-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Dave Hartley http://www.Asheville-Computer.com/dave -----Original Message----- From: MichaelP Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 5:21 PM More than 12 hours ago the BBC World Service folk broadcast the Anglican (Episcopalian) Bishop of Quito stating his support for the peasants - He stated the position clearly; I expected to find his words on the BBC's web pages and I intended to post them around. But I can't find them!! Instead of which there's a more bland summary which I attach below. Those words stated to me that the Ecuador revolution was over because of U$ intervention, that the indigenous had lost their initiative and would be going home, that they would invoke Ghandian/ MLK principles of non-violence in opposition to the renewed Ecuador administration, that the new President has threatened to eradicate the "snake" of opposition with all necessary means -that Mr Vargas -the indigenous member of the now-dissolved Junta -was still in town and would probably be arrested, and so on - Oh Yes!! and that the Bishop was using his BBC interview to get the truth out. For the time being this BBC story is the best I can find as a counter to the usual Mr. Greed spin. MichaelP ============= BBC Sunday, 23 January, 2000, 11:33 GMT "Mr Vargas has warned that his movement is still alive in the provinces" Ecuador indians angry at 'betrayal' ---- Indians head home after toppling a president Leaders of the protest movement which overthrew the president of Ecuador have warned they will fight to oust his successor unless he can solve the country's economic problems quickly. Indigenous indians expressed anger and feelings of betrayal that their uprising has led only to the former vice-president, Gustavo Noboa, being installed. The new president has pledged to carry on with the same tough economic policies which provoked the original unrest. One indian, Salvador Quishpe, told Reuters news agency: "We don't accept the presidential succession." As the indians streamed out of the capital, Quito, heading back to their mountain villages, their leader, Antonio Vargas, said Mr Noboa had only been installed after pressure from Washington. POOR 'BETRAYED' In an interview with a Mexican news agency, Mr Vargas denounced General Carlos Mendoza, leader of the three-man council for betraying the indigenous groups' drive to form a new system of government that would end widespread corruption and represent the interests of the country's poor. "Mr Noboa wants to take advantage of our people's fight to keep helping the same people as always, the corrupt bankers. We will defend our historic fight," he said. Mr Vargas warned that although they have disbanded for now, his movement is still alive in the provinces and ready to intensify its fight for reform. The indigenous indian leader was part of the three-man council which took power briefly before being dissolved in the immediate aftermath of President Jamil Mahuad's overthrow. In Washington, a spokesman said the United States supported constitutional government in Ecuador, and was in close contact with all the relevant parties. But one taxi-driver in Quito described the change in the corridors of power as simply "re-arranging the furniture". ECONOMIC TURMOIL "It's made the indians feel like they've achieved something, but nothing has really changed," he told the BBC's correspondent in Quito, Peter Greste. Mr Noboa - who has the backing of the Ecuadorean Congress and the military leadership - has said he will continue with the former president's economic policies. In recent months, Ecuador's recession-plagued economy has shrunk by 7%, while inflation soared to 40.7% Mr Mahuad's 'dollarisation' plan announced this month was unpopular with the indigenous population and workers' unions, which said the scheme would further impoverish them by increasing prices but keeping salaries low. DISCUSSIONS WITH THE US Military chief General Carlos Mendoza, who took a leading role in the three-man council immediately following the coup, said the decision to install Mr Noboa was taken after talks with US officials who warned that Ecuador would lose aid and investment if it did not restore power to the elected government. The US, the European Union and almost every Latin nation had condemned any attempt at imposing a government by non-constitutional means. Mr Mahuad, who has reportedly been offered asylum in Chile, has given his support to the new president. In his surprise television address, he condemned Friday's events as a "national and international shame", but wished Mr Noboa the best of luck. "I ask you to give Gustavo Noboa the support you did not give to me," he said in the broadcast. "The hours ahead for the president will be very hard... 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