Ecuador's president orders US diplomat expelled:
President Rafael Correa on Saturday ordered the expulsion of a top U.S. Diplomat he accused of suspending $340,000 in annual aid because Ecuador would not allow the U.S. To veto appointments to the anti-smuggling police. Ref. Source 4
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Global Capitalism, Why He Won't Renew the US Base in Manta, Chevron in the Amazon, Obama's War in Afghanistan, and More
In a national broadcast exclusive, we speak with the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. He was in New York attending the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development. In a wide-ranging interview, we speak with President Correa about global capitalism, his decision not to renew the license for the US military base in Manta, the $12 billion lawsuit against Chevron brought by thousands of Amazon residents for toxic oil pollution, Ecuador's relationship with Colombia, and his advice to President Obama: "To learn more and come to better understand the region, and that [Obama] not let himself be taken along by the power of certain media outlets that are compromised with certain ideological fundaments, and that the heroes aren't necessarily heroes, and the villains aren't necessarily villains." Ref. Source 7
'US not our daddy to punish us' - Ecuador FM:
Ecuador does not fear US revenge for granting asylum to Julian Assange. Despite America's power in the world, it is not Ecuador's "Father or teacher to punish us," the country's foreign minister said exclusively to RT Spanish host Eva Golinger. Ref. Source 1