U.S. troops in Philippines score failures and successes
Tuesday, June 4, 2002
MANILA, Philippines -- Five months into the U.S. military mission in Philippine Muslim rebel country, the troops have failed to rescue two American hostages and the guerrillas still taunt them over radio from jungle hide-outs.
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