Given his track record of keeping his word (read: lying blatantly through his teeth), my best guess would be that this is nothing but a farce. Alternatively, yet equally possible, we will here from el macacon, who will again remind us that Interpol is part of the CIA, this is a plot of the Imperio "mesmo," and that Correa has not received a cent from the FARC, contrary to all evidence telling us otherwise.
Ecuador leader says to quit if rebel links proved
SphereAccusations that Correa and his ally Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez helped Colombian guerrillas stem from data found in the laptops of a slain rebel leader authenticated by the international police agency Interpol earlier this week. The disclosure has raised regional tensions.
"If I had the most minimal relation with the FARC as candidate or as president I will resign as president," Correa said in his weekly radio address. "We have never received illegal (campaign) contributions."
The popular ex-college professor said he handed over proof of his innocence to the Organization of American States amid accusations he also received money contributions from rebels during his presidential campaign in 2006.
The diplomatic row highlighted deep divisions in the Andean region between U.S.-backed Colombia and Washington's fierce critics Ecuador and Venezuela.
Ecuador earlier this year severed diplomatic ties with Bogota and tensions have remained high after Colombia bombed a rebel camp inside Ecuador, killing a top leader of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC and seizing his laptops.
The March 1 raid briefly raised the threat of war after Correa and Chavez sent troops to their borders with Colombia.
Correa accused Colombian President Alvaro Uribe of leading a smear campaign against him to divert attention from a scandal involving his allies at home and violent paramilitary groups.
Both countries share a 400-mile-long (600-km-long) porous border that is often crossed by Colombian guerrillas to set up camps and plot attacks against the Uribe's government.
(Reporting by Alonso Soto; editing by Cynthia Osterman)
5 comments:
Who is going to proof anything regarding Correa in Ecuador? Correa is a dictador that controls the executive, the legislative and the judicial powers, as well as the army and the police. He has destroyed the party system and the opposition. He is a criminal who obviously works with Chávez and FARC to impose marxism (socialismo del siglo XXI) in Ecuador through lies, fraud, manipulation and intimidation. As an Ecuadorian, I ask the world to helps free ourselves from this terrorist and criminal called Rafael Correa.
Kate, please do rant against Chávez. He is the most disgusting being on earth (I refuse to call him "human"). He dreams of ways of hurting the United States and its people and, in a way, he is achieving his purpose by spreading Marxism (socialismo del siglo XXI) and hate against the United States throughout Latin America and helping terrorist, including Islamic terrorist. The Venezuelans are signing an online petition to sue Chávez in The Hague. Please sign the petition, spread the word, and ask that Correa be sued as well. To sign the petition, please go to http://www.petitiononline.com/hv3c2007/petition.html
Anonymous 1: I offer my solidarity with you and the Ecuadorian people. Though I do not follow Ecuador nearly as closely as I should, I have seen the degradation of your beautiful country since Correa was inaugurated, and it truly pains me to watch it.
Anonymous 2: Thank you for your very insightful comment, I agree 100000000000%. The sad part is, I feel like many in the US fail to realize the magnitude to which Chavez is wanting to spread his personal agenda. Thanks for passing along the petition, I will try to post it later today!
Greetings to you both!
I love this article Kate! I couldn't agree with you more! Correa is a dictator who needs to be removed from the executive. His doctrine is like gangrene, which is slowly spreading, making it nearly impossible for people to stop it. That's why people must say NO when they vote in the next elections.
Thanks, Leia! I saw it and couldn't resist posting it. The crazy thing is, despite all that was verified as being unaltered from the Reyes computers, Correa has managed to stay under the radar. However, after today and his pulling a Chavez with shutting down 3 radio stations and 200 businesses under VERY questionable auspices, we might see him start to implode.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you continue reading :)
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