Philippines weak link in terror fight — analysts
Bomb blasts ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit have put the spotlight on the Philippines, where government and US troops have been waging a long and unfinished campaign against militants. With more than 7,100 islands and a poorly equipped defense force, the country has proved all but impossible to police fully — and has been left fighting insurgencies on two fronts, communist and Muslim, for decades. Full Story