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Broken Glas

Published on April 08, 2024
Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn I’m going to say it right now so there is no confusion on where I stand: I am behind Noboa and his decision to raid the Mexican embassy to arrest Jorge David Glas Espinel, the corrupt former Vice President of Ecuador. Now, would I have done it, or would I have […]

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