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Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated (www.voanews.com)

submitted 4 hours ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 minutes ago

Well that was a pretty wild read.

[–] gsfraley 25 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

That title's such a misrepresentation of what was said. She threatened a deadman's assassination if she was assassinated first by Marcos, which could be a legitimate risk. She said nothing of the sort about that being on the table in any other scenario. In more easily-conveyed words, "If you kill me, your days are numbered."

Also, to get ahead of it: ESH