Daniel Smith released!

It's good to hear L/Cpl Daniel Smith is back in the US after being acquitted by the Court of Appeals recently. The appellate court reversed the lower court's December 2006 decision convicting the US serviceman of raping Suzette Nicolas in 2005.

Smith should've never been convicted in the first place. Nicolas, aka Nicole, flirted her way into having consensual sex with the American then cried rape to save face and make a quick buck.

What's even more ironic and somewhat disturbing is that she flew to the US and plans to stay there for good after going all out against the Americans during the trial.

What can I say? She's the typical hypocrite, hoodrat and whore. Sad to say a lot of Pinays are just like her.

Free Daniel Smith!

With Suzette Nicolas (aka Nicole), alleged rape victim of US serviceman L/Cpl. Daniel Smith, recanting her prior allegation via a recent sworn affidavit, the truth has finally come out. The court should set the innocent man free immediately.

To Evalyn Ursua and everyone else who supported Nicole, it's about time y'all shut the fuck up. And please, do everyone especially the Americans a favor. Do not even dream of setting foot in the United States. I hope they deny all of you entry.

To Nicole's cheerleaders, better luck next time

To The Point
by Emil Jurado
Manila Standard Today
5 January 2007

Excerpts:

The Court of Appeals decision upholding the decision of Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Benjamin Pozon on Philippine jurisdiction over convicted rapist Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, but at the same time saying that the custody issue has become moot and academic because Smith had since been transferred by the executive to US embassy custody, is Solomonic in some way.

At the same time, it pulled the rug from under those who claimed that it had raised constitutional issues, or that the executive officials who made the transfer possible could be held in contempt. Worse, that the President could be impeached for it.

To me, it seems that the appellate court wanted to play safe by riding on both horses. What is important, however, is that the Court of Appeals did not want to intervene in a purely diplomatic issue as a result of the country’s commitment to the Visiting Forces Agreement, and much more for the sake of national interest.

While those rooting for Nicole also saw the decision as their victory, the bottom line here per the Court of Appeals decision is that there are far bigger interests involved in this case than merely upholding Philippine jurisdiction over the convicted rapist. It is good enough for the executive department to see fit to comply with our international commitment which forms part of the law of the land. After all, failing to comply could make us into some sort of outcast, not only to the US but to the entire international community. Who would ever trust us again in our international commitments?

Yes, Nicole’s lawyers, the militants and the opposition will try to make the Smith case a political issue, especially so since this is an election year. But the people know better— the lack of national outrage proves this. To Nicole’s cheerleaders, I say better luck next time.

L/Cpl. Smith stays at the US Embassy

Good job. Chalk up another point for the Americans.

Oorah.

RP turns over Smith to US

L/Cpl Daniel Smith was handed over to the US authorities late last night in accordance with the VFA guidelines.

Finally. This has been long overdue.

So, how'd you like it now?

As the US Marines would say, "Oorah!"

Mon Tulfo's article about Judge Pozon, the RP-US relations, and the so-called rape...

ON TARGET
US-RP relations in jeopardy

By Ramon Tulfo
Inquirer
Last updated 02:14am (Mla time) 12/16/2006

Published on Page A26 of the December 16, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

DON’T be deceived by Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Benjamin Pozon’s projection of being media-shy, of his seeming reluctance to be lionized.

Deep inside, he’s enjoying all the publicity over his conviction of a US Marine for allegedly raping a Filipino woman, and his adamant stand that the convicted American remain in Philippine custody.

Pozon may be a hero to leftists and women activists, but if you ask the man on the street, he’ll tell you that not only was the judge wrong in convicting Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, he’s putting US-Philippine relations in jeopardy.

If you don’t believe me, try asking people who are neither militant nor xenophobic (hater of foreigners), which I did. They’ll tell you the victim, “Nicole,” was not raped. She had consensual sex with Smith with whom she was smitten the first time she set eyes on him.

How could there have been rape when Nicole was wearing tight-fitting jeans at that time and Smith had to wear a condom?

If you’re a woman, try taking off your tight jeans inside a car and you’ll know what I mean. If a woman on her own would have difficulty removing her jeans inside a cramped space, how much more her alleged rapist?

A woman friend (not girlfriend) was saved from being raped by a cab driver who forced her into a vacant lot because she wore tight jeans. And, of course, she shouted for help!

Nicole went with Smith in the van, and there was nothing in her statement that she shouted for help. Otherwise, the driver of the van would have testified that she did. She claims she was drunk at the time. So was Smith, who is younger than she is.

Nicole took offense at Smith’s companion calling her a “bitch” and the way she was dumped like a pig by the Americans in the street after she refused to get out of the van. That’s why she complained she was raped.

Since Pozon has already convicted Smith, he wants to have his cake and eat it too by having him remain in Philippine custody despite a provision in the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).

The VFA provides that American servicemen accused of a crime would remain in US custody pending the outcome of their trial. And the trial, as legal experts interpret it, includes the appeal after conviction.

All that the US government, our country’s friend and ally, wants is for Smith to be confined in the US Embassy while the appeal is ongoing. Can’t we accede to an ally that has helped us tremendously in winning the war against the Abu Sayyaf?

For comments and inquiries please e-mail: isumbongmokaytulfo@yahoo.com

Copyright 2006 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Enough with the grandstanding, Judge. Your fifteen minutes has lapsed. Stop basking in the limelight.

More thoughts on the Subic rape case

Everyone knows her name. She's been seen on live TV during the trial. But why the hell do journalists still hide her under her pseudonym, 'Nicole'?

Once and for all, the slut's name is Suzette Nicolas. She cried rape to save her from the embarassment and humiliation of sleeping with an American soldier while being engaged to another.

------------

Evalyn Ursua, Suzette Nicolas' private prosecutor, wins the dumbest Filipina lawyer award hands down. For someone who holds a law degree, she surely is incompetent.

------------

Noted and well-respected priest, Fr. James Reuter, SJ, believes that what happened between L/Cpl Smith and Suzette Nicolas was consensual. Enough said.

He speaks the truth.

------------

There was a skirmish between the Makati police and the Americans (US Embassy security personnel and the four US Marines) after the decision was handed down. The Makati policemen were pulling Daniel Smith to one side, while his American security were shielding him from harm.

Truth be told, these four US Marines alone can wipe out the whole Makati police contingent in hand-to-hand combat.

Subic Rape Case

The verdict on the year-old Subic Rape trial against four US Marines was handed down earlier this afternoon. LCpl Daniel Smith was found guilty of raping Suzette Nicolas (aka Nicole) last year in Olongapo. The three other accused Americans were acquitted.

I honestly believe Smith (or any of the three others) was not guilty of any crime. The fact that this Suzette Nicolas willingly mingled and drank with these soldiers while she was engaged to another US Marine speaks highly of her character or lack thereof. Who would in her right mind party with people she barely knows knowing that she is set to get married to someone else. Just like other women who ply the flesh trade route in US military bases stationed across the globe, she knew what was coming. She knew what she was getting into and hell yeah she deserved what she got. She's nothing but a hoodrat whore, plain and simple.

She probably thought she could milk money out of the situation. For all the trouble that she had to go through, the court granted her a measly Php 100k for damages. For all the harassment and embarassment, it's not worth it. Buti nga.

I think it's safe to assume that the prosecution panel, Suzette Nicolas, her relatives and those who supported this whore will never set foot on US soil again. And if I were the US government, I'd make sure to cancel all the existing visas of these people. This should teach them a lesson.

It's funny how these people are all-out against the United States when in fact they dream of one day settling in the US for better opportunities. Truly hypocritical in every sense of the word.