In news from Ecuador, one of the three police commanders who has been charged in the recent unsuccessful coup attempt against President Rafael Correa has been identified as a graduate of the School of the Americas in Ft. Benning, Georgia. According to SOA Watch, Colonel Manuel Rivadeneira Tello was a graduate of the SOA’s combat arms training course. Rivadeneira was the commander of the barracks where President Correa was attacked by protesting police.