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Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Global Capitalism, Why He Won't Renew the US Base in Manta, Chevron in the Amazon, Obama's War in Afghanistan, and More

In a national broadcast exclusive, we speak with the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. He was in New York attending the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development. In a wide-ranging interview, we speak with President Correa about global capitalism, his decision not to renew the license for the US military base in Manta, the $12 billion lawsuit against Chevron brought by thousands of Amazon residents for toxic oil pollution, Ecuadors relationship with Colombia, and his advice to President Obama: To learn more and come to better understand the region, and that [Obama] not let himself be taken along by the power of certain media outlets that are compromised with certain ideological fundaments, and that the heroes arent necessarily heroes, and the villains arent necessarily villains. [includes rush transcript]

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[cHUCHo458]

The HEROES are no heroes, and the Villians are not Villinas!

The Circus of US and its wars and they continue to call us STUPID PEOPLE.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE A BUNCH OF STUPID PEOPLE!

[anolmec]

the united states interfere with Iran ???? tell me it aint so

[biguy617]

why did this get a low rating?