15/12/07

Crisis in Bolivia as provinces threaten to break away
AFP –
SANTA CRUZ (AFP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales met European diplomats about possibly mediating a crisis between the government and autonomy-seeking …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gwhrI9xHrlumR9CvYbvyd7GrU6fA

Subversive Calls in Bolivia Fruitless, VP Says
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Mexico, Dec 15 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian rightwing calls to overthrow the government of President Evo Morales have been unfruitful, Vice President Alvaro …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B6
AE4F800-6BFF-4F5A-9D19-627D3DDCEC62%7D

A Review of Two Recent Books On Bolivian Social Movements
Anarkismo.net – USA
by James R – WSM – Red & Black Revolution Saturday, Dec 15 2007, 3:28pm Over the weekend of November 24-25, protesters clashed with police in Sucre, Bolivia …
www.anarkismo.net/newswire.php?story_id=7103

Bolivia On The Brink
By Renegade Eye(Renegade Eye)
Here in Bolivia men can retire at 55 and women at 50. (Sounds good when compared to the UK but the average life span here is 47.) However, the Social Security Code states that if you want to, men can retire at 50 and women at 45. …
advant.blogspot.com/2007/12/bolivia-on-brink.html

Crisis in Bolivia as provinces threaten to break away
By AFP(AFP)
SANTA CRUZ (AFP) – Bolivian President Evo Morales met European diplomats about possibly mediating a crisis between the government and autonomy-seeking provinces amid fears of civil unrest.
www.afp.com/english/news/stories/071215194309.v2l6dq44.html

OAS trying to defuse Bolivian tensions
MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA
The OAS stepped into the middle of Bolivia’s constitutional crisis as the two opposing sides neared a confrontation. BY JACK CHANG AND PABLO BACHELET The …
www.miamiherald.com/519/story/345520.html

Bolivia Civil War Watch--- Evo Morales Calls Out the Troops
By Gateway Pundit(Gateway Pundit)
A demonstrator holds a poster with Bolivian President Evo Morales image which reads “ Murderer, Dictator” during a rally in Sucre, December 14, 2007. Bolivia’s leftist government threatened to use force if four opposition provinces go …
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2007/12/
bolivia-civil-war-watch-evo-morales.html

Bolivia: Military on alert
By Mike Hitchen(Mike Hitchen)
The provinces object to President Evo Morales’s moves to overhaul the constitution to boost presidential powers and increase the rights of Bolivia’s indigenous majority. Indigenous Bolivians live mainly in the more impoverished western …
ionglobaltrends.blogspot.com/2007/
12/bolivia-military-on-alert.html

Bolivia tense amid autonomy push
BBC Bulgaria – Bulgaria
Security forces are on alert in Bolivia, ahead of rallies planned in four of the country’s richest regions. The four provinces are set to declare autonomy …
news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/1/hi/world/americas/7144447.stm

14/12/07

Bolivia on alert as standoff escalates
Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa
La Paz – Bolivia’s security forces were on alert ahead of demonstrations Saturday that were to escalate a standoff between leftwing President Evo Morales …
www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click
_id=3&art_id=nw20071214202336900C872816

Morales divides Bolivia over social contract
Financial Times – London,England,UK
By Richard Lapper in Santa Cruz, Bolivia Leg cramps that started on the fifth day of her hunger strike were not enough to stop Beatriz Leigue de Parada’s …
www.ft.com/cms/s/374de178-aa70-11dc-a779-0000779fd2ac.html

Gazprom eyes 2 bln usd gas deal in Bolivia – report
Forbes – NY,USA
LONDON (Thomson Financial) – Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom is eyeing a 2 bln usd gas investment in Bolivia, sources familiar with the …
www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/fe
eds/afx/2007/12/14/afx4440390.html

Bolivia Demands US Respect
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government warned on Friday it favors relations with the US but only if based on mutual respect, …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B8
C841902-0A1D-4F93-B9DD-E0A428D14885%7D

Pdvsa starts to identify oil exploration areas in Bolivia
El Universal – Venezuela
State-run oil holding Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) began to survey areas for oil prospecting in north La Paz region, reported on Friday Bolivian Minister …
english.eluniversal.com/2007/12/14/en_eco
_art_pdvsa-starts-to-iden_14A1262935.shtml

Scott Sullivan: Liberate eastern Bolivia; expell Iran terrorists
Petroleumworld.com – Caracas,Venezuela
Evo Morales is living in a dream world of inaccurate favorable assumptions about his future success in Bolivia. The US should focus on liberating eastern …
www.petroleumworld.com/Lag07121401.htm

Russia Goes for Evo Mania in Bolivia
By Robert Amsterdam
Yet Vladimir Putin and Bolivian President Evo Morales, both of whom have seen their presidencies enormously affected by political issues surrounding natural gas, are looking into striking an energy deal – yet another seemingly ideal …
www.robertamsterdam.com/2007/12/
russia_goes_for_evo_mania_in_b.htm

Bolivia: Resist the right wing
By Derek Wall(Derek Wall)
Ahead of the declaration on autonomy set for this weekend by a number of provinces in Bolivia opposed to the progressive government of Evo Morales and its ambition to share that country’s wealth more equally, please find an article from …
another-green-world.blogspot.com/
2007/12/bolivia-resist-right-wing.html

Gobernabilidad de los Sistemas de Innovación en Bolivia
IFPRI Discussion Paper by Frank Hartwich, Anastasia Alexaki, and René Baptista. In Spanish only.
www.ifpri.org/spanish/pubs/dp/IFPRIDP00735sp.asp

Bolivia could secede at provinces
Disagreeing on the economic effects of Bolivian President Evo Morales’ new constitution, five of the country’s provinces are threatening to secede. Dan Grech explores issues the potential for this to create violence.
marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web
/2007/12/14/bolivia_could_secede_at_provinces/

Cardinal Terrazas calls for peace in overcoming crisis in Bolivia
La Paz, Dec 14, 2007 / 12:18 pm (CNA).- The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, has called for peace in order to achieve consensus among Bolivians and to avoid nourishing “the hunger for war.”
www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=11276

BOLIVIA: THE CONFEDERATION OF THE BOLIVIAN PRESS EXPRESS SUPPORT …
BOLIVIA: THE CONFEDERATION OF THE BOLIVIAN PRESS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR LIFETIME OLD AGE PENSION PAYMENT ABI Octubre 23, 2007 by DAVID N. FORONDA L. LA PAZ, Bolivia — The Confederation of the Bolivian Press expressed their support to pay …
www.bilaterals.org/article.php3?id_article=10688

Bolivian dissident states declare autonomy in stiff challenge to …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP LA PAZ, Bolivia: Four states in open revolt against a constitutional overhaul by President Evo Morales and his pro-indigenous allies declared their …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/
13/america/LA-GEN-Bolivia-Autonomy.php

Gazprom eyes $2bn gas deal in Bolivia
Financial Times – London,England,UK
The Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom is eyeing a $2bn gas investment in Bolivia, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.…
www.ft.com/cms/s/52199738-a9c9-11dc-aa8b-0000779fd2ac.html

netPR.pl (komunikaty prasowe) – Poland
Editor’s Note: Full details of the revised travel advice for Bolivia are available on the Foreign Office website (www.fco.gov.uk). …
media.netpr.pl/notatka_90519.html

Appeal of Solidarity with the People, Government, and Progressive …
Political Affairs Magazine – New York,NY,USA
… sharply denounce the support provided by the US government as well as its direct involvement in the subversive actions in Bolivia. …
www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/6268/1/300/

Started the shooting of a film about Che in Bolivia
Cuba Headlines – Ciudad Habana,Habana,Cuba
… another of his great movies, indicated that to know the work of the Cuban doctors and to greet Evo Morales were two fulfilled dreams he had in Bolivia. …
www.cubaheadlines.com/2007/12/13/7658/started
_the_shooting_of_a_film_about_che_in_bolivia.html

Class struggle or regional clash?
Latin America Press – Lima,Peru
Sucre — Bolivia’s political capital — demanded that government headquarters be returned to the city, after they were transferred to La Paz after a civil war …
www.latinamericapress.org/article.asp?lanCode=1&artCode=5434

Cuban doctors in Bolivia: Help or Hindrance?
By rhona
On a recent elective in Bolivia, I was able to see their work and its effects first hand.Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, and has the highest proportion of indigenous people. (4) Its poverty is reflected in its …
www.thelancetstudent.com/2007/12/13/
cuban-doctors-in-bolivia-help-or-hindrance/

13/12/07

Bolivia puts army on alert – report
LA PAZ (Thomson Financial) – Bolivia put its armed forces on alert today, ahead of a threatened move towards autonomy by half the country’s provinces, Defense Minister Walker San Miguel said, accord…
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3101023

Bolivia: Between politics and violence (Á propos the Constituent …
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
9, Bolivia’s Constituent Assembly approved in Oruro, by two thirds of the deputies in attendance (about 160), 410 of the 411 articles in the nation’s new Constitution, whose process of drafting and ratification was systematically …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2007/12/
bolivia-between-politics-and-violence.html

BOLIVIA: AN ANTI-LIBERAL CONSTITUTION – Fernando Molina
By Boli-Nica(Boli-Nica)
Fernando Molina is a well known Bolivian intellectual. Prof. James Dunkerely, an academic authority on Bolivia cites Molina in a recent essay, and says he is a leading “liberal critic” of Evo Morales, as well as “the traditional” …
bolicarreras.blogspot.com/2007/12/bolivia-anti-liberal-constitution.html

Bolivia puts army on alert – report
LA PAZ (Thomson Financial) – Bolivia put its armed forces on alert today, ahead of a threatened move towards autonomy by half the country’s provinces, Defense Minister Walker San Miguel said, according to the daily La Prensa.
www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/132007182840.htm

Growing Tensions in Bolivia
By germanm
We are told they are remnants of the November 23rd demonstration against the leftist government of President Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president. Demonstrations that left three dead and left this country bitterly divided …
blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2007/12/growing-tension.html

12/12/07

Bolivia Calls for Talks, Not Violence
La Paz, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian Government urged for dialogue Wednesday to neutralize a destabilizing media offensive triggered by the opposition, which is leading the country down a dangerous road of uncertainty. …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B8A6453D2-7604
-4021-A3C8-D0A97CFCB00D%7D&language=EN

Solidarity with the Bolivian people
By london communists(london communists)
We express our full solidarity to the Bolivian people, to the government of the President Evo Morales, to the Communist Party of Bolivia, to MAS-IRSP and to all other progressive and anti-imperialist forces and movements in their great …
newworkerfeatures.blogspot.com/2007
/12/solidarity-with-bolivian-people.html

Will Bolivia’s splits widen in 2008?
BBC News – UK
By Daniel Schweimler