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PACOM Cancels mil exercise over Marine rape case
The United States has cancelled large-scale military exercises in the Philippines scheduled for next year in an escalating dispute over custody of a U.S. Marine convicted of raping a local woman.U.S. embassy spokesman Matthew Lussenhop says the military exercises scheduled for February are cancelled, because of the dispute over the custody of a convicted U.S. marine. Called the Balikatan 2007 war games, these usually involve as many as 5,000 U.S. troops, and are a sign of the close ties between the two long-standing allies. Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-12-22 |
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