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To: Road Walker who wrote (194215)	7/13/2004 12:53:58 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) of 1577179

US warns Manila on hostage crisis The Bush administration has warned the Philippines government against bowing to pressure from kidnappers to rush its troops out of Iraq. A senior official said "such a decision would send the wrong signal to terrorists around the globe". Militants holding a Filipino man say they will kill him if Manila does not speed up its planned withdrawal. The Philippines deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday that troops would leave Iraq "as soon as possible". US 'seeking clarification' The army said it was waiting for orders following comments by Deputy Foreign Minister Rafael Seguis on Arab TV. In remarks to al-Jazeera television, Mr Seguis said the troops would leave "swiftly, in the time it takes to carry out the necessary preparation for their return to the Philippines". Foreign Secretary Delia Albert later repeated the statement by her deputy, but did not clarify the timing. The US official was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying: "We have seen recent statements from the Philippine government about withdrawing 51 of their troops from Iraq, possibly ahead of the planned August rotation. "We are seeking clarification from the Philippine government regarding this matter." At the weekend, the Philippine government said it would not give in to the militants' demands. The militants - who have appeared under a banner saying Islamic Army, Khaled bin al-Waleed corps - extended the deadline for killing Mr de la Cruz until 1900 GMT on Tuesday, the government said. news.bbc.co.uk

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