10/11/07

Tariq Ali visits University of Windsor, Oct. 2 2007
By Paul Chislett
He urged the audience to view ignored elections in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador, as resistance to the Washington Consensus. Citizens in those countries have fought back against neo-liberalism at the ballot box and won. …
wordylefty.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/tariq
-ali-visits-university-of-windsor-oct-2-2007/

Ecuador to revoke non-producing mining concessions
Reuters.uk – UK
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Hoping to inject life into the country’s lackluster
mining industry, Ecuador President Rafael Correa said in an interview with
Reuters …
investing.reuters.co.uk/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type
=tnBusinessNews&storyID=2007-11-10T162242Z_01_N1055
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Ecuador hopeful of rejoining OPEC
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Ecuador President Rafael Correa expresses hope that the country will be
permitted to rejoin OPEC at the organization’s upcoming summit. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=30569&sectionid=3510213

DrumBeat: November 10, 2007
By Leanan
Ecuador President Rafael Correa, whose country is expected to rejoin the OPEC oil cartel later this month, said on Saturday he saw oil prices remaining high for some five or six years amid high demand from China. …
www.theoildrum.com/node/3225

Argentina: new challenges from an economical perspective on …
By Naxal Watch(Naxal Watch)
Following the same report, Brazil registered an increase of 25%, Ecuador a 27%, and Chile also raised a 14% of the FDI during the same period. This can be an element to take into consideration. Is it or not a regional problem? …
intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2007/11/argentina-new-challenges-from.html

(UPDATE 1)-EXCLUSIVE-Ecuador’s Correa eyes high oil for 6 yrs
Reuters UK – UK
By Mario Naranjo SANTIAGO, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Ecuador President Rafael
Correa, whose country is expected to rejoin the OPEC oil cartel later this
month, …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1039770520071110

UPDATE 1-Ecuador says to set mine royalties “case by case”
Reuters – USA
PUEMBO, Ecuador, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Ecuador plans to impose new mining
royalties on private companies working in the country on a “case by case”
basis, …
www.reuters.com/article/companyNe
wsAndPR/idUSN0753454220071107

Ecuadoran president opposes indefinite reelection
Xinhua – China
9 (Xinhua) — Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa said on Friday he opposes
indefinite presidential reelection in Ecuador, saying that what is applied
in …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/10/content_7044868.htm

The Corporate Takeover of Water in Ecuador
AlterNet – San Francisco,CA,USA
After Bechtel was thrown out of Bolivia, they quietly moved into Ecuador.
Now, residents there are demanding damages because of water contamination
and …
www.alternet.org/environment/67451/

9/11/07

Ecuador’s Correa rejects indefinite reelection
El Universal – Venezuela
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa branded as absurd the presidential
indefinite re-election, claiming that alternation in power is essential to
democracy. …
english.eluniversal.com/2007/11/09/en_refco
_art_ecuadors-correa-rej_09A1184279.shtml

We Should Thank Bush: He’s Destroyed the American Empire in 7 Years
By Left Turn(Left Turn)
Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, recently refused Washington’s demand to renew the lease on the Manta air base in Ecuador. He told Washington that the US could have a base in Ecuador if Ecuador could have a military base in the US. …
joswift.blogspot.com/2007/11/we-
should-thank-bush-hes-destroyed.html

Ecuador: Major success against mining in the Intag zone
By Flavio Pazos
Source: Issue 123 – October 2007 Intag, the subtropical anti-mining area in the northwest of Ecuador will not find 26 September 2007 an easy day to forget. After months of waiting for a resolution on the issue, the Ministry of Mines and …
wrmbulletin.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/ecuado
r-major-success-against-mining-in-the-intag-zone/

Ecuador State Oil Co Wants To Terminate City Oriente Contract
CNNMoney.com – USA
QUITO -(Dow Jones)- Ecuador’s state-owned oil company has asked the
government to terminate the operating contract of privately-held City
Oriente because of …
money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/
200711081721DOWJONESDJONLINE001139_FORTUNE5.htm

Ecuador foreign debt falls in Sept to $10.34 bln
Reuters – USA
QUITO, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s external public debt dropped
slightly to
$10.34 billion in September from $10.35 billion in August, the central bank
said …
today.reuters.com/investing/FinanceArticle.aspx?type=
bondsNews&storyID=2007-11-08T233554Z_01_N084058
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Latin Sinkholes
Forbes – NY,USA
Following his bad example are Ecuador, Argentina and Bolivia. Chávez came
to power in February 1999; he hails Cuba, the largest open-air prison in
the …
www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/1126/210.html