Ugly Americans
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It has happened once before — American security officers insulting Philippine vice presidents — while their officials, be they current American presidents or former US presidents are on a brief visit to this country.
Very recently, on a paid lecture session in Manila, former US President Bill Clinton’s security aides were said to have dealt insultingly with Vice President Jojo Binay, actually shouting at him, and telling him to leave the holding room, while two other former Philippine presidents weren’t treated shabbily at all by these same US secret service officers guarding Clinton.
Binay, who is always as cool as a cucumber but knows how to use sarcasm to make his point, left the room, but not before telling the Clinton’s security that he is the Vice President of the country and that there was no need for the Clinton aide to shout at him.
It was later reported that the female secret service agent apologized to Binay for her rude behavior, and that the apology was graciously accepted by the Vice President..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101117com1.html
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