Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Ecuador to deliver a sweeping indictment of left-wing governments across Latin America, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Bolivia as countries left in ruin by leftist rule, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enable now threaten the United States. Rubio made the remarks […] The post Rubio condemns leftist governance across Latin America during Ecuador visit appeared first on American Almanac .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Ecuador to deliver a sweeping indictment of left-wing governments across Latin America, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Bolivia as countries left in ruin by leftist rule, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enable now threaten the United States. Rubio made the remarks to reporters in Quito on Wednesday during a multi-country Latin America tour that also includes stops in Colombia and Peru. The press availability came after a meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, and Rubio spoke first in Spanish, then switched to English to drive the same points home for an international audience. A reporter asked whether Rubio was concerned about…Open
Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Quito to deliver a blunt indictment of left-wing governance across the Western Hemisphere, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Colombia as countries left worse off by leftist leadership, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enabled now threaten the United States. Rubio spoke to […] The post Rubio condemns leftist governments across Latin America during Ecuador visit appeared first on American Almanac .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Quito to deliver a blunt indictment of left-wing governance across the Western Hemisphere, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Colombia as countries left worse off by leftist leadership, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enabled now threaten the United States. Rubio spoke to reporters in the Ecuadorian capital on Wednesday during a meeting with President Daniel Noboa, part of a broader diplomatic tour that also includes stops in Colombia and Peru. Speaking first in Spanish and then switching to English, the secretary laid out what he described as a pattern of leftist movements collaborating with transnational criminal organizations, a pattern he…Open
Lurking behind Trump aligned leaders such as Javier Milei, Daniel Noboa, Jair Bolsonaro, and Nayib Bukele are lesser known but highly influential operatives who dictate the course of events in their countries.
Perhaps the most consequential of these figures is Fernando Cerimedo, a top advisor to the right-wing Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, who’s known as MAGA’s man in Latin America. On August 18, Cerimedo was arrested and accused of masterminding an attack that would have killed his ex-girlfriend, the Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller, who is pregnant. Beller miraculously survived four shots at point-blank range, and from her hospital bed, in a desperate bid to avoid being murdered, she denounced Cerimedo. The Grayzone reports on how Cerimedo's testimony exposes much more than her ex's lethal intentions. Beller reveals an entire network of CIA assets manipulating Latin American politics on behalf of Trump's Washington, and explains how a deluge…Open
Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. In a stunning rebuke to the radical left, Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. President Trump, who offered his full-throated endorsement […] The post Dominos Continue to Fall in Latin America’s MAGA Renaissance appeared first on StoneZone .
Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. In a stunning rebuke to the radical left, Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. President Trump, who offered his full-throated endorsement to El Tigre, immediately declared de la Espriella “won easily” and predicted a “much better relationship” between Washington and Bogotá moving forward. Cepeda has refused to concede pending further verification, as current President Gustavo Petro whines about non-existent fraud , but the mandate is…Open
A murder mystery that deepens questions about President Daniel Noboa's cartel ties.
The Grayzone's Oscar Leon spoke with close colleagues and friends of Ecuadorian activist Monika Silva, whose killing has shocked the nation, and deepened questions about the government's ties to narco cartels. Monika Silva was one of Ecuador’s most tireless anti-corruption and environmental activists. On June 8, she was found dead in her home in Montañita, Ecuador. The government claims she was depressed, and had committed suicide. This was misleading at best. A recent postmortem investigation revealed that Silva had been killed by a blunt trauma to the head, and strangulation. In the months leading up to her death, Silva had repeatedly warned that her life was in danger. She also revealed that she had presented evidence to the US…Open
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa to the Pentagon to discuss the bonds of defense-based cooperation between their respective countries.
Vicente Garrido, Vice President of San Martin on Ecuador’s border with Colombia, speaks to The Grayzone’s Oscar Leon about the bombings of his community’s dairy farm by the Ecuadorian military.
After US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed credit for destroying a “narco-terror” training camp, local Ecuadorian media exposed the truth: Ecuadorian soldiers had bombed a farm, then abducted and tortured locals to cover up the attack. The Grayzone places this incident in the context of a pattern of crimes throughout the US “war on drugs” in the region, starting with the False Positives Scandal in Colombia during the 1990’s, when US-trained Colombian soldiers massacred hundreds of leftist opponents and community leaders, then branded them as narco traffickers. Under President Daniel Noboa, a close US ally demonstrably implicated in the international narcotics trade, Ecuador is using the drug war as cover for the consolidation…Open
President Trump will host Latin American leaders Saturday at the first Shield of the Americas Summit with ex-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the helm. Why it matters: While modern U.S. presidents have typically shied away from exerting American influence over the Western hemisphere, the summit underscores Trump's willingness to reassert American control under his so-called "Donroe Doctrine ." Driving the news: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will join Trump in Doral, Florida Saturday. - Noem will also attend as Special Envoy to the Shield of the Americas. - Trump announced Noem got the new gig on Thursday,…
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces announced drug-trafficking military crackdown operations in Ecuador on Tuesday. The big picture: U.S. Southern Command in a Tuesday night statement said the operations targeted "Designated Terrorist Organizations ," hailing the cooperation as "a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism." - SOUTHCOM's commander, Marine Gen. Francis Donovan, met in Quito with senior Ecuadorian officials including President Daniel Noboa on Sunday and Monday "to discuss security cooperation" and reaffirm the U.S. "commitment to supporting the nation's efforts to confront narco-terrorism and strengthen regional security," per an earlier statement .…
Voters are looking for solutions to crime and disorder. The post Latin America’s Rightward Turn Continues in Costa Rica appeared first on The American Conservative .
Latin America Latin America’s Rightward Turn Continues in Costa Rica Voters are looking for solutions to crime and disorder. Costa Rican voters went to the polls earlier this month, handing a major victory to right-wing presidential candidate Laura Fernández in the first round. Fernández, the hand-picked successor of current Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves, handily won a plurality in the presidential contest, taking 48 percent of the vote. Her closest competitor, Álvaro Ramos, of the left-wing National Liberation Party, collected just 33 percent of votes. The results secured Fernández’s victory in the first round…Open