With US-Philippines relations continuing to sour under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, Duterte has met with the Russian ambassador and suggested that Russia would become a great friend to his nation, saying the Russian Pacific Fleet is welcome to dock in the Philippines “for anything.”
Duterte said the ambassador told him Russia was ready to sell his nation sophisticated weapons, and expressed hope Russia’s navy would “protect” them regionally. Duterte has previously also courted arms sales from China as well, with an eye to supplant the US, which has long been their sole source of arms.
Duterte had expressed annoyance at the Obama Administration since taking power, accusing the US of potentially sucking the Philippines into a war with China, and complaining the US arms sales are based only on what the US wants to sell, not on what the Philippines actually wants to buy.
From the start Duterte said he would try to get better deals out of China and Russia if the US didn’t offer better terms, and he seems to have made good on this, saying he’s been assured by China they’ll give him anything he needs, and now setting up a visit to Moscow in April.
I’ll bet the colour revolution is already in full planning mode.
Duterte is such a FINE leader, though, right?
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-politics-journalists-idUSKCN0YN3TK
Philippine media groups denounced President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday for saying journalists were being killed because they were corrupt and “you are not exempted from assassination if you are a son of a bitch”.
Duterte’s comments about extrajudicial killings, calling bishops “sons of whores” and a joke about a murdered rape victim do not appear to have dented his popularity in the largely Roman Catholic country.
But his comments about killing journalists have struck a nerve. About 175 journalists have been killed in the Philippines since 1986, ranking it among the most dangerous places to work in the news business.
It wouldn’t hurt to add a disclaimer when you regurgitate the propaganda Terry. Something to make it clear that this is positive news, rather than negative.
Don, if you have a source or sources that contradict what I posted, PRESENT THEM. I’m always happy to see additional information.
Otherwise, I see no value in your post(s).
Duterte better avoid Dealy Plaza or he could get a violent headache.