Ecuador NOT joining ALBA, for now
Dang. Rafecito the Ecuadorable just broke my heart!
Ecuador announced on Friday that it would not be joining the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), which its ally, Venezuela, is promoting, but indicated that it would accompany this mechanism and would contribute to other processes of integration such as the Organization of Latin American States.
Translation mine. There's more, but I'm being lazy.
So Ecuador's not in the ALBA yet, but apparently in agreement with the basic idea, and will be following along if not outright joining. Figure that one out, my head hurts.
Yeah, I'm kinda sad. But not as sad as I would be if this Colombian plot against Fine-ass Dude had succeeded.