08JUL25 🛟 'Ecuador's Noboa plans referendum to reopen U.S. military base in Manta-
"Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said a national referendum will be held by the end of 2025 to decide whether to allow the return of a U.S. military base in the coastal city of Manta.
"The installation of foreign military bases is one of my government's priorities to strengthen international cooperation on security," Noboa told the Corriere della Sera newspaper during a recent tour of Europe.
He added that support could also come from European nations to help Ecuador combat transnational organized crime.
Ecuador's National Assembly approved on June 3 a partial constitutional amendment to lift the country's long-standing ban on foreign military bases. The current constitution declares Ecuador a "territory of peace" and prohibits such installations.
The amendment still requires approval from the Constitutional Court and a national referendum before it can take effect....."
"....."The return of the United States to Manta and other locations is a positive step for our cooperation against drug trafficking in the Pacific," said Evan Ellis, a professor at the U.S. Army War College. He said the move has led to "misunderstandings in the press and has been distorted by the left."
Ana María Cordero, former anti-corruption minister under President Guillermo Lasso, said the United States would likely aim to install a radar platform at the Manta base to track drug trafficking.
Opposition lawmakers in Ecuador -- particularly from the Citizen Revolution movement founded by former President Rafael Correa -- have opposed reopening the base, arguing it would represent a major loss of national control and a setback to Ecuador's status as a "territory of peace."
They argue that security cooperation should not require foreign military bases on Ecuadorian soil, but should instead rely on specific agreements for technical or intelligence support.
The port of Manta sits 25 nautical miles from an international trafficking route and about 24 hours by sea from the Panama Canal -- a strategic point along drug smuggling routes to Central and North America....." -
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
WED 22APR26 10am🎯'You are invited to Open House / Puerto Abierto at KAT-BAS Club de Tiro / Shooting Club in Quito.🔫The Kat-Bas Complex is on 10hct property at 10k ft elv. on West side of Quito just a few KMs b4 teleferico🚡cable car ride, exit off of Av Occidental near Bosque Mall,🏫bring water and hiking boots, 'Club de Tiro Kat-Bas'- It will be a fun Evento for the whole Family!
Iñaquito Alto (Mañosca). Av. Occidental y Juan Diaz. (Antiguo camino de las Antenas). Referencia Universidad de los Hemisferios , Quito, Ecuador, 170527 - https://maps.app.goo.gl/HoxdxbKAFJoTrc1r9
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If you wud like to come the day before the Open House Evento? We meet for lunch at 13:30 the day before and to meet other club members prior to the event, we meet each week on Tuesday in Cumbaya at El ...
15APR26🚨 #Latacunga:
"Armed attack on the president of the Cotopaxi Taxi Union."
Shot several times and in the head, ambulanced to #Quito
🚨 Here's a summary of the events:
(shooter must have used a traumatico rubber bullet gun to send a message to pay up, not to kill)
🃏This aint an April fools day JOKE🀄️Let the 👹Paros / Strikes👺 Return with a Vengeance⚔️🛡💣🔥01APRIL 2026 - 📈 Prices of basic necessities are rising.📊 "The #SRI (Internal Revenue Service) is applying a 15% VAT to everyday food items such as processed milk, yogurt, bread, noodles, and more.
In practice, going to the market will cost more, and money will go less. This comes on top of rising fuel and transportation costs. The cost of living is increasing, and the burden of the crisis is once again falling on the people."
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