El Deber website reported the latest agreement between TIPNIS leaders and the government regarding the regulations for the “short law” and the ‘intangible’ concept: The document was signed approximately at 10:30 AM this Sunday, informed the President of the sub-central Sécure, Fernando Vargas, now the regulation must be endorsed by presidential decree. The Act establishes that…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Money laundering & inflation against Bolivian society
This cartoon is from El Diario, November 30, 2011. It portrays how much money laundering, and narco-traffick are becoming a real nuisance and are also more widely perceived by Bolivian society; out there for anyone to see… In the cartoon the person is pointing and saying: “these buildings are known as ‘washing buildings’ they whiten…
Pending issues related to the TIPNIS struggle, as of Dec 1, 2011
After the 66 days of struggle and the end of year approaching very fast, the indigenous people and stakeholders of the TIPNIS right to remain as is, are still struggling with two important issues: This cartoon is from El Diario, November 29, 2011. The brutal police aggression to the TIPNIS marchers goes still unpunished. Human…
Relentless coca… cocaine production???
These two cartoons portray the way coca crop and its “processed products” have an impact on our lives… This is from El Dia (11/24/11), and it also relates to the TIPNIS struggle for survival: the defeated (no road through TIPNIS) powerful coca-grower/intercultural person (new “marketing” sociological name to brand some of the supporters of this…
Public safety: what is been done for Santa Cruz city?
This cartoon is from El Diario (11/28/11), a La Paz journal which also reflects what is happening regarding public safety in Santa Cruz and around our nation. El Mundo reports on social peace and public safety, for beautiful Santa Cruz city, summary follows (for full Spanish article, click link below; after the link, there is my…
UNASUR’s anti narcotics commitment
This cartoon is from El Diario, Nov 23, 2011. While it is commendable any effort to combat narco-trafficking in this hemisphere, UNASUR’s intentions and will are perceived as been like this cartoon portrays. The fight against drugs cannot be just a political discourse. The intent of UNASUR to fight this billionaire business needs to align…
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