If you just read the Globe website you wouldn't have a clue:
"MILK PRICES SPARK PROTEST IN ECUADOR -- A high school student threw a tear gas canister back at riot police yesterday during a student demonstration in Quito against the Ecuadoran government for increasing mike prices."
Related:
"Panetta listed Argentina, Venezuela and Ecuador on Wednesday as countries in dire economic straits that could be destablized"
Interesting coincidence, huh?
Also see: Panetta the Prick
Yeah, he sure is.