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...opposite direction. Instead of coming right out and admitting his qualms about the Marcos regime, the President gave the most namby-pamby excuse heard in recent months to explain the cancellation of his trip. In what amounted to a letter of apology to Marcos, Reagan assured the Filipino President that he would have gone ahead with the visit if it were not for a "problem with Congress." Adding more verbal saliva to Marcos' bootstraps, Reagan wrote that he was looking forward to meeting with Marcos "when a mutually acceptable date can be set" and that "our friendship for you remains...
...American President to lend legitimacy to the Marcos regime by paying it a state visit would be an insult to the dignity and values of the American and Filipino people. The notion that the use of the Philippine bases is dependent on the good will of President Marcos is as wrongheaded as the thought that it is in the American interest to support and strengthen his regime. American security is not enhanced thereby; injustice...
Aquino's death raised international suspicion and fueled dissident activity in the Southeast Asian country, where he had long been considered the primary foe of President Ferdinand Marcos, who has governed the nation with martial law since 1972. At Harvard, the former Filipino senator's slaying has been a source of sober reflection. The leader spent his last three years in exile in Cambridge, where he held fellowships at the CFIA between 1980-82 and at MIT last year. Aquino came to Cambridge following heart surgery in California, an operation that had secured him release from a Filipino prison where...
...Aquino in his three years did not confine himself to theoretical politics, Filipino generals, cabinet officers and business leaders reportedly sought him out during visits to the United States. Even Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos met with Aquino, said Pauker...
Unger recalls a seminar at the Fletcher School attended by both Aquino and a 'Filipino cabinet member. Unger recalls that he anticipated a meeting marked by acrimony 'Could the two stand being in the same room' "I was surprised to see Aquino get up and greet his former colleague in a great warm embrace," he said. "They did not want to let banishment stand in the way of a permanent friendship...