Eva Golinger via twitter said that Ecuadorian President Correa was attacked by police with Tear Gas. He has left the hospital and is back in the Presidential palace addressing the nation live on Telasur. Hundreds of police took over military barracks protesting Correa, CNN is falsely reporting thousands, airports are closed; He has the support of the military and people are rallying at the Pres Palace to support Correa. Notice the political analysts in this report: QUITO -(Dow Jones) -...

Six Fighters Dassault Mirage 50EV/DV ex-Venenzue in transferred to Ecuador in 2009 equipped with radar Cyrano IVM3 and valued at some $ 3 million, are grounded for maintenance difficulties. Although to certify its use must be authorized by France, which had sold the lot to Venezuela as the last user, according to some sources, it appears that the aircraft are in a period of unemployment logistical motivated by the fact that different hydraulic components are in very poor condition....

QUITO - Venezuela plans to donate a fleet of combat planes to Ecuador, local media reported on Tuesday. TV Ecuavisa quoted Ecuadorian military sources as saying that Venezuela would donate Ecuador a fleet of Mirage-50 planes made in the 1970s, a kind of planes that the Ecuadorian Air Force also has. Ecuadorian authorities made no comments on the report, which came at a time when Ecuador is strengthening its military equipments for territorial defense, mainly at the border with Colombia. ...

Colombia has sent a copy of a video, in which a leftist rebel says the guerrillas supported the presidential campaign of Ecuadorean leader Rafael Correa, to the OAS and Interpol, the government said on Sunday. Correa says the video is a setup and has denied receiving any funds from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Friday's release of the video, in which a top rebel chief says the FARC gave money to Correa's campaign, has heightened tensions between the the Andean...

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has written to Ecuador’s Foreign Minister, Fánder Falconi, urging him to order the clean up of antisemitic graffiti which deface the outside wall of the Ministry for the last two weeks. The graffiti read: “Israeli Embassy out of the Country”; “Genocidal Israel” with a Swastika; and “Star of David = Swastika”. “Despite the time elapsed since the graffiti were painted, we believe that the security monitoring...

Terrorist-sponsoring nation Iran is increasing its presence in Latin America, and Hezbollah, a terrorist organization it sponsors, is making inroads in drug trafficking in Colombia, according to Pentagon spokesperson Donna Miles in a press statement to the National Association of Chiefs of Police. During a recent congressional hearing, Navy Admiral James G. Stavridis told the House Armed Services Committee that he shares the concerns of Defense Secretary Robert Gates about Iranian activity...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has canceled a trip to Latin America scheduled for this week, Iran's official state news agency reported on Monday. Ahmadinejad was to leave Wednesday for visits in Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador, according to IRNA, which gave no reason for the cancellation. The Iranian leader will travel on Tuesday to Syria, a country with which Tehran is closely linked. News of Ahmadinejad's canceled trip comes after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton...

In an apparent change of policy, Israel took credit on Tuesday for blocking Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's trip to South America. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman issued a statement taking partial credit for stopping the trip, in a move that represented a break from previous government policy of trying to stay behind the scenes when it came to diplomatic steps against Iran. One government source pointed out that former prime minister Ariel Sharon had taken on that policy so as not...

Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has postponed a planned visit to Latin America as his administration braces itself for the upcoming presidential elections. President Ahmadinejad was scheduled to leave Tehran on Tuesday for official visits to Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela. However, Fars news agency reported on Monday that the president had indefinitely postponed his three-country tour. The report comes as the White House has expressed discomfort with Iran's growing influence in Latin...

WASHINGTON - Iran is increasing its presence in Latin America, and Hezbollah, a terrorist organization it sponsors, is making inroads in drug trafficking in Colombia, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told Congress today. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis told the House Armed Services Committee he shares concerns expressed by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates about Iranian activity in Central and South America. Iran has opened six embassies in the region during the past five years and is...