Floren Sanabria writes in El Diario: Bolivia in the freezer On the eve of elections in 2006, the US ambassador Manuel Rocha had expressed “do not vote for Evo Morales, if you do, you will not have the help of my government.” That unfortunate expression was taken very much into account by Morales for his…
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Thanks, But Goodbye: Why Many of Evo Morales’ Supporters Want Him to Move On
As you read the article below, please remember that over 700 Bolivians fled Bolivia due to political persecution over the last twelve years. Same time in which corruption and narcotrafficking bloomed under the coca caudillo leadership. Over $160 billion dollars were wasted and our foreign debt is reaching $10 billion dollars. There are many journalist…
Bolivian government spends too much buying “loyalties” and inefficiencies!
El Diario reports on Fundacion Jubileo findings: Jubilee Foundation Bonanza of Treasury expenses is criticized The Jubilee Foundation said that the salary budget in the public sector has multiplied five times since 2005 and warned of evident risk if it continues to grow. The information is registered in the Jubilee magazine that in its publication…
UDABOL’s honorary degrees casts shame on the academia!
Ridiculous and out-of-place and circumstance was the political sign this guy showed at such “ceremony,” this university is a total shame and insult to their students … nothing but cheap politics …. This cartoon from Pagina Siete is self-explanatory: The above comments belong to Bolivian Thoughts. Pagina Siete reports: Doctor honoris causa The honorary…
evo MUST NOT get away with this: Business confiscation law
A worrisome yet superbly-written Editorial by Pagina Siete: Business confiscation law President Evo Morales feels compelled, every 1st of May, to make a “gift” to the workers. In this order, he has made a long series of nationalizations (except the railroads, which are in the hands of the Venezuelan businessman Carlos Gil), and has announced…
Thorny external panorama for Bolivia
El Diario Editorial: Thorny external panorama for Bolivia Three successive blows of external origin have just been suffered by the Bolivian Plurinational State: 1) the decision of the Venice Commission that maintains that the presidential re-election of a ruler is not a human right, 2) the decision of the Human Rights Committee of the United…
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