Philippines' Duterte calls U.S. envoys 'spies' over alleged ouster plot

[Blue Shoes]

Source: Reuters

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte derided U.S. ambassadors as "spies" on Thursday, responding to a media report of an alleged American plot to destabilize his government, a job he said some envoys were appointed solely to do.

The volatile former mayor said though had received no intelligence reports of any U.S. plan to undermine his presidency, he believed most ambassadors were in cahoots with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which had a track record of meddling in other countries' affairs.

The Manila Times newspaper on Tuesday reported a former U.S. ambassador to the Philippines had prepared a "blueprint to undermine Duterte", citing a document it had received from a what it described as a "highly placed source". (bit.ly/2hhzEGk)

The U.S. State Department has described the allegations as "false".

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte-usa-idUSKBN14I14R

[Roy Rolling]

1. Of course

Yeah, some are, some have always been. Welcome to the real world, el Dictator. We give your country billions, you siphon off billions for you and your friends, and we all look the other way.

Sounds like someone wants a bigger bribe.

[nini]

2. We need to cut them off completely right now

Let them find a new source of endless money.

[LeftishBrit]

3. Duterte is a thug