Filipino demonstrators attacked US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton’s convoy with paint bombs to show their opposition to her visit to the
Philippines.
"It's not over until the lady in the pants suit says it is" ~ Hillary Clinton
About 50 protesters hurled red paint at Clinton’s security
detail near the presidential palace in Manila on Wednesday, forcing her convoy
to detour. The demonstrators also threw their placards at the vehicles, AFP
reported.
Filipino security officers and at least one American jumped out
with automatic rifles drawn. However, no shots were fired.
Protesters in the Philippines urge the annulment of the Visiting
Forces Agreement. Under the military pact, US troops are given legal safeguards
when they visit the Philippines.
The pact has been contentious in the Philippines. There have
been cases of crimes committed by US troops in the Southeast Asian country, and
some Filipino groups are opposed to the presence of any US troops in their
country.
Filipino anti-US protesters also marched towards the US Embassy
on Wednesday to protest the visit.
The US military presence is a sensitive topic in the Philippines
due to colonial legacy.
ED: It is also due to the genocidal actions of America in the Philipines in the past when people were assassinated by the hundreds of thousands just for being “dogs”. Or, perhaps due to American support of dictator Marcos and his thieving wife Imelda.
Clinton arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday to shore up
military cooperation with the Filipino defense officials.
Last week, the US Secretary of State said that the United States
was “updating” relationships with its five treaty-bound regional allies ~
Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand.
Protesters chant slogans during a protest march to the US
Embassy in Manila on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011.
ED: these people are very brave to do this because in this politically repressed country they could pay greatly for their actions.
ANTI-US PROTEST
HELD IN PHILIPPINES
One hundred Filipino protesters have rallied in the capital,
Manila, to show their objection to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's
visit to the Philippines.
Protesters began their rally in Plaza Salamanca on Tuesday.
Clinton arrived in Manila to mark the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Philippines-US Mutual Defense Treaty.
The US recently provided the Philippines with a destroyer and Clinton will discuss offering a second one.
Last week, Clinton said that the US was "updating" relationships with its five treaty-bound regional allies ~ Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand.
Activists said they are against the visit because it sets the stage for a greater US presence in the region. They have called on Washington to stop interfering in regional affairs.
ED: One word only: CHINA
Clinton is scheduled to meet with President Benigno Aquino during her visit.
Clinton is scheduled to meet with President Benigno Aquino during her visit.
Noel Celis / AFP via Getty Images Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton leaves the destroyer Fitzgerald in Manila,
Philippines, on Wednesday. Clinton vowed military support for the Philippines
and delivered a firm message at a time of rising tensions with China.
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