The Times visited a village where the United States and Ecuador said they destroyed an armed group’s training camp. Residents said it was actually a dairy farm.
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Honestly, it sounds like the Ecuadorian government, or a select set of decision-makers, are getting money or some other direct tangible benefits, and in return, all that’s asked of them to send back pictures of some blown up infrastructure.