Rafael Correa

Ecuador’s govt using CDR to surveil rural areas

October 4, 2009

It looks like Ecuador is adopting Cuba’s CDR model to surveil rural areas of the country, reports El Universal. A force of 15,000 members is being proposed first for Manabi province. Cesar Alvarado, director of PAIS, said: “The CDR (Committee of Citizen Revolution — Comites de Revolucion Ciudadana) will be responsible for monitoring the Citizen [...]

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Cuban intelligence warns of possible plot against Chavez

June 27, 2008

Spanish daily Diario Exterior reports: The June 17 encounter between Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, Castro advised Chavez to take care of himself from the Ecuadorean government, which is seeking an alliance with the United States. El Universal, a Venezuelan daily, assures that Fidel Castro handed Chavez a report from Cuban Intelligence (G2) alerting to [...]

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