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Caribbean-Latin America
Ecuador's military chiefs resign
2008-04-10
Ecuador's top four military commanders have resigned after the president accused the military of aiding the US in operations against Farc rebels. General Guillermo Vasconez, the head of the army, said all four had resigned because President Rafael Correa had questioned the military's behaviour.

The resignations came hours after Defence Minister Wellington Sandoval stepped down without explanation.

Mr Correa claimed last week the CIA had been manipulating his spy agencies.

The commanders of the army, navy and air force, as well as the chief of staff, had all stood down, Gen Vasconez said. "We have sent the president our resignation letters... because of the questioning of the behaviour of the military and I don't agree with that," said Gen Vasconez.
I wonder what in the world is going on in Ecuador.
Posted by:Steve White

#8  Maybe they don't want any part of what's coming. If the scuttlebutt is true, they have been giving money to FARC and other nefarious characters.
Posted by: Harcourt Jash2446   2008-04-10 19:09  

#7  Ecuador is Venezuela without oil run by a Chavez wannabe. What else could y9ou expect
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-04-10 09:35  

#6  Pretty stupid for the entire military leadership to resign. Now Correa is free to promote Commie Colonels to those leadership posts. Lot easier to become Presidente For Life when your flunkies control the Power Ministries.
Posted by: ed   2008-04-10 09:32  

#5  "How the fuck did the Americans know where the FARC guy was? The guy the Colombians hit (but it had to be US intell that fingered him) Somebody talked. Only guys who knew, apart from me (and I sure didnt tell) were guys in the military and military intell. It is time to PURGE"

"We arent staying around for this. See ya"
Posted by: liberalhawk   2008-04-10 09:30  

#4  I suppose several officers are 'suspect'. When the usual commie socialist agitators whine about the School of the Americas being the home of 'Dictators are Us', they don't care that a lot of the experience the Latin American officers are exposed to are advantages and benefits of democracy and human rights. There are a lot of contacts and friendship made as well. So, I'd guess that any one with that school on their personnel record are not going to be on the invite list to El Supremo's audience.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-04-10 08:48  

#3  The generals going into politics at this point?
Posted by: Slavilet Forkbeard7501   2008-04-10 08:06  

#2  ION LUCIANNE > BRAZIL PLANS FOR AMAZON INVASION SCENARIO; + MCCAIN WON'T RULE OUT PREEMPTIVE WAR [ME].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-04-10 03:07  

#1  Nothing good. Good luck getting the other officers to co-operate with whatever cunning plan the Pres has, by the way..
Posted by: Beldar Fluse   2008-04-10 01:17  

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