Sayaquira mine violent takeover, again!!!

Pagina Siete reports on the infamous, anarchical and illegal take over of private property, Sayaquira mine was, again invaded by a violent and angry mob: Eight male persons were detained and transferred to cells of the special force of fight against crime (FELCC) the morning of Friday, March 23, 2012, charged with the subjugation of…

Quo Vadis Bolivian government?

Certainly that is a very intriguing question for 2012. This cartoon appeared in El Diario, January 3, 2012. Where is the Bolivian government going to???? Since this political party and current coca-grower and president started to govern, back in 2006, there are many of the “original” members of this government who are no longer there….

What’s cooking? Expenditures > Investment

This cartoon is from La Razon, December 16, 2011. A bunch of cooks around the pot labelled ‘state’ … only one arguing “But don’t eat the dow! with what are we going to cook?” and one of the other cooks, replies “hum, I bet he is one of the infiltrated…” The word infiltrated was initially…