We speak with Latin America studies fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, and longtime reporter, Will Freeman, about new revelations by the Washington Post and the New York Times that alleges the US is directly involved in a drone strike that killed 8 Ecuadorian fishermen.
Will conducted a deep-dive on the subject for the New Yorker in June. We talk about what this new reporting means for a country which is facing accusations of grave human rights violations as well as democratic backsliding as right-wing President Daniel Noboa consolidates power even as his “iron fist” strategies fail to stem rising criminality and violence.
What is really behind the surge? And what are the long-term goals of Noboa’s political project?
We discuss all that and more this week at Pirate Wire Radio.
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