source: In Manila's swank Makata Shangri La Hotel, he was preparing notes on a meeting with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Suddenly the TV screen lit up. CNN was breaking the news that Jemaah Islamiah explosives expert Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi had broken out of a Manila jail, courtesy of corrupt jailers. # Howard's North Asian tour -- one of 10 overseas visits he is taking this year -- started off in embarrassment in the Philippines.
target: In Manila's swank Makata Shangri La Hotel, he was preparing notes on a meeting with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Suddenly the TV screen lit up. CNN was breaking the news that Jemaah Islamiah explosives expert Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi had broken out of a Manila jail, courtesy of corrupt jailers. And since If a shameful accident happens in a country when diplomates are visiting it, it causes embarassment. Howard's North Asian tour -- one of 10 overseas visits he is taking this year -- started off in embarrassment in the Philippines.