MANILA: The seizure of an upscale mall by rebellious troops yesterday may just be the first act in the long-rumoured coup attempt against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
The mutiny played out as a carefully scripted, high-profile drama designed to paint Arroyo and her government as the villains and the rebellious soldiers as underdog heroes forced to take drastic action to draw attention to their espoused cause of fighting corruption and inequities.
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