US bases return seen as Okinawa base closes
By Michaela P. del Callar 02/16/2012American military bases seem to be returning to the Philippines under President Aquino’s government, despite the 1987 Constitution banning the stay of foreign military bases
It is being done in such a circuitous way that circumvents the constitutional proviso on military bases.
The United States is eyeing the transfer of some of the thousands of American troops stationed in Okinawa to the Philippines as Washington reduces its military presence in the Japanese island, where residents have called for the shutdown of its large military base..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20120216hed6.html
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