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Another Latin American nation has joined the list of countries south of the border that have elected populist progressive leaders who reject the neo-mercantilism of the United States. Rafael Correa, a U.S.-trained economist and friend of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, roundly defeated his conservative, Bush administration-backed banana plantation tycoon opponent, Alvaro Noboa. Correa received 57 percent of the vote to Noboa's 43 percent.Correa's win follows the victory of progressive populist Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua.
During the campaign, Noboa quoted the Bible and bragged about his close ties to the international bankers' class, including the Rockefeller family. It is clear that a commanding majority of the Ecuadorian people are wiser than a number of Americans who consistently fall for Bible-thumping hypocrites with fat bank accounts.
