A picture is worth more than words, in this case I decided to use cartoons to summarize a very difficult month for Bolivia. Strikes, protest marches, road and street blockades, trials, corruption, narcotrafficking, crime and violence have clouted our lives. This is from El Diario, June 2, 2012: “hate” “social resentment” and “racism” are being…
Tag: bad politics
OAS will just “listen” and Bolivia shows too many unresolved & conflictive internal issues
I din’t think we could have expected more from OAS, however there is frustration over international organizations, sometimes they are “too damm diplomatic” and respond only to current government’s wishes; after all they are the ones who authorize payments for OAS operating costs, and this is one case. Put yourself in the shoes of the…
OAS meeting in Bolivia and threats to political opposition
Is it just naiveté, willingness to impress his political party leaders or what? It is not certain which one may be, however it really shows lack of diplomatic skills, untimely declarations that only hurt our internal and external image as a country. How else could we understand that under democracy we should witness this kind…
An update on alleged terrorism accusations by Ignacio Villa Vargas, AKA “el viejo”
Breaking news on the alleged terrorism accusations from current government: Marco Curi writes for El Día, May 31, 2012: Statements of ‘El viejo’: Soza put names saw convenient Rózsa Case: Civics, a congressman from the opposition and the family of an accused person believe that Villa Vargas revelations show that the case was built by…
Bolivia under democracy and Senator seeking political asylum
Assembly [former Republic of Bolivia Congress] person Roger Pinto from the opposition faces political persecution. This picture is from http://www.datos-bo.com. It is hard to acknowledge that in a country under democracy, a Senator seeks political asylum… Marco Chuquimia reports for El Deber: Senator takes refuge in the Embassy of Brazil Overwhelmed by more than 20…
How efficient is current central Bolivian government?
Current political party in government is over six years in power, the current leader for the chapare coca growers, who is also our president keeps saying he is learning about the problems, about the solutions; in fact he shows a peculiar style to “market” himself to the people who are willing to take his word….
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