Posted by
L Gravel on Saturday, December 23, 2006 1:08:25 PM
The
Washington Times reports:
[Ecuadorian] President-elect Rafael
Correa has promised to oust the United States from an Ecuadoran air
base in the coastal city of Manta as soon as an agreement expires in
2009.
Mr. Correa, a leftist ally of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, says
he will keep his popular campaign pledge despite strong base support
from the local community, which receives about $6.5 million annually
from the American presence.
Mr. Correa, 43, handily won Ecuador's Nov. 27 election, joining Latin America's growing list of leftist leaders in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Venezuela.
We are losing Latin America.