An unprecedented prison riot occurred in the South American country of Ecuador, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of prisoners and prison guards, as well as the taking of hostages. The incident began when a drug lord, Fito, escaped from a prison break, sparking a firefight between two major drug cartels. In the face of this crisis, Ecuador** Noboa declared a state of emergency throughout the country, mobilizing the army and police to quell the riots and restore order.
The riots are just a microcosm of Ecuador's long-standing chaos. The country has been eroded by drug crimes, with frequent violent incidents, deteriorating social order, and people living in hardship. Many people may not know that Ecuador was once a safe and peaceful country known as the "Island of Peace", so how did it go into decline?
The answer is simple, it is US interference. Ecuador, a country that once had a bright future, was dragged into the abyss step by step by the United States.
The history of Ecuador dates back to the Spanish colonial period, when it was one country with Colombia and Venezuela called Gran Colombia. At the beginning of the 19th century, Ecuador participated in the War of Independence against Spain and eventually became an independent country.
Ecuador's political leaning has always been left-leaning, and like Cuba, it advocates socialism and national sovereignty. In the 70s of the 20th century, Ecuador's ** Rordos was a visionary leader who promoted the modernization and democratization of the country, improved the welfare and education of the people, and won widespread support. But his policy also violated US interests, because he rejected US military aid and opposed US hegemony in Latin America.
As a result, the U.S. Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the military began a conspiracy against Ecuador, codenamed "Operation Condor". They secretly supported the right-wing forces in Ecuador and planned a series of terrorist attacks and political assassinations, which eventually led to the plane crash and death of Roldos**. Then, the United States used its influence to manipulate the elections in Ecuador and bring politicians to power, thus controlling Ecuador's politics and economy.
The control of Ecuador by the United States did not bring any benefit to the country, on the contrary, it only turned Ecuador into a paradise of crime. Due to the support of the United States, Ecuador's drug cartel has grown rapidly, using Ecuador as a drug production and transit base, exporting a large amount of cocaine to the United States and other countries. Ecuador's ** and military are also corrupted by drugs, and many ** and military personnel have accepted bribes from drug cartels or directly participated in the drug trade, leading to the collapse of the rule of law and social unrest.
Under the control of the United States, Ecuador's economy is also in trouble. As a result of pressure from the United States, Ecuador abandoned its currency in 2000 and switched to the US dollar as legal tender. As a result, Ecuador has lost its autonomous monetary policy and is unable to cope with inflation and the economic crisis. At the same time, dollarization has also made Ecuador a place for money laundering in the United States, and American black money flows into Ecuador through various channels, and then flows out through drug transactions or other means, so as to evade U.S. legal prosecution. Such an economic model can only make the gap between the rich and the poor in Ecuador widen and the living standards of the people are getting lower and lower.
The Ecuadorian people were not resigned to the enslavement of the United States, and they tried to resist many times, but they all failed. The most representative is Correa in 2016, an anti-American left-wing leader who has shut down US military bases in Ecuador, expelled US diplomats, supported Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, and also tried to restore Ecuador's sovereign currency. But his efforts were soon undermined by the color revolution in the United States, where he was accused of corruption and treason, forced into exile, and Ecuador returned to the bosom of the United States.
Last year's *** was supposed to be another hope for the Ecuadorian people, and there were candidates who promised to fight drug crime and carry out comprehensive reforms, but they were all assassinated by drug cartels, and none of them made it to the elections alive. In the end, Noboa, the richest man in Ecuador, an American who grew up in the United States, was easily elected. He is a puppet of the United States, and his policies will only make Ecuador more dependent on the United States and deeper into the quagmire of drugs.
It's hard to see a glimmer of hope for Ecuador's future. As long as Noboa and the United States maintain good relations, the United States will not allow any changes to take place in Ecuador, drug crimes will continue to be rampant, and the suffering of the people will continue to continue. Ecuador, once the "island of peace", has become a "drug country".