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4/28/14,
"Angry Filipino protesters burn EFFIGY of Barack
Obama in protest against military pact aimed at 'greater cooperation'
between the two countries," UK Daily Mail, Tara Brady
"
An effigy
of President Barack Obama was burnt today by Filipino activists during a
rally in protest at a a 10-year agreement which will beef up U.S.
military forces there.
The military will get greater access to bases across the region as an effort by Washington to counter Chinese aggression. The presence of foreign troops is a sensitive issue in the Philippines, a former American colony....
U.S.
Ambassador Philip Goldberg and Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire
Gazmin signed the agreement at the main military camp in the capital,
Manila, ahead of Obama's stop and portrayed it is as a central part of
his weeklong Asia trip.
The
Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement will give American forces
temporary access to selected military camps and allow them to
preposition fighter jets and ships.
The
deal was signed hours before Obama arrived in Manila on the last leg of
a four-country Asian tour, following stops in Japan, South Korea and
Malaysia. Goldberg
said the agreement will 'promote peace and security in the region,' and
allow U.S. and Philippine forces to respond faster to disasters and
other contingencies.
It is not known how many additional U.S. troops would be deployed 'on temporary and rotational basis.'...
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