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At least 3,500 US troops from the US base
in Okinawa, Japan, are set to participate in the joint
military exercises... These fully armed and combat-ready US
troops will be trampling on Philippine sovereignty with the
full cooperation of the puppet Aquino
regime.
MEDIA RELEASE
CPP Information Bureau
23 September 2014
CPP Information Bureau
23 September 2014
US to use joint exercises to camouflage US basing in Palawan -- CPP
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) condemns the
scheduled joint naval exercises to be conductd by the US
and Philippine military forces from 29 September to 10
October. This annual Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX)
is being used by the US to deploy large numbers of its
troops on Philippine soil. The 2014 PHIBLEX, in particular,
will be used by the US to pursue its plan of strengthening
its military basing in Palawan.
At least 3,500 US troops from the US base in Okinawa,
Japan, are set to participate in the PHIBLEX. By descending
on the Philippines, these fully armed and combat-ready
troops of the US will be trampling on Philippine
sovereignty with the full cooperation of its puppet
regime.
The US military has long been eyeing Palawan as a forward
base for its operations encompassing the Pacific,
particularly to project its power and build up its armed
presence along the trade routes of the South China Sea. The
US military has been providing financing to the Armed Forces
of the Philippines to expand the naval bases of the
Philippine military on Oyster and Ulugan Bays. The
US’ objective is to have these serve as military bases
for US naval warships, war materiél and combat
troops under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
(EDCA).
The Filipino people denounce the hypocrisy behind the
US’ plans of providing "humanitarian
services" during the joint exercises. In exchange for
minimal funding, such token services serve only to make US
military intervention seem acceptable in order to disarm the
people from opposing the massive presence of US troops.
The CPP calls on the Filipino people to protest the
PHIBLEX and demand the immediate pullout of all US troops
in the Philippines.
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