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Iran ally Ecuador says it would consider Snowden asylum request

| Josh Peterson
APTOPIX Hong Kong NSA Surveillance

Should NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden decide to seek asylum from the U.S. government, Ecuador is now one of several options for him.

Ecuador fails to enforce treaty with U.S. ahead of presidential election - TheDCNF

| Betsi Fores
Ecuador

The panel ruled Ecuador in violation of international law and its treaty obligations with the United States

Assange addresses supporters at Ecuadorean Embassy

| Associated Press
Britain WikiLeaks Assange

He gave no hint that he would end the standoff, which has seen him spend six months as a fugitive from European justice

Chevron case expert switches sides, accuses plaintiffs of fraud - TheDCNF

| Michael Bastasch
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The lawsuit has been plagued by allegations of corruption, with Chevron filing a racketeering suit in the U.S. last year

Ecuador's trade status under fire from industry groups, congressmen - TheDCNF

| Michael Bastasch
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Members of Congress join business leaders in criticizing the country

Ecuador's poor free speech record - TheDCNF

| Michael Bastasch
Rafael Correa

Granting Julian Assange asylum may make Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa seem like a champion of free speech, but his record in the country shows otherwise

Ecuador grants asylum to Assange, defying Britain - NYT

| InternAdmin
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British government refuses to allow Assange to leave Ecuador’s London embassy

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador - AP

| admin
Julian Assange

Assange claims the U.S. has secretly indicted him for divulging secrets and will act on the indictment if Sweden extradites him from Britain

Kennedy For Hire - TheDC

| David Martosko
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Court records show Kerry Kennedy, the late RFK’s daughter, was on the take for what appeared to be selfless advocacy against Texaco in Ecuador

Ecuador court orders Chevron to pay - WSJ

| Chad Brady (admin)

Ecuadorian judge orders Chevron Corp. to pay $8.6 billion to clean up oil pollution in the country’s rain forest

Iran's Latin incursion

| Peter Brookes

Is Iran placing missiles in Venezuela, within range of the US?

Ecuador says 'no go' for Assange refuge - AP

| admin

Ecuador’s president says that no offer of residency was made to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Ecuador offers residency to Wikileaks founder - Reuters

| Steven Nelson (admin)

Ecuador is part of a leftist bloc of governments in South America, including Venezuela and Bolivia

President of Ecuador tear gassed during protest - LAT

| interns

Ecuador declares emergency amid police protests

Cocaine submarine - AFP

| interns

Ecuador police, along with the help of the DEA, found a cartel submarine capable of diving 65 feet and carrying 12 tons of cocaine

Police seize drug smuggling submarine in Ecuador [VIDEO] - AP

| admin

A 100-foot, twin-screw diesel submarine seized at a jungle shipyard in Ecuador marks a quantum, if anticipated, leap in drug-smuggling evasion technology

Drunk driver runs over 9 people at soccer game - NY Daily News

| Pat McMahon

New York man runs over 9 people, including a toddler, who were leaving a soccer game at the Meadowlands Stadium

Energy discussion this week shifts focus

| Jeremy Martin

The regional cooperation paradigm, long centered on oil, is undergoing a transformation, as we will witness when Latin American energy ministers meet this week in D.C.

Latin America’s future depends on the rule of law

| Myron Brilliant

Over the course of good years and bad, the countries of Latin America have recently been taking diverging paths to very different futures.