Nicole says she has now doubt of being raped

I've just watched on TV a very saddening and curious development on the "Nicole" rape case. "Nicole" has terminated the services of her lawyer Atty. Evalyn Ursua yesterday afternoon. She have also signed an affidavit stating that she now has doubts that she indeed have been raped by Lance Corporal Daniel Smith. "Nicole" is now, according to her mother, has left the country for the US.

This is a very saddening development especially for the Junk VFA Movement. The Subic Rape Case is considered as somewhat a banner case to hammer the call for the junking of the VFA. The Subic Rape case along with other case proves for a fact how lopsided, unjust and immoral the agreement is.

Ngunit gumuguhit ng isang malaking question mark ang pinakapanibagong statement ni "Nicole". It seems curious how she just have suddenly changed her mind out of the blue after fighting staunchly for her right and asserting that indeed she has been raped. She have endured the media, the grueling task of testifying and recounting the events in court. And suddenly, she just calls it quits. It really boggles my mind. My mind is right now saying "nabayaran na ito o kaya natakot". Nakakalungkot lang talaga. But it is not that surprising. It is the US after all who's got Daniel Smith's back and it has it s VFA to protect. Pwede nila at gagawin talaga nila ang lahat para maprotektahan sariling interes. And possibly this have been done as an attempt to derail or keep the Junk VFA Movement off-balanced.

Nakakagalit pa itong si Raul Gonzales, ngingisi-ngisi pa habang nagkokomento na noon pa paiba-iba na ng statement si "Nicole". Parang natutuwa pa talaga ito na binawi ni "Nicole" ang dating statement niya. Gonzales never did supported Nicole. In fact the government in general never did supported "Nicole's" case from the very start.