Australia has a long history of meddling in the affairs of its Pacific neighbors. In the Philippines, right-wing strongman Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” amounts to state terror — which Australia’s government has enthusiastically supported through military aid and legal advice.
Source: Australia Is Enabling State Violence in the Philippines
How much does it cost to buy an entire country? If the country is the Philippines, it seems that the answer is $US24 billion ($31.4 billion).
Source: Rodrigo Duterte has turned the tables in the Asia-Pacific. Now China is winning
Philippine president says he wants to slaughter millions of drug addicts, comparing it with Hitler’s massacre of Jews.
Source: Duterte cites Hitler, wants to kill millions of addicts – News from Al Jazeera
Freelance correspondent Ben Bohane goes on patrol in Manila, where 200 drug dealers and users have been shot dead in two weeks as part of the Filipino leader’s war on drugs.
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