As a connoisseur of conspiracy theories, schemes and political intrigues and extracting from reports in social-media, I may advance my own take with scenarios whose viability I needed to structure or at least be convinced of– thus putting a certain sense of logic to this tragedy.

I start with the American War on Terror. This global intention to apply the Bush Doctrine that “...you can run but you can’t hide...” is at the bottom of this storyline. Marwan & Usman with $5 million & $1 million price tags on their heads were the justifiable rationale.(To be fair to the families of the deceased, I doubt that this was the policemen’s motivation. As for their leadership nonetheless, it is not farfetched).

With these juicy amounts for the taking draped in the cloak of our own legitimate concerns to run after “outlaws” – defined by American jurisprudence, the “dramatis personae” were now set to insert their own roles.

First in the cast of characters was the top police general who in fact had been shadowing these two terrorists for the good part of 2014. Several “oplans”for their capture have reportedly been jeopardized by the ongoing peace talks and “cease-fire” in place between the Philippine Army and the MILF. In effect, the police can’t trust the military and the MILF that have been harboring these two.

The Philippine Military who couldn’t come to the rescue of the brave and dying men because “...there was no coordination beforehand...” was a lame excuse for this “professional” institution.