Ecuador/USA. Why Ecuador Is Partnering in US Drug-War Strikes
Ecuador/USA. Why Ecuador Is Partnering in US Drug-War Strikes
On March 6, the United States “Department of War” released its latest Hollywood movie production. The brief video celebrated the first publicized joint US-Ecuador strike, days after the two nations announced combined military operations “to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism.”
Up to 20 men in military uniform hurry toward a waiting helicopter. The helicopter speeds across black-and-white terrain. Tense movie music plays. A fiery explosion engulfs a small building by a river, on the edge of a lush jungle. Smoke billows from the rubble, filmed from multiple angles on the ground and in the air. Besides the theatrics, it’s unclear why so many soldiers were deployed by helicopter for an air strike. (Filter, USA, 11.03.2026)