President Correa announced this week that the Ecuadorian government will be taking over "many" radio and television stations. He stated that this was due to irregularities but did not specify what kind or which stations would be taken over. He also denied that these actions were a threat to freedom of expression in Ecuador.
The Correa government previously fined TeleAmazonas twice for not confirming its reporting. This announcement comes on the heels of President Chavez's announcement that Venezuela will nationalize approximately three dozen radio stations.
Online sources- Associated Press, Wall Street Journal
Image Credit- BBC
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This Rafael Correa is the typical Military Despot and Tyrant of the Horrible Past of Latin America :
There are many videos on the Internet ( YouTube.com ) showing "Mono Jojoy", the Worst Terrorist of FARC thanking Chavez for his help to Terrorism and acknowledging that FARC sends money to Rafael Correa for elections.
Rafael Correa has no other agenda than gathering internal support inside Ecuador by verbal attacks to Colombia.
This is the cute little doggy of RCA Victor, "Listening to the Master's Voice" of Hugo Chavez.
He constantly weeps and whines against Colombia.
The Mother of the Sultan of Granada after delivering the City to Ferdinand and Isabella ( The Catholic Kings ) in 1492 :
"Weep like a Woman, what you did not defend like a Man"
He is now expiating the sin of Giving Sanctuary to the Worst Terrorists of the Western World.
What does FARC do ??
Land Mines have killed hundreds of Children, or are maimed without legs ...
Destroys the homes of Old People and kills them with Gas Cylinders.
FARC burns a church filled with the poorest black villagers.
The Guerrillas have burnt people alive in their straw hamlets ...
Those Terrorists and Murderers have received great help from Chavez and Correa.
And great verbal support from another despicable madman and scoundrel : Daniel Ortega.
This is the apotheosis of Vulgarity and Aggression.
I hope that the Panama Canal is never unattended for Defense.
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Vicente Duque
Do you hate violence, or just left-wing violence? Because the Colombian military and paramilitary groups armed and supported by the US has committed terrible acts of violence in Colombia also. As for Correa, he is not the typical anything, in fact, and you need to evolve some new terminology.
l think it would be better if the post included the whole context: recently, an audit revealed that several radio and tv concessions were given un-properly.
under the new Constitution, those corrupt concessions must be reversed.
otherwise, the message would be that media is allowed be corrupt.
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