Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: The withdrawal from Yapacani It is probable that the FARC have come to control Colombian territory with the same method now used by narco traffickers in Bolivia, gradually forcing the State to give up, to withdraw from large areas. The Government was just forced to withdraw its project of…
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In lieu of another “corrupt” Bolivian presidential election, we MUST UNITE!
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: The hour of unity October 12 will be the presidential election. We understand the difficulties that opposition has to gather and face a gale from the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), which destroys everything leaving only scorched earth and are still celebrating their victories with unprecedented management orgies. We will…
Under Bolivia’s current gov: Absence of state and the assault to institutionality
Susana Seleme writes in El Dia: Absence of state and the assault to institutionality 1. What analysis can be made on the conflict with the low-ranking military? The unprecedented insubordination of sergeants and non commissioned officers of the armed forces, with massive marches in the capital, and other small demonstrations in Santa Cruz de la Sierra,…
Profound critique of what is Bolivia becoming
Claudio Ferrufino writes in El Dia: The cuisine in the country of thieves Beatriz Rossells asked me to write the preface to the fourth edition of her wonderful book “Gastronomy in Potosi and Charcas, XVIII, XIX and XX centuries.” Things like that help to overcome the hardship it means to be a Bolivian. I prefer…
Politics 101: … what is said and what ends up been done
Raul Penaranda writes in Pagina Siete: Distance between what is said and done Past Bolivian politicians were not a paragon of virtue, much less, and committed a series of contradictions between what they said and did. One offered a “moral revolution” and was involved in numerous scandals, another 500,000 jobs promised and fulfilled only 10%…
Bolivia Freedom of the press 101: not under current Bolivian ochlocratic regime
Maggy Talavera writes in El Deber: Uncontrolled by a Remote Control Must see the reaction it caused in the Government the publication Remote Control, the book in which Raul Penaranda confirms buying media by people close to the leadership of the MAS, operating as parastatal media. That is, act as governmental, but are private and not…
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