Ecuador Politics

Death, Debt and Petro Dollars in Ecuador

Death, Debt and Petro Dollars in Ecuador

A toxic triumvirate of situations is brewing in Ecuador.  These three unfolding developments have the potential to negatively impact the quality of life for all of us, not just Ecuadorian indigenous who seem the most adversely affected. Ecuador has been busy racking up an enormous debt to China since 2009, [...]

A View From the Roof:  Correa Wins Election!  Does It Mean War in the Amazon?  GMOs?

A View From the Roof: Correa Wins Election! Does It Mean War in the Amazon? GMOs?

Ecuador’s President Correa again won the presidency in the country’s recent election.  In addition, his party won more than a 2/3 majority in the national congress. This means that he now has the power to change the constitution without a national vote. Essentially, he has no opposition that matters. People [...]

A View From the Roof: CIA Allegedly Using Drug Money to Defeat President Correa

Since the U. S. election, several things have happened that are already reverberating loudly across Latin America. For decades, the U.S. has been the primary sponsor of the  “War on Drugs.” The primary focus of this war has been the disruption and interdiction of illegal drugs produced in Latin American [...]

by November 13, 2012 5 comments Ecuador, Ecuador Politics, President Correa

One of the Most Important Articles We’ve Found on the Roots of Wikileaks/Ecuador Drama

http://sergiodicorimodiglianji.blogspot.it By Nicola di Cora Modigliani From an Italian Blog August 18, 2012 Important Note: Re-edited in English from Google translation by Sandhya Jain. Today we talk of geo-politics and the freedom of information. But what is happening today technically (i.e. politically) began on 12 December 2008, though some say [...]

UK Threatens to “Assault” Ecuador Embassy in London

I went to sleep with the Assange asylum incident on my mind and woke up this morning to find that it is not only a top news story, but a very tense news story. While checking our email around 9 a.m. Gary burst out, “Ecuador has granted Julian Assange asylum [...]

by August 16, 2012 1 comment Ecuador, Ecuador News, Ecuador Politics, Quito