They have acted and demonstrated this in earlier occasions and they are going to continue to do that. We are confident that the armed forces are going to carry out their role and protect the internal interests of the Ecuadorans. Those interests are to protect the money and resources of the Ecuadorans. We are sure a high percentage of the armed forces are not going to permit that the resources of the individual Ecuadorans are going to be given away to inefficient corrupt bankers who are only trying to take advantage of the Ecuadoran people. Q. How has Plan Colombia effected the indigenous movement and your social struggle? A. In Colombia there is a great flow of drugs. Nevertheless it is not the Colombian people. It is just certain sectors. Why are we expanding this problem from Colombia to other countries? Ecuador is in no way a drug trafficking country. Nevertheless the country that's most been affected by Plan Colombia is Ecuador. Plan Colombia is causing grave consequences. There are indigenous communities in the northeastern portion of the country that are being obliged to abandon their homes and land because the don't want to get involved in the grave conflicts that are being generated by the paramilitaries and other Colombians. We are urging the government not to become involved in Plan Colombia. Ecuador doesn't have any reason to get involved in international problems. We have our own problems. We have to resolve those problems. They are trying to create another Vietnam and we are not going to permit that in Ecuador. Q. How do you view the recent court decision validating Pres. Mahuad's authorization for the U.S. government to us the Manta airbase. A. We are going to initiate a process against the constitutional court. We know and the Ecuadoran people know that the Manta agreement was made through letters of understanding. Never was it presented to congress to discuss. It was a decision taken by the foreign minister at the time, together with the international affairs commission. And we are going to demand that it be declared void.