A protester dresses as a puppeteer displays his props in front of riot police during a rally near the US Embassy in Manila on Friday Sept. 15, 2006 to mark the rejection by the Philippine Senate of the Bases Treaty 15 years ago. The bases rejection saw the closure of all US bases in the country but another agreement entered into by the Philippines known as the Visiting Forces Agreement allowed US forces back into the Philippines for joint military exercises but was tainted by the alleged rape of a Filipino woman by four US Marines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Protesters display placards while shouting slogans during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 to mark the rejection by the Philippine Senate of the Bases Treaty 15 years ago. The bases rejection saw the closure of all U.S. bases in the country but another agreement entered into by the Philippines known as the Visiting Forces Agreement allowed U.S. forces back into the Philippines for joint military exercises but was tainted by the alleged rape of a Filipino woman by four U.S. Marines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

 

'Nicole,' an alias assigned by a court to protect her identity, covers her face during a hastily-called news conference at a suburban Quezon city restaurant, north of Manila, late Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006. 'Nicole,' who accused a U.S. Marine for raping her while three other U.S. Marines allegedly were cheering last Nov.1, expressed dismay over the prosecution's handling of her trial and asked they be replaced. It was the first time 'Nicole' talked to the media since the start of the marathon trial. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)