By David Swanson

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In 2007, then-President of Ecuador Rafael Correa said he wanted a military base in Miami if the United States were to continue using a military base in Ecuador.

Bye bye, U.S. bases!

More recently, however, times changed. Pressures were applied. A new Ecuadorean government expressed its willingness to do as it is told.

But there was one flaw in the new plan for the spreading of U.S. democracy by force, namely democracy. The people of Ecuador have just voted down their governments proposal to amend their constitution to allow foreign bases.

Here is thevote count.

Sixty-one percent said No to this question:

Est usted de acuerdo con que se elimine la prohibicin de establecer bases militares extranjeras o instalaciones extranjeras con propsitos militares, y de ceder bases militares nacionales a fuerzas armadas o de seguridad extranjeras, reformando parcialmente la Constitucin de conformidad con el Anexo de la pregunta?

Here is World BEYOND Warsonline campaign, now succeeded.

Here is somebackground:

Days Before The Referendum In Ecuador / A Das Del Referndum En Ecuador

Peace Advocates in Ecuador: New WBW Chapter/ Defensores de paz en Ecuador: Nuevo captulo de WBW

Former Foreign Minister, Now Member of Parliament, Ricardo Patio on Why Ecuador Should Not Allow Foreign Military Bases

Joining Efforts Against Foreign Military Bases In Ecuador / Uniendo Esfuerzos Contra La Bases Militares Extranjeras En Ecuador

Rejection of The Authorization of Foreign Military Bases In Ecuador / Rechazo a La Autorizacin De Bases Militares Extranjeras En Ecuador

Talk World Radio: Can U.S. Military Bases Be Kept Out of Ecuador?

Ecuadors Next Legislature May Decide on Military Bases

Ecuadors Galapagos Islands Now Open To U.S. Military

Video by Gabriela Rivadaneira: Why U.S. Bases Were Closed in Ecuador /Video de Gabriela Rivadaneira Sobre Las Bases Militares Extranjeras en Ecuador

Video of Webinar About Military Bases in Ecuador / Webinar Sobre Las Bases Militares en Ecuador

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