Better tell that to the vice president of the Phillippines and numerous others..
Cheers, Ken Hanly US mulls placing troops under RP command: Guingona Posted: 1:14 PM (Manila Time) | Feb. 07, 2002 By INQ7.net VICE President Teofisto Guingona on Thursday said the United States government is still considering whether to allow the Armed Forces of the Philippines to have full authority over its troops in Mindanao. Guingona told a Senate hearing that under the US Constitution, American troops couldn't fall under the command of a foreign nation. One of the provisions in the Terms of Reference for the Balikatan joint military drills, however, states that the AFP would have authority over the US soldiers who are being deployed in Mindanao. Guingona who is also the Foreign Affairs Secretary said the contention stems from the differences in definition between the terms "command" and "authority". At the same time, Guingona said American soldiers would not get involved in any military operations local troops would conduct against their arch nemesis, the Abu Sayyaf. Guingona insisted that authority issues would be resolved after he meets with US counterparts to review the guidelines for the military training exercises. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes said that the approval for the Terms of Reference is behind schedule because officials are being "careful" amid the protests raised against the presence of US troops in the country. ----- Original Message ----- From: andie nachgeborenen To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: [PEN-L:35664] Re: US Marines under UK command? Yes. jks k hanly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I had the idea that the US constitution did not allow for US troops to be under any but US command. Is that a myth? Cheers, Ken Hanly http://www.drudgereport.com/command.htm Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online
