Luis H. Francia is the author of Eye of the Fish: A Personal
Archipelago (Kaya) and co-editor, with Angel Velasco Shaw, of
Vestiges of War: The Philippine-American War and the Aftermath of an
Imperial Dream, 1899-1999 (NYU). He teaches at New York
University.
Since 9/11 the Philippines have seen an explosion of political killings.
Bush's war has internationalized internal conflicts on the
archipelago.


