Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While the strike didn't really materialize while George was here... it has been picking up steam... Indians are blocking roads outside of the city and more so in Quito over the last couple of days.... Food is becoming harder to find and gasoline is expected to run out in the next day or two.... The Indians seized the congress building around 10 am this morning... but Congress itself was not in session... the leaders declared themselves to be in power.... an ex-supreme court justice, a coronel and the leader of the idigenous groups of Ecuador.... But I doubt anyone will give them any more credibility than the last declaration.... on the other hand with some 5000 to 15,000 indians demonstrating around Quito until the President, Congress and the Supreme Court resign.... things are only going to get worse.... There is supposed to be a press conference shortly from the real government... Duane Birkey HCJB World Radio Quito Ecuador http://members.tripod.com/~Duane_Birkey/index.html