He said that preventing violence during the election season is the more immediate concern than whether to extend the imposition of martial law in Maguindanao, where an election-related massacre happened a couple of weeks ago. There is “no need to extend” the 60-day martial law period, he said, because the AFP appears like it will be able to accomplish within the prescribed period its work of arresting the suspects and the alleged armed men of the Ampatuan clan, as well as tracing their weapons.

Hmmm, they appear to have gone off the deep end for some reason ...