This Sunday, September 25, 2011, Los Tiempos newspaper from Cochabamba writes about a questionable friendship/alliance that current Bolivian government persists with Iran. Not so long ago, a criminal terrorist that took part in the Argentina bomb attack, who is now Iran’s minister of defense, was invited officially to attend the creation of a military unit “created” by…
Month: September 2011
TIPNIS: Foreign Affairs minister Choquehuanca released…
This morning a group of women from the TIPNIS protest-walk group, took Foreign Affairs minister, David Choquehuanca and vice-minister for Social Movements, Cesar Navarro as “shields” in an attempt to break the police fence. Group has released (13:15 hours) government officials (after three hours) and is now around 500 meters away from Yucumo. A kilometer away…
Santa Cruz anniversary! it continues to be the future and hope for Bolivia!
Today Santa Cruz celebrates its 201 years from the time it began its fight for independence. This photo, taken by El Dia best represents what Santa Cruz is for Bolivia: the future, and hope for better days. Santa Cruz has become the La Paz from last century, the Sucre from the previous one; it is…
Bolivian real problem: hydrocarbons’ industry failure 9/23/11
The following article is from Rodolfo Mier Luzio, published by Pagina Siete today. It is extremely informative regarding how bad Bolivia is handling its hydrocarbon industry. Mier says that TIPNIS and even the October Judicial elections are just cover ups for a major problem of current government. Argentina is about to demand, per signed contract, 27.7 million cubit meters per…
TIPNIS will not negotiate if police blockade persists 9/23/11
The TIPNIS protest-walk group stopped in the vicinity of Yucumo said today (Los Tiempos website, )14:38 hours that they will not negotiate with government officials if the blockade of the police force persists. Foreign Affairs Minister, David Choquehuanca could not arrive in San Borja, due to the bad condition of the air strip, due to heavy rain; he is…
Former Bolivian police general Sanabria gets 14 years in jail!
Retired Bolivian police general, Rene Sanabria, a former intelligence chief in the war against narcotraffick, was found guilty and sentenced to 14 years in jail, for having been associated with cocaine import to the USA. Sentence was sanctioned by judge Ursula Ungaro, in a Federal Court in southern Florida. Sanabria, age 58, was found guilty by…
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