Flash: Ecuador Arrests Leftist Opposition Leader Luisa Gonzalez, Former President Novoes Rival Latin America's shift toward right-wing authoritarian Donaro doctrines is on full display in Ecuador. Under Washington-backed President Daniel Novoa, leftist opposition leader Luisa Gonzalez was banned from running and is now jailed on dubious politically motivated charges. Against the background of growing anger over austerity and repression, the Novus government seems to be heading towards a dictatorship, kissing the judiciary against political opponents. The US is constantly running against leftist "dictatorships" while helping to create them under their chosen vassals.