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The history behind Philippine President Duterte's Obama insult

  • Written by Shelton Woods, Professor of East/Southeast Asian History, Boise State University

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks his mind. He does not back down.

Some believe he took his plain speaking too far this week before leaving the Philippines for a summit in Laos.

Reporters asked how Duterte intended to answer President Obama’s concerns over the more than 1,300 drug suspects killed over the past two months in...

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