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"Philippines President Duterte Says His Soldiers Can Rape During Martial Law"
By RICHARD C. PADDOCKJUNE 10, 2017
Security forces in Marawi, the Philippines, on Wednesday. Credit Jes Aznar/Getty Images
MANILA — It was classic bravado from the Philippines’ .. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/philippines/index.html?inline=nyt-geo .. tough-guy president, Rodrigo Duterte.
The Maute Group, a militant Islamist band fighting government troops near the southern Philippines city of Marawi last year, had asked for a cease-fire.
The president rejected the overture.
“They said that they will go down upon Marawi to burn the place,” Mr. Duterte recounted in December. “And I said, ‘Go ahead, do it.’”
He got his wish.
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"Philippines President Duterte Says His Soldiers Can Rape During Martial Law"
By RICHARD C. PADDOCKJUNE 10, 2017
Security forces in Marawi, the Philippines, on Wednesday. Credit Jes Aznar/Getty Images
MANILA — It was classic bravado from the Philippines’ .. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/philippines/index.html?inline=nyt-geo .. tough-guy president, Rodrigo Duterte.
The Maute Group, a militant Islamist band fighting government troops near the southern Philippines city of Marawi last year, had asked for a cease-fire.
The president rejected the overture.
“They said that they will go down upon Marawi to burn the place,” Mr. Duterte recounted in December. “And I said, ‘Go ahead, do it.’”
He got his wish.
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