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Y subir incluso las tarifas de la misma, la poblacion en esta guerra contra la delincuencia, in this war against crime has forgiven the debt of large economic groups and yet he has raised or proposed the raising vat by three points at this moment, that will rise to 15 , which is lot. Of from ecuador, ecuadorian sociologist, tambien political analyst and member of the world social forum, wfs, 2021, 2021, asi como del foro de las also member of the social forum of the americas and the network of intellectuals, artists and social movements in defense of humanity. The same thing is said about the social groups. In many cases, social organizations are accused of terrorism. The topic of conversation is not drug traffickers, but terrorists. What is the foundation of these issues . What is really going on in ecuador . Ecuador is in. Since more than six years ago there was a promise of change in ecuador, change and transformation of the country with a governance and project definition for the country and based on different dimensions of such issues. Ecuador wanted implement socialism and good life, which has the support of the constitution. Our constitution is considered one of the most advanced constitutions in. World ecuador was once the second country in latin america and the caribbean, but since six years ago the country has plunged into what i call neoliberal coup, in other words, attempt to restore neoliberalism to the country any cost. Since then our country has been grappling with legal war, political persecution and judicial and media imposition based on some scenarios. In the end, all this case creates an environment in which politics definition of the country. Country and country management within the framework of the provisions of the constitution remain only in words and on paper. Therefore, in the same period of time, with the opening of the market and the governance of the country, various centers of illegal capital have been established in the country to provide the basis for neoliberal actions. The main focus is close to Financial Capital, because ecuador is dollarized country. Ecuador lost this National Currency more than 20 years. Ago and the us dollar prevail through ecuador. Therefore, these conditions have prepared the ground for various Money Laundering operations and unauthorized transactions. In these transactions, Financial Capital is transferred. Therefore, this financial flow is related to illegal businesses, and is known as Financial Capital bank. Its very important that the turnaron has taken place in ecuador and is taking place. In addition to illegal capital, is the export sector, which is also very important, as well as the International Trade sector, where there is also a possibility that illegal capital circulates in these sectors. Also, there are sections related to Human Trafficking and other trafficking, including Drug Trafficking. Therefore, i say all these issues to explain that this problem that exists is caused by the structural orientations of the country and the region. In this problem, the proceeds of these. Businesses which are considered illegitimate go into neoliberal and free market activities where Different Actors and sectors interact with each other, as i mentioned, as a part of these activities and shrinking the government, which is a part of neoliberalism, in ecuador we see the transfer of power to powerful institutions, factual powers that i mentioned, so all the trends that were talking about, including attacks, Drug Trafficking and a certain kind of violence that is seen, are caused by the opening of the market doors in ecuador, the degovernance in the country and the return of neoliberalism against the good life constitution in ecuador. The constitution, contrary to this trend, defines ecuador as a country with a multisector and diverse economy, whose production is also multisector and diverse. Ecuador plays pivotal role in the structure of regional integration and latin america and south america and estamos de regreso en el segundo bloque aqui en negro y blanco. Will these actions strengthen the us military and Police Presence . In addition to the monta base issue and the galapagos becoming some kind of natural aircraft carrier, it seems theyre taking advantage of this economic crisis, a crisis of crime, economics, privatization, increase vat, etc. What else is in this . Privatizaciones, subida del iva, etcetera. No hay algo mas esto. I think you touched on one of the central issues that is happening in ecuador. Were not alone in our own country, and part of what is happening is due to differences regarding the countrys model and orientation at the domestic level, which is related to the international geopolitical. Environment, but the United States is very important player that has geostrategic agenda for the region as well, for latin america. In this framework, ecuador has its own interest due to its geopolitical position and being located in the middle of the globe, and benefiting from preferred ports in the Pacific Ocean due to several factors, and in addition, it is considered key country for the new geostrategic arrangement and the hemisphere proposed by the united. States. Therefore, the changes that have been taken place in ecuador, since six years ago, as i mentioned earlier, have a close relationship with the alignment of Foreign Policy with us strategy and geostrategy. There are several examples in recent years. For example, the Us Senate Approved the law related to the government of ecuador, which is called the cooperation act between the United States and ecuador, a law to rule another country. The United States passed the law for. Equador that covers all areas of life in our country, not only international relations, but also geopolitical order, security, defense, political management and others. This is an important precedent. This law was passed in december 2022, then during this process we saw a diplomatic or as you said, a military offensive Southern Command, and what happened few days ago in ecuador are examples of this . Therefore, here we see the deployment of military force, which is against the constitution, because the constitution has introduced ecuador as a country of peace without the presence of military bases and military aggression, especially foreign bases. Even national definitions, the culture of peace is emphasized. Now, in such a country, very detailed military Cooperation Agreement is signed, with the military agreement between the