US military launches anti-drug trafficking operation in Ecuador (www.cnn.com)
from return2ozma@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 05:02
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ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 05:19 next collapse

FYI, and in case you were wondering about his uhh quick collaboration with the Burgers:

“Noboa has adopted a militarized approach to crime in Ecuador, frequently invoking states of emergency, expanding the military role in internal security, weakened judicial institutions, and raising human rights concerns.[15] Supporters say his approach has helped to fight crime,[16] while critics perceive Noboa as an autocrat,[17][18] accusing him of human rights violations, centralization of power and undermining press freedom.[19][20]”

“Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín was born in Miami, Florida, United States on 30 November 1987,[21][22] and was raised in Guayaquil.[23][24][25] He is the son of Ecuadorian businessman Álvaro Noboa and Ecuadorian physician Annabella Azín.[26] Noboa graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business in 2010,[27] and later earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[28]”

Monument@lemmy.sdf.org on 04 Mar 14:43 next collapse

Ah, fuck. I read an article earlier that painted it as an ask for help from Ecuador without the context of the leadership.

I thought “Okay, fair play. I feel weird about it, but I can’t be a geopolitical expert in all things, so I’ll try not to automatically assume it’s bad.”

But… needle solidly swayed.

Doomsider@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 19:35 collapse

Thanks for that summary.

choui4@lemmy.zip on 04 Mar 05:38 next collapse

Looks the the trump admin is reminiscing for the 90s again, too

OwOarchist@pawb.social on 04 Mar 05:52 next collapse

Did Trump make a bet with someone about how many different countries he could invade in 30 days?

HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works on 04 Mar 06:08 collapse

He’s just working hard to get WWIII off to a good start.

etherphon@piefed.world on 04 Mar 11:26 collapse

None of this is about drugs can we just fucking drop it already FFS.