Ecuador's Correa lashes out at U.S. embassy for spying

[The Northerner]

(Reuters) - Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa on Friday accused the U.S. embassy of spying on the country's police and military, adding the espionage was a factor in his expulsion this week of the U.S. ambassador.

Ecuador on Tuesday told Washington's envoy Heather Hodges to leave the Andean country over diplomatic cables reporting alleged police corruption that were released by WikiLeaks.

"The serious thing is that WikiLeaks said they (the U.S. embassy) have informants in the police and armed forces ... This is espionage," Correa said in a radio interview, adding the embassy had a duty to inform his government if it had evidence of a crime, but had not done so.

Correa is an ally of left-wing governments in Venezuela and Bolivia, both of which ordered U.S. envoys out of their countries in 2008.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/08/us-ecuador-usa-idUSTRE7375UX20110408?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true

[sabrina 1]

1. And there was a coup attempt against Correa also.

What ever came of that? Honduras, Ecuador, Venezuela, Haiti. I think he's absolutely right not to tolerate this kind of spying.

Wikileaks revealed the extent of the spying by the State Dept. No wonder no one in the world trusts the U.S. And we're always on the wrong side also. IT wouldn't be so bad if we were spying on the bad guys, but they are our friends.

[Wilms]

2. Not to mention Hillary trying to get DNA, iris scans, fingerprints, credit card #'s.

Some call that "diplomacy". :eyes:

[Poll_Blind]

6. Not to mention her fixation on what medication Cristina Kirchner might be taking to de-stress.

WikiLeaks: Hillary Clinton questions the mental health of Cristina Kirchner

:rofl:

PB

[Poll_Blind]

3. And just a year ago, Mrs. Clinton was taking the DNA samples herself....

:cry:

This is all about Correa playing soccer with Oliver Stone, isn't it?

PB

[flamingdem]

5. hmm. Looks like amor!

NOT. Hillary doesn't like the lefties down South, though Correa is much better looking that Hugo Chavez.

[Poll_Blind]

7. I'll take knowing the difference between a Liberal and a Neo-Liberal over...

...looks any day, though. :)

PB

[EFerrari]

8. LOL

[flamingdem]

9. LoL - Hillary is not hot on Latinos, what a waste! nt

[EFerrari]

10. No accounting for taste.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gr41FEso034/SSOKLVPHUAI/AAAAAAAAaS4/mgu7yMhPV-A/s400/Rafael+Correa+Delgado.jpg

lol

[flamingdem]

11. I'd prefer him to Hugo;) nt

but I thought for a second that was a nipple ring, I need glasses.

[EFerrari]

4. Me, I'm waiting for the Wikileaks opponents to defend Hodges.

:)