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Agence France-Presse
Published: Friday October 31, 2008
QUITO (AFP) – The US Central Intelligence Agency had “full knowledge” of the deadly Colombian raid March 1 on a FARC rebel camp inside Ecuador that led to a rupture in ties between Bogota and Quito, Ecuador’s Defense Minister Javier Ponce said.
The CIA “had full knowledge of what was [...]
Washington Post
MANTA, Ecuador — When U.S. officers stationed in this humid coastal city give reasons they should continue their decade-old airborne surveillance mission, they talk not only about fighting drug runners on the open seas but about the $71 million they’ve spent to renovate and maintain the city’s airport, and the $6.5 million they inject [...]
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Ecuador police link plot to militias
By JEANNETH VALDIVIESO, Associated Press Writer
Fri Jun 13, 8:51 PM ET
Two Colombians arrested in an alleged plot against President Rafael Correa claimed to have links to Colombian paramilitaries and said they were offered US$1.5 million to kill Ecuador’s leader, according to security officials and police documents.
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Published: May 15, 2008 at 11:04 PM
BOGOTA, May 15 (UPI) — Colombian officials did not tamper with computer files that belonged to rebel leaders indicating rebel ties to Venezuela, Interpol officials said Thursday.
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By Jeanneth Valdivieso, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador’s defence minister has resigned amid allegations the country’s military intelligence is controlled by the CIA.
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Tom Burghardt
March 23, 2008
Antifascist Calling…
As diplomatic and military fallout from the March 1 Colombian raid into Ecuador escalate regional tensions, allegations from Ecuadorean sources link the unprovoked attack to the U.S. Manta airbase and charge the American mercenary firm DynCorp with piloting the planes that killed FARC commander Raúl Reyes and 24 others.
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Tue Mar 4, 2008 5:11pm EST
By Patrick Markey
BOGOTA (Reuters) - President George W. Bush backed Colombia on Tuesday in an escalating Andean crisis as Venezuela moved troops to its border and Colombia accused President Hugo Chavez of genocide for supporting rebels.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is sending thousands of troops and tanks to the border with Colombia, marking a sharp escalation in regional tensions.
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public…Teddy Roosevelt
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