Transcript: Interview: Albert del Rosario discusses the role of US Special Forces in the Philippines' fight against Muslim terrorists

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Interview: Albert del Rosario discusses the role of US Special Forces in the Philippines' fight against Muslim terrorists

Host: MELISSA BLOCK Time: 8:00-9:00 PM

MELISSA BLOCK, host:

An advance team of US Special Forces has arrived in the Philippines to take part in an operation called Balikatan, or `shoulder to shoulder.' The Pentagon will be deploying more than 650 troops to help the Philippine military combat a Muslim insurgency called Abu Sayyaf. The Islamic separatist group has been linked to al-Qaeda. The rebels are active in the southern part of the country, a region heavily populated by Muslims. Abu Sayyaf is holding hostages, including two ...

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