Imelda: I'd back Aquino on return

Imelda Marcos says she wishes Philippines President CorazonAquino well and would support her if she returned to the Philippines.

In an interview to be broadcast Monday on the television program"Inside Edition," the former Philippine first lady said she wouldsupport whomever "is wanted by the people. . . . Right now, Mrs.Aquino is there, and when I come there, I would harness the Marcosloyalists to support her for the sake of the Filipino people and theRepublic of the Philippines.

"I wish her all the best," she added. "We pray for her success."

Marcos has been barred from returning to the Philippines by theAquino government, which is suing her in American courts for lootingmillions from the nation's treasury. Her husband, Ferdinand, wasousted in the 1986 revolt that brought Aquino to power.