Rafael Correa
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Corruption exposed: US meddled in Ecuador’s election, using Julian Assange as bargaining chip
Ecuador’s former energy minister testified that the US government conspired with a right-wing political party to run a disinformation campaign against the leftist Correísta movement of ex President Rafael Correa. Continue reading
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Watch: Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and ‘preventing the total destruction of our homeland’
Max Blumenthal interviews former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who was in Venezuela to observe its legislative elections and show support to a government under sustained economic and political attack by the US (inc. transcript). Continue reading
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Rafael Correa: “We All Have to Be Prepared for Treason”
This interview with former President Rafael Correa is the first step in a more ambitious project that we have proposed in Misión Verdad: to go to the vanguard of Latin American political leaders and invite them to reflect on the future rather than on the current situation. Correa accepted our invitation and summoned us to… Continue reading
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Snowden’s next stop: Latin America split on Snowden extradition
The regional block’s reaction will mark a “new era of Latin American sovereignty,” Eva Golinger, attorney and author, told RT. Continue reading
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Tracking Edward Snowden: Chartered Russian Jet lands in Reykjavík, Iceland
Yesterday evening June 26th, at approximately 3:00am Iceland time, an in-bound Russian Sukhoi Super Jet 100-95 chartered flight landed at Keflavik International Airport, after being held in a holding pattern for approximately 45 minutes while circling the airport. Continue reading
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‘Do some research!’ Christine Assange steamrolls Western journalism
Julian Assange’s mother slammed Western media’s lack of research and grasp of basic facts in an interview with Australian television, as the host tried to get her to “address the allegations” of free speech suppression in Ecuador. Continue reading
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Video: ‘Ecuador has strong record of human rights’: Assange and his mother hail asylum decision
“I am grateful to the Ecuadorian people, President Rafael Correa and his government. It was not Britain or my home country, Australia, that stood up to protect me from persecution, but a courageous, independent Latin American nation”Assange said in an official statement released by WikiLeaks on Thursday. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 28 June 2012
28 June 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ordered to present himself to police Telegraph.co.uk WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been served with a letter saying he has to present himself to a London police station tomorrow, according to sources. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/9361410/WikiLeaks-founder-Julian-Assange-ordered-to-present-himself-to-police.html Continue reading
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Ecuador: Dirty War in the Amazon By Christine Toomey
In the Ecuadorean Amazon basin our thirst for oil has triggered an eco-disaster: wholesale pollution and catastrophic cancer rates. And a bloody turf war has broken out. Ecuador is taking a survival plan to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. But will western governments listen? Continue reading
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Correa Triumphs in Ecuador, and Thereby Becomes One of Latin America’s Most Successful Political Figures
It could be argued that Correa is one of the most successful contemporary Latin American political leaders of the era. Since taking office, he has come forth with a very specific socio-political program which has significantly alleviated the country’s political instability and hobbling strategic and economic conditions, while at the same time advancing his overt… Continue reading
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COHA: Ecuador’s Correa at Trinidad Summit: Will It Be His Last Presidential Trip?
The left-leaning brigade will head to the Trinidad forum with significant clout, which will likely assist Correa’s prospects in Ecuador’s upcoming elections … In spite of the longstanding tension surrounding the present fight as to who will be the head of state, the victory is almost certain to go to Correa. Continue reading
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Is the “New Left” Simply More of the Same, or a New Political Force in Latin America? – Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Is the “New Left” Simply More of the Same, or a New Political Force in Latin America? – Council on Hemispheric Affairs • South American leftward shift here to stay? • Latin Business Chronicle’s malpracticing prescription • Chávez is very different from Morales and Correa, though they all may face similar challenges. • What does Continue reading
The New Dark Age 