United States and ecuador in october, there is. No more talk of one, two or three military bases, its about handing the country over to intelligence operations and diplomatic exercises. In this agreement, its guaranteed that all operations, personnel, intelligence, services, etc. , will have diplomatic immunity and will be subject to american laws, despite the fact that theyre in ecuador. It is difficult for me to explain this issue because it is both in the approved law, which we mention as an precedented case that the law is approved in the United States to govern ecuador and in the military agreements, because this is not the first agreement, it is said that theyre conducting an experiment of new type of american protectorate which bypasses the countrys laws, constitution and International Agreement in this model in order to direct the country to another destination and another role, which is within the framework of foreign geostrategic design. So thats the path that ecuador is on, and without a doubt or recent experience as a country has been a lifetime of chaos. We have the numerous moments of unprecedented, unexpected and even most unjustified chaos followed by offers of security, in other words, leaving National Sovereignty and becoming a client of private commercial packages of security models, like what we currently have in ecuador. Therefore, what we are witnessing is clearly our concern, because our country, which is defined on the basis of sovereignty, is becoming a protectorate. This is worrying. Another worrying issue is that the country has gone as far as declaring a civil war. That is what the president of ecuador has announced, he has the military support of the Southern Command, the regime of israel and the government of ukraine. He received a military plane from this country, which is an american aid received this week. This is an International Invasion against the latin American Country that includes a declaration by selak, community of latin american and caribbean states, which declares the region a land of peace. They brought the country into an unex. What has been the reaction of the ecuadorian people, the people who have established various movements . Ecuador, what about the federation of secondary students of ecuador . What about the federation of students, trade unions, National Union of teachers . I mean, we have witnessed large demonstrations since the past. What happened to the Democratic Forces . Ecuador, which until recently was known as the access of peace in the region, will lead people to an unexpected reaction. For example, the fair that is instilled through really effective media work against these threats has an impact on ordinary people and on the economy and on all aspects of life, and without a doubt, it cannot be denied that the people of ecuador are intimidated. For example, since the declaration of civil war under the heading of. Terrorism, which targets the smallest common criminal and the biggest leader of Drug Trafficking, theres been confusion in the country, and people want these issues to be resolved so that they can act more freely. When the country stopped due to the declaration of this war, were facing unusual conditions in all fields, and it is clear that society has many questions, not only experts, but also common sense says that for the problems that exist in ecuador, maybe it was possible to solve them with techniques focused on the same issues, issues such as violent and dangerous acts. It would have been better if we had not declared war across the border and ask for help from the Southern Command and other actors such as the extreme rightwing government of argentina to solve the countrys problem. With these talks, the popular and social movement, which is very diverse in our country, was worried and expressed dissatisfaction with the Current Situation and asks for an explanation, the network of intellectuals defending humanity, the confederation of indigenous nationalities of ecuadors and other institutions have expressed concerns about these conditions, especially because of these declared war conditions, democratic capabilities are limited. Time is cruel, for this reason we say goodbye to irene leon, a damming report indicates that deaths from terrorism in africa have skyrocketed more than 10000 percent during the socalled us war on terror. The study by the Africa Center for strategic studies revealed that during 2002 and 2003 when the us was just beginning its decades long. More, total of just nine terrorist attacks were counted throughout all of africa, leading to only 23 casualties, but after two decades of us intervention in africa with a purported aim of helping the continent in counter terrorism. Deaths from takfiri, violence in africa increased to 23,322 last year, reaching a record level of lethal violence. So what exactly are us troops doing in africa if theyre not fighting terrorists as they claim . Four months after israel launched war on the strip, the regime is planning major ground offensive in raffa. Only one thing has made it possible for the war to go on for so long, besides the israelis vicious appetite for blood, american. Supports without us support the israeli arsenal would have gone dry and the israeli economy would have collapsed early into the war. In this episode of in a nutshell were looking at the crucial role that the United States is playing in the war. The war started after a surprise attack by hamas on palestinian occupied territories on october the 7th last year. In the aftermath the attack. The regime of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would launch a war to destroy hamas. Almost 29 palestinians have been killed since then, including 12,300 children. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced to Southern Gaza where the Israeli Military now plans to launch major ground offensive. The United States has been replenishing israels arsenal by providing military vehicles, spare parts, missiles, ammunition, etc. The israely. Military has complete access to us spying assets, and the americans make sure that Financial Aid keeps flowing to tel aviv. Only last week the United States Senate Approved Financial Aid for the israeli war worth 14 billion. The administration of us President Joe Biden was quick after the october 7 attack emphasize israels right to defend itself. Us diplomatic cover for israel hasnt changed, if anything it has. Escalated, repeated attempts by the United Nations Security Council members to hold vengeful israel in check have run into