Bolivia
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Israeli Settler: “Make Gaza look like Auschwitz
David Azoulai recently proposed sending all Palestinians in Gaza that survive to Lebanon and turning the strip into something resembling Auschwitz, where Nazi death chambers were used to kill Jewish people on an industrial scale. Continue reading
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Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Calls For a Global Campaign to Eliminate NATO
In interview with a British journalist, Morales says the U.S. uses NATO to provoke wars and sell weapons. U.S./UK-backed coup against him in 2019 was undertaken for lithium and because his government advanced an alternative economic model to the neoliberal “Washington Consensus” Continue reading
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To Western Media, Prosecuting Bolivian Coup Leaders Is Worse Than Leading a Coup
One can imagine an editor of the London-based Guardian (3/17/21) shaking her head sadly as she typed the headline: “Cycle of Retribution Takes Bolivia’s Ex-President From Palace to Prison Cell.” The subhead told readers, “Jeanine Áñez’s government once sought to jail the country’s former leader Evo Morales for terrorism and sedition—now she faces the same charges.” Continue reading
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Alvaro García Linera: “We Are in the Second Progressive Wave”
The former Vice President of Bolivia, Alvaro Garcia Linera, spoke about the current situation of progressivism in Latin America and referred to the current situation in the country. Linera speaks from the house he left and to which he was finally able to return last November. “The feeling of opening the door, the sounds of… Continue reading
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Bolivians welcome Evo Morales with a massive rally
Morales’ return marked the defeat of the US-backed civic-military coup carried out against him a year ago that ousted him and forced him to leave his country amid escalation of threats to his physical integrity and safety Continue reading
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Bolivia News Links 27 October – 9 November 2020
9 November 2020 — The New Dark Age Former president Evo Morales ends year-long exile and returns to Bolivia https://www.rt.com/news/506190-evo-morales-return-bolivia-exile/ Bolivia’s New Government Pledges to Implement Buen Vivir https://libya360.wordpress.com/2020/11/09/bolivias-new-government-pledges-to-implement-buen-vivir/ La Paz: A Celebration of Social Movements, Indigenous, Miners and MAS Militants https://libya360.wordpress.com/2020/11/09/la-paz-a-celebration-of-social-movements-indigenous-miners-and-mas-militants/ Continue reading
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Bolivia: A New MAS Government, Not More of the Same
For the ethical imperative of Buen Vivir, those who during the coup d’état hid, kept silent, and were complicit with the coup plotters, can no longer be public officials. Among these are the great majority of the former officials of the Morales government. They are also morally co-responsible for the massacres and humiliation of our… Continue reading
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After Socialist Victory in Bolivia, Media Still Whitewash Coup
Bolivia’s Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party won a decisive victory in the country’s presidential elections on Sunday, with its candidate Luis Arce apparently winning by a large enough margin to avoid a runoff, likely achieving an absolute majority. The leading opposing candidate, neoliberal Carlos Mesa, and the right-wing unelected President Jeanine Áñez congratulated Arce on… Continue reading
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Bolivia News Links 16-22 October 2020
22 October 2020 — The New Dark Age The Bolivian people broke all barriers to vote in hope The Imperialists Could Start A Third World War To Try To Retain Control Over Their Remaining Territories Continue reading
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Inside Bolivia’s right-wing base on eve of election; plus, Ex-OPCW chief defends whistleblowers…
21 October 2020 — Grayzone Inside Bolivia’s right-wing base on eve of election By Anya Parampil, Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton We entered the power base of Bolivia’s far-right, Santa Cruz, where the 2019 coup was hatched, and where the country’s elite seeks to consolidate its hold on power in the election this October 18. Continue reading
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Bolivia: First Election Since US-Backed Coup Pits Right against Left, Rich Against Poor and White against Everyone Else
18 October 2020 — Mint Press Democracia? This coming Sunday represents Bolivia’s best chance to secure lasting peace, with a widely anticipated MAS victory expected to be a repudiation of last November’s US-backed military coup. by Oliver Vargas and Alan Macleod Continue reading
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Hours before Bolivia goes the polls, early results system suspended, military mobilization in La Paz
The first elections since the coup d’état will be held on October 18 amid a tense social and political climate. This includes a military mobilization in La Paz the night before the polls and the suspension of the DIREPRE early results system Continue reading
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Bolivia’s Fight Against Imperialism Heads For Its Decisive, Violent Moment Of Reckoning
Mao Zedong, who had many years of experience with militarily fighting the forces of imperialism and reactionary nationalism, concluded that the mission of the retrograde facets of society is to “Make trouble, fail, make trouble again, fail again…until their doom-that is the logic of the imperialists and all reactionaries the world over in dealing with… Continue reading
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Bolivia Headed for a Showdown as Mass Protests Erupt Against US-backed Anez Administration
Clashes between protesters and government-backed paramilitaries are growing increasingly violent as tensions in Bolivia reach a boiling point following the US-backed Anez administration’s decision to cancel elections for the third time this year. Continue reading
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Bolivia Headed for a Showdown as Mass Protests Erupt Against US-backed Anez Administration
Bolivia is heading for a showdown between the government and the people after nearly two weeks of continuous, nationwide protests have paralyzed the country. Demonstrations have grown day on day after the government — who came to power in a U.S.-baked coup last November — postponed the elections for the third time. Ollie Vargas, a journalist who… Continue reading
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As Bolivian Regime Delays Elections a Third Time, Media Continue to Ignore Coup
Reports like the Washington Post‘s (11/10/19) failed to convey the reality that Bolivian President Evo Morales was forced out by the military. In the Bolivian elections last October 20, incumbent President Evo Morales of the Movement Toward Socialism party (MAS in Spanish) won a 10-point victory over his nearest challenger, as pre-election polls predicted. The… Continue reading
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‘We will coup whoever we want’: Elon Musk and the overthrow of democracy in Bolivia
On July 24, 2020, Tesla’s Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that a second U.S. “government stimulus package is not in the best interests of the people.” Someone responded to Musk soon after, “You know what wasn’t in the best interest of people? The U.S. government organizing a coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia so you… Continue reading
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Twitter Targets Accounts of MintPress and Other Outlets Covering Unrest in Bolivia
Social media giant Twitter took the step of suspending the official account of MintPress News on Saturday. Without warning, the nine-year-old account with 64,000 followers was abruptly labeled as “fake” or “spam” and restricted. This move is becoming a frequent occurrence for alternative media, especially those that openly challenge U.S. power globally. Continue reading
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Bolivia News Links 7 March 2020
7 March 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Russian diplomat blasts Bolivia’s allegations of Moscow’s involvement in illegal processes https://tass.com/politics/1127425 WaPo Prints Study That Found Paper Backed an Undemocratic Bolivia Coup https://williambowles.info/2020/03/05/wapo-prints-study-that-found-paper-backed-an-undemocratic-bolivia-coup/ Continue reading
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