Hillary Clinton to visit Thailand, Philippines

6:01 am | Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. AFP

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will visit U.S. treaty allies Thailand and the Philippines before attending the annual East Asia summit in Indonesia this month.

The State Department said Wednesday the visits underscore U.S. efforts to strengthen key alliances in the region.

Clinton will first attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Hawaii and hold bilateral meetings with a number of foreign ministers. President Barack Obama will also attend APEC.

After APEC, Clinton will visit Manila on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty. The next day she goes to Bangkok, where Thai authorities are battling severe floods.

Clinton then travels to Bali, attending the East Asia summit with Obama.

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http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WWZMSQ4Z74QJUPXFOMEKD6KKFM kronos

We dont want Hillary here!!! Pandagdag lang yan sa traffic dito sa Manila.

Anonymous

ikaw naman para kang si satur ocampo.
http://www.facebook.com/katipunan Andres Bonifacio

We dont want you too! LOL!
Anonymous

HUWAG NAMAN GANYAN , KABAYAN..We should welcome her with open hearts……

Anonymous

Clinton is visiting Thailand and the Philippines. Wow, 60th anniversary of US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty. US-Thailand Treaty is only 49 years. Thailand Air Force has 55 F-16s. Philippine Air Force has 0. Thailand Navy has 2 frigates and 2 corvettes. Philippine Navy has 0. When we felt the threat from China, US did not indicate direct military support in case of confrontation. So when the going get’s tough, no one’s going to help us.

tsog1984

also, don’t forget Japan, the favorite asian ally of the u.s…they could never be a threat, could they?
http://www.facebook.com/katipunan Andres Bonifacio

Dont blame the US…face the mirror and you’ll know who to blame!

http://joboni96.myopenid.com/ joboni96

’60th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty’

ITO AY DAPAT NG BUWAGIN

ito ang ginagawang dahilan
para may mga tagong u.s. stealth bases sa pilipinas at
labagin ang sarili nating konstitusyon

walang b_yag ang ating mga lider o
mga green card holders

tingnan mo na lang
sa daming nag immigrate sa u.s.
na dating mga ranking government officials

makes you wonder where their loyalties were
when they were in their decisive positions

Anonymous

Walang stealth base ang America sa Pilipinas.
Kunan mo kaya ng picture ang mga stealth bases na ito kung alam mo ang mga locations

Itigil nyo na argumento na ang America ay atat na atat sa Pilipinas para magtayo ng base militar.

Ang South Korea, Japan, Singapore at Thailand ay may military bases na kung saan libre ang gamit ng America sa mga condo at housing dahil shouldered ng gobyerno ng nasabing mga bansa ang board and lodging ng mga Amricano at ng families nila.

In fact, an daming Filipino families (asawa ng mga US Servicemen) na nakatira sa Okinawa at Korea na libre dahil sa generosity gobyerno ng Japan at Korea. Ang lahat ng mga Hapon at Koreano na nagtatrabaho sa loob ng base ay pasweldo ng Japan at Korea. So itigil nyo ang argument nyo na atat na atat ang US na magtayo ng base sa Philippines.

Sa kasaganaang natatamasa ng America sa Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia ay never never silang magtatayo ng base sa Pilipinas. Merong mga 50 to 200 US Special Forces scattered around Mindanao pero nasa loob sila ng major Philippine military installations at hindi labag sa constitution na magkaroon ng residence trainor sa loob ng Philippine Military Camps.

http://joboni96.myopenid.com/ joboni96

salamat naman at inamin mong may 200 na u.s. soldiers
ilang taon na silang permanente doon sa stealth base na yon?
sabi ni sarge di pa sila makapasok doon
top secret daw

mas astig at experienced sundalo natin
ang u.s. pa nga ang natototo

mga salesmen ang mga iyan
ng u.s. arms companies
na nagde demo ng high tech kunong weapons

Anonymous

I hope she will become the next U.S. President, She’s such a classy person and so respectful of others. Enjoy your stay in the Philippines ,Mrs. State Secretary………………MABUHAY !!!
Anonymous

Sana ang Mutual Defense Treaty ay hindi lang para sa external threat kundi para rin sa internal defense ng Philippines. Hindi kailangang maglagay ng ground troops ang America. Ipahiram na lang ang mga Cobra helicopters at saka 70-mm multiple rocket-launcher sa magkabilang gilid ng Cobra at saka yung GSM/Cellphone/Landline eavesdropper para ma-locate ang mga NPA at ang mga financial supporters nito at kung anong banko ang ginagamit sa pag-wire-transfer ng pera sa mga anak ng NPA leaders na nag-aaral sa mga private schools sa kapatagan.

Yesterday, sinabi ni Obama na for the security of the Southern Pacific and Oceania, the US will put several hundreds to thousands of US Marines in DARWIN Australia. Ang US Marines ay may sariling aircraft like AH-1 Cobra, Osprey, F18 Super Horney etc.

AUSTRALIA ito ha, at hindi sa Mindanao magtatalaga ng US Marines. (Yung mga contra-bulateng makakaliwa dyan, magdiwang at magsaya na kayo kasi hindi sa Pilipinas ang napili ni OBAMA na magtayo ng base.

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