Sat. June 27, 2020
“The inhabitants of lands purchased by the US from 1803 AUTOMATICALLY BECAME NATIVE AMERICANS.
This is the status I am seeking for the people of the Philippines, and in the process I *was* willing to give to the US Federal government the right, power and authority to take good care of our natural resources, especially because it has been proven beyond any doubt that Filipinos have turned the tropical islands into a massive environmental disaster.”
WAIS – US: Howard Dean’s Remark (Bienvenido Macario, Philippines/US) August 17, 2008 at 7:58 AM
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Along with Puerto Rico and Guam that remain U.S. territories to this day, the Philippines was purchased from Spain for $20 million in 1898. In fact, the Philippines was the main object of the purchase. Puerto Rico and Guam were appetizers or extras.
US Acquisition of the Philippines, 1898 (Bienvenido Macario, USA, 05/05/15 4:05 am)
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