Reply #3: Unnecessary brinksmanship [View All]

IMHO it looks like Correa senses a crisis of confidence in his leadership.

This declaration may not be a good decision, since he has little control over the situation. It smacks of Nixon's "I am not a crook" declaration.

If Correa did not know of the FARC camp, then he's perceived as incompetent. If he did know about it -- and did nothing about it -- he's perceived as corrupt.

Guess he's choosing to go with the first narrative. I'm curious to hear what he handed over as "proof of his innocence".

I suspect the most likely scenario is that local officials may very well have been aware of the FARC base, and were getting paid hush money to leave them alone.