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5. Correa is painting himself into a tiny corner really fast

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 11:37 AM

Jun 2013

The trick is to give the impression of being a populist and anti-Western to keep your popularity up while not slitting your own throat - or Ecuador's throat - by doing something completely stupid. The needs of the one don't outweigh the needs of the many, in this case, 15 million Ecuadorians. Making up all these excuses for not granting asylum to Snowden seems like his only way out now.

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Ecuador Says Snowden Asylum Document Unauthorized [View all] ProSense Jun 2013 OP

Ah there you are, I was beginning to worry... whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #1

I guess ProSense Jun 2013 #2

I admit it's distressing whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #3

. ProSense Jun 2013 #4

Correa is painting himself into a tiny corner really fast railsback Jun 2013 #5

They're threatening to prosecute a leaker ProSense Jun 2013 #6

Kick! n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #7

Thanks! Scurrilous Jun 2013 #8