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| Filipinos Protest to Seek Work in Iraq |
| 2004-08-29 |
| via Dhimmi Watch Riot police used water cannons Friday to disperse protesters demanding that the Philippines lift its ban on allowing its citizens to go to war-ravaged Iraq for jobs. The protesters marched to the presidential palace to urge President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to let them leave for Iraq, where they said U.S. military contracts await them. "Your concern for us is highly appreciated but we need cash," one placard read. "Please allow us to work in Iraq," said another. |
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