
According to the Washington Post, CIA would be behind attacks on fishermen in Ecuador; 8 people disappeared
Democratic legislators have also demanded that these incidents be clarified. Ilopango, a small terminal outside of San Salvador, served as a
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Democratic legislators have also demanded that these incidents be clarified. [Publicity] Ilopango, a small terminal on the outskirts of San Salvador, served as the center of Washington's undercover operations in Nicaragua during the 1980s. Radio broadcasts indicate that an aircraft flying with an American license plate landed on Salvadoran soil and went to a military area of Ilopango International Airport. Organizations such as Amnesty International and HRW have denounced the disappearance of the eight fishermen of the Fiorella and the attacks on the other two ships, as well as asking Washington and Quito for explanations.
Furthermore, An anonymous source with knowledge of the facts told the newspaper that the attacks were part of a "covert action" program, a type of secret operation abroad with presidential authorization in which the role of the United States Government is not publicly recognized. Thirteen survivors interviewed by HRW said that "after the attacks, they were arrested on board a ship by people they identified as armed American citizens wearing military-style uniforms," the investigation revealed. The attacks on fishing vessels in Ecuadorian waters at the beginning of the year, including one in which eight people disappeared, were part of a CIA undercover operation, as published on Thursday The Washington Post.
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Democratic legislators have also demanded that these incidents be clarified. [Publicity] Ilopango, a small terminal on the outskirts of San Salvador, served as the center of Washington's undercover operations in Nicaragua during the 1980s.
reliability low1/3 sourcesRadio broadcasts indicate that an aircraft flying with an American license plate landed on Salvadoran soil and went to a military area of Ilopango International Airport.
reliability low1/3 sourcesOrganizations such as Amnesty International and HRW have denounced the disappearance of the eight fishermen of the Fiorella and the attacks on the other two ships, as well as asking Washington and Quito for explanations.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAn anonymous source with knowledge of the facts told the newspaper that the attacks were part of a "covert action" program, a type of secret operation abroad with presidential authorization in which the role of the United States Government is not publicly recognized.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThirteen survivors interviewed by HRW said that "after the attacks, they were arrested on board a ship by people they identified as armed American citizens wearing military-style uniforms," the investigation revealed.
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The attacks on fishing vessels in Ecuadorian waters at the beginning of the year, including one in which eight people disappeared, were part of a CIA undercover operation, as published on Thursday The Washington Post.
according to El Universo (EC) — Noticias +1"After the attacks, they were arrested on board a ship by people they identified as armed American citizens wearing military-style uniforms," the investigation revealed.
according to El Universo (EC) — Noticias
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