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Ecuador to Name New Defense Minister By DOLORES OCHOA Associated Press Writer CUENCA, Ecuador (AP) -- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said Friday that he will seek to name another woman as defense minister following the death of Guadalupe Larriva. Larriva, the country's first female defense minister, and her 17-year-old daughter Claudia Avila were killed when two helicopters collided Wednesday during maneuvers to mark the 53rd anniversary of army aviation in Ecuador at a base near Manta. A colonel, three captains and a lieutenant also died in the crash. "We know that we are not going to find anyone to fill the void that Guadalupe has left behind, however, we will look for another Ecuadorean woman to take over the post of defense minister," said Correa, who attended Larriva's funeral in the southern city of Cuenca. Larriva, 50, and her daughter were buried amid military honors and the red flags of Larriva's Socialist Party. A teacher by vocation who rose through her party's ranks and served in congress, Larriva had been the first defense minister to have never served in the military. Correa has ordered a special commission to investigate the collision, including outside experts from the makers of the French-designed Gazelle helicopters involved the crash and from Chile's air force. Vice President Lenin Moreno has said the helicopters were performing a night flight test "and in a bad maneuver it appears that the blades collided and the helicopters fell to the ground." On Friday, government spokeswoman Monica Chuji said the country was going through a "delicate" time and advised against any speculation, saying "it causes damage." Correa appointed seven women to his 17-member Cabinet, saying he wanted to promote gender equality in his South American nation. © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
