Ecuador
Latest reporting and analysis focused on Ecuador.
230 Lives, One Year, Zero Evidence: U.S. Caribbean Strikes Shift Toward Allied Cooperation While Retaining Unilateral Ship-Bombing Option
According to The Guardian, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio acknowledged that the Trump administration's anti-drug strategy in Latin America is shifting toward cooperating with regional allies and abiding by their laws, while making clear that the U.S. military will "still bomb ships when necessary." The latest Caribbean strike has brought the campaign's cumulative death toll to at least 230. The identities of those labeled "drug terrorists" and the basis for the accusations have never been made pu
Truth Era Newsroom · 32 viewsU.S. Adds $45 Million in Security Aid to Ecuador and Transfers Vessels, as Lethal Boat Strikes in Latin American Waters Have Killed Over 220
According to Al Jazeera, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio announced in Quito on the 9th an additional $45 million in security aid to Ecuador and a $10 million anti-crime initiative, transferred a Coast Guard patrol vessel and five interceptor boats, and designated the Ecuadorian drug trafficking group Los Tiguerones as a "foreign terrorist organization." Meanwhile, the United States has carried out approximately 68 lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific since September 202
Truth Era Newsroom · 35 viewsRubio Visits Ecuador to Push $45 Million Military Aid: Designates Gang as "Terrorist Organization," Joint Maritime Strikes Continue
US Secretary of State Rubio announced in Quito on the 9th that he will apply to Congress for an additional $45 million in security aid and designate the Ecuadorian gang Los Tiguerones as a "foreign terrorist organization." Meanwhile, the US-led "Operation Southern Spear" has destroyed approximately 70 vessels and caused more than 220 deaths over the past year, with human rights organizations criticizing the strikes as extrajudicial killings; three attacks on fishing boats in Ecuador's Manabí pro
Truth Era Newsroom · 31 viewsUS Designates Ecuadorian Criminal Group as 'Terrorist Organization,' Rubio's Three-Nation Trip Advances 'Shield of the Americas' Military Framework
US Secretary of State Rubio announced in Quito that the Ecuadorian group Los Tiguerones has been designated as a terrorist organization, and is seeking congressional approval for $45 million in funding. The trip serves the Trump administration's push for the 'Shield of the Americas' alliance, aimed at deepening security cooperation with right-wing allies in Latin America, while US strikes against so-called drug vessels have killed at least 227 people and the identities of the deceased have not b
Truth Era Newsroom · 40 viewsRubio's Latin America three-nation tour kicks off in Colombia: vows to "repair" bilateral ties, publicly points finger at China
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio launched a three-day trip to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru on Tuesday, pledging to "repair" ties with Bogotá after four years of left-wing rule in Colombia, and listing "resisting China's growing influence" as one of the objectives of the visit.
Truth Era Newsroom · 42 viewsPanama 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warnings Across Latin America; Cross-Border Emergency Response Led by U.S. Meteorological System
According to Al Jazeera, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Panama's southern Pacific coast on October 9, with the epicenter located about 10 kilometers southwest of the remote community of Pitalosa Arriba. The U.S. National Weather Service issued tsunami warnings for Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Guatemala, while Chile's Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service simultaneously issued its own warning. Latin America has already been hit by successive major earthquakes this year: a twi
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsU.S. Lethal Strikes Extend to South American 'Sea Gas Stations,' Six Fishing Vessels Sunk in Two Weeks
According to The New York Times, U.S. military officials have sunk six large fishing vessels accused of providing fuel for drug smuggling speedboats over the past two weeks, expanding the scope of strikes to so-called 'floating gas stations.' The locations, nationalities, and crew identities of the sunk vessels have not been disclosed, U.S. allegations lack independent verification, and the legal authorization and due process basis have not been explained in public materials.
Truth Era Newsroom · 28 viewsU.S. Southern Command sinks ship on a single charge; military power overrides judicial procedure
The U.S. Southern Command claims an Ecuadorian vessel was involved in drug trafficking and sank it after transferring its personnel. By converting charges still awaiting judicial review directly into irreversible property destruction, the U.S. military has exposed the power imbalance in anti-drug operations.
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