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Rafael Correa on Global Capitalism

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Democracy Now!
June 29, 2009

Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa on Global Capitalism, Why He Won’t Renew the US Base in Manta, Chevron in the Amazon, Obama’s War in Afghanistan, and More

In a national broadcast exclusive, we speak with the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. He was in New York attending the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development. In a wide-ranging interview, we speak with President Correa about global capitalism, his decision not to renew the license for the US military base in Manta, the $12 billion lawsuit against Chevron brought by thousands of Amazon residents for toxic oil pollution, Ecuador’s relationship with Colombia, and his advice to President Obama: “To learn more and come to better understand the region, and that [Obama] not let himself be taken along by the power of certain media outlets that are comprised with certain ideological fundaments, that the heroes are not necessarily heroes and the villains are not necessarily villains.” [includes rush transcript–partial]

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  8. Lorri – Just watched this video. How appalling. My daughter went to Ecuador with the Peace Corps and I wrote about the country in “The U.S. as a Banana Republic?” on my website. The US is making their struggle next to impossible.

    Can you tell me how to make URL links inside an article? Is there an info source somewhere that I haven’t found yet?

    Thanks.

    • Cameron, are you asking how to put a link in one of your blog posts, or in the comment section? Your blog editor should have a link box where you add the url, for adding to the comment section just put in the url it automatically links it.

      Would you like for me to repost your article?

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