Wendy Siegelman<p>Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election, has enlisted Trump supporter and Blackwater founder Erik Prince as an ally in ‘war’ on crime</p><p>Noboa announced on X "a strategic alliance to strengthen our capabilities in the fight against narco-terrorism and to protect our waters from illegal fishing"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DanielNoboa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanielNoboa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecuador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecuador</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/12/ecuador-president-blackwater-alliance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/12/ecuador-president-blackwater-alliance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>