Clinton backs Filipino terror drive
Updated on 12 November 2009
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has vowed support for the Philippine fight against al Qaida-linked militants and highlighted the US military's role in helping the country recover from deadly typhoons.
Clinton arrived on a two-day visit after devastating back-to-back storms last month killed nearly 1,000 people in floods and landslides, in the worst flooding to hit the capital, Manila, and the country's north in more than 40 years.
Hundreds of US troops on counter-terrorism exercises quickly responded with heavy equipment, ships and helicopters, cleaning streets clogged with debris and ferrying food to isolated villages.
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