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Aus SAS & US SF operating in Philipines
SAS terror hunt risks Manila pactEmma-Kate Symons, Manila October 16, 2006RATIFICATION of a defence treaty that would increase counter-terrorism co-operation between Australia and The Philippines has been further jeopardised by the embarrassing revelation that SAS soldiers have been "illegally" hunting down terrorists in the southern Philippines.The SAS operations by an elite team of 20 soldiers, detailed in The Weekend Australian, violate The Philippines constitution which forbids the involvement of foreign forces in direct military operations. The exposure of the SAS presence in the south as part of the hunt for Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorists, including two of the 2002 Bali bombers, comes at a difficult time for the passage of the Status of Forces Agreement between Australia and The Philippines. The NATO-style pact would allow joint military exercises between the two countries, similar to the US Visiting Forces Agreement. Despite backing from Canberra and Manila, the defence agreement has faced a hostile Philippines Senate. Opposition figures, already wary about the continuing military activities of the US, the former colonial power in The Philippines, have consistently raised questions about state sovereignty being compromised. A high-profile rape case involving a visiting US soldier accused of sexually assaulting 22-year-old Filipina, "Nicole", in the back of a van in the Subic Bay freeport last November, while three other young American soldiers allegedly cheered him on, is a factor complicating the Australia-Philippines defence treaty. Australian and Philippines negotiators, already sceptical about the treaty passing the Philippines Senate, now face the headache of explaining the presence of Australian SAS troops in operations against local terrorist group Abu Sayyaf and their allies in Jemaah Islamiah around the remote island of Jolo. Despite evidence that foreign troops from the US and Australia are deeply involved with the hunt for terrorist fugitives such as JI Bali bombers Dulmatin and Umar Patek, as well as Abu Sayyaf's Khaddafy Janjalani, Australian and Philippines military authorities will officially admit to Australian and US soldiers playing only a "training and logisitics" role in counter-terrorism. Major General Jose Honrado, spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, reacted furiously when contacted by The Australian yesterday. "We are not aware of any soldiers from the Australian Defence Forces in the Philippines, especially in direct operations against terrorists," he said. "Our constitution prohibits foreign troops from engaging in direction operations. Even the American soldiers are not allowed to do that. We deny this story. It didn't come from the Philippines." As reported by The Weekend Australian, the SAS was involved in joint operations with Philippines forces using high-speed inflatable boats to stop terrorists trying to get in and out of the southern Philippines. Sources said it involved about 100 US special forces, including Green Berets, Navy SEALs and CIA counter-terrorism specialists, as well as the armed forces of The Philippines. Major General Honrado said the search for Dulmatin, Patek and Janjalani continues after the capture earlier this month of Dulmatin's wife, a success that led to a series of apparent revenge terrorist attacks in the south. Six people were killed and dozens injured last week when a bomb exploded at a market stall in Mindanao.


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