Mar 28, 2008 11:37 AM
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Thursday Colombia is waging a smear campaign to link his government with rebels, signaling that the dispute between the two countries may last longer than expected ...
Standing on the presidential's palace balcony, Correa told hundreds of backers that Colombia has launched a smear campaign to stain his government's image and force Ecuador to get involved in Colombia's four-decade war with leftist rebels.
"A smear campaign continues to try to link our government with the FARC," Correa told the crowd after holding an emergency meeting with top military and government officials over the dispute.
"We are not going to fall into that trap ... We don't have to waste our resources for a fight that is not ours." ...
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