zelaya....why they have the nerve to go on wanton spending binges abroad while the rest of the country is mired in poverty!
You should no longer wonder...because Arroyo and her henchmen have the 2010 stage set to their advantage! They know they only need to wait for the 2010 elections and the results will be in their favor!
Just shows everyone that computerization does not mean instant, reliable results. Coming from the IT industry, I know how much vulnerability there are to any system especially if the stink comes from the inside.
Computerization will make corruption run faster if implemented the wrong way. I really hope we are all wrong regarding this issue.
I happened to chat with a Venezuelan coder and told him that the company who will run the automated election in ARMM is form his country then he just replied with a question "Do you trust that company? "
I paused for a while and wonder why does this Venezuelan programmer seems to be not proud with the company coming from his own country.
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Just shows everyone that computerization does not mean instant, reliable results. Coming from the IT industry, I know how much vulnerability there are to any system especially if the stink comes from the inside.
Computerization will make corruption run faster if implemented the wrong way. I really hope we are all wrong regarding this issue.
I happened to chat with a Venezuelan coder and told him that the company who will run the automated election in ARMM is form his country then he just replied with a question "Do you trust that company? "
I paused for a while and wonder why does this Venezuelan programmer seems to be not proud with the company coming from his own country.
I guess this post is the answer to that.
Excellent post. It was helpful and informative. hope to see more greats posts like this.
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