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...right for African Americans to use the N word? Pitufo Geiger BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Henry Louis Gates Jr. | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...hard times, sir," the vehicle's owner explained, "and this is just a job, a source of livelihood." He claims to have purchased the pooches for between $7 and $8 in nearby Batangas province, and was transporting them to a not-so-secret slaughterhouse far to the north in Baguio, where dog meat is a local delicacy. As the owner of the vehicle confirmed, "We've been doing this since time immemorial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Much Is that Doggie on the Menu? | 1/29/2007 | See Source »

...released and it remains unclear whether he faces any criminal charges. While eating dog meat has been banned in the Philippines since 1998, the Animal Kingdom Foundation alleges that as many as 200,000 dogs a year are slaughtered here for their meat. Last year, during a visit to Baguio - known as center of canine cuisine - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo hosted a dinner for the Baguio City officials where she made comments that the local media deemed to have fallen well short of condemning the practice: "Dog meat keeps you warm, does it not?" the President is reported to have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Much Is that Doggie on the Menu? | 1/29/2007 | See Source »

...with Iran, Syria and Hamas. It all boils down to President Bush's and British Prime Minister Tony Blair's version of democracy, terrorism, Islamic fascists, free trade and puppet governments. What goes around comes around. Herein lies the root cause of conflict in the Middle East. Valentine Anthony Baguio City, Philippines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 8/28/2006 | See Source »

...read in one of the prescribed political-science texts that the U.S. had no formal foreign policy. It is the same today. But by now the U.S., including President Bush, should better understand the problems in promoting democracy in places where it has no history. Valentine N. Anthony Baguio City, the Philippines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 3/5/2006 | See Source »

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