The Galapagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific, home of the world's most diverse ecology, a UNESCO world heritage site, inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution and home to some seriously massive fuck-off tortoises and now, after a runway extension, US Airforce out post.
I know. What the world needs is another military airbase in the middle of the Pacific on possibly the worlds most beautiful and natural islands......said no one ever. No one, that is except for the US military, and it seems, the government of Equador agreed and gave them permission, with the defence minister, Oswaldo Jarrin justifying the agreement by informing the opposition that it's Ok because "The Americans will pay for the airport modifications". For 'modifications' read runway extension.
Obviously, the conservationists are up in arms, the opposition parties are furious and the ex-President tweeted that the island was "not an aircraft carrier" for the Americans.
Seriously, can nobody ever leave anything alone? Is no one happy unless they are fucking stuff up????
