Bolivia Shuns Violent Intolerant Groups

Source: LP

La Paz, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Ombudsman Waldo Albarracin lashed at violent extremist groups, many financed by the opposition, that harass government official and prevent their access to some regions and announced a probe.

So far, President Evo Morales has had to change his agenda at least thrice: first May 24 in Sucre, when he missed the celebrations on the 199th anniversary of the Grito Libertario de America.

Evo Morales was ferried Saturday from Villamontes (Tarija) to Sanandita, over 571 miles south east La Paz, due to unrest at the homage to the 73rd anniversary of the end of War of Chaco (1932-1935) with Paraguay.

One day later, Morales postponed attendance to Pailas Bridge inauguration in Santa Cruz due to hostility from Union Juvenil Crucenista group.


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The group which benefits from terrorism against the native Bolivians just happens to be the same people who are receiving support from _{George W. Bush.}

~~~~~~~~~OAS warns Bolivian separatists (updated III)
by rahul | April 26, 2008 at 06:35 pm

Caracas, Venezuela, 26 April, 2008 The 34 member Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) warned separatist forces in Bolivia over their planned referendum on 4 May 2008 and its possible violent outcome. It also called on the separatist local government representatives of Santa Cruz to accept the dialogue offer made today by the Evo Morales government. The OAS Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulsa, expressed there was consesus an urgent dialogue was both possible and necessary. In an earlier report made by OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, Argentinean Dante Caputo, it was stated that the cause of the crisis were conflicting legal and illegal views on the autonomies at the regions of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Beni y Tarija. The Caputo report also described challenges to the legal government of Bolivia. Regional countries -such as Argentina, Brazil and Colombia- had also intervened as mediators to prevent the crisis to no avail.

The OAS Permanent Council heard this mornings allegations made by the Bolivian Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Choquehuanca Céspedes, on the illegality of the referendum. After citing conspiracy against Bolivia, Minister Choquehuanca Cespedes explained all the negotiations and mediations used during the current crisis in Bolivia. Foreign Minister Cespedes stated his country was in favour of autonomies but within a constitutional legal scheme. Thus, Bolivia was willing to negotiate with the separatists. Finally and after citing the Democratic Charter of the Americas, he asked OAS to keep an eye on the current crisis in his country. During the OAS meeting, Argentinean representative Rodolfo Hugo Hill asked all parties to negotiate without conditions. Venezuelan representative, Jorge Valero, stated the separatists were stimulated by imperial interests over the oil and gas in Bolivia. Ambassador Valero also warned over disguised attempts to divide Bolivia and promote a coup against Evo Morales.

The Evo Morales confronts opposition from different quarters most notably at the Bolivian Congress and the local governements of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Beni y Tarija. Traditional local media is not very close to Evo Morales either. Catholic Church proved to be a partial mediator in the crisis. The American Ambassador in Bolivia has also been fingered for backing the oppostion to Evo Morales. According to Venezuelan American lawyer Eva Gollinger, the Bush Administration has sent more than US$120 millions to the Bolivian oppostion.

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who I can safely say seems trustworthy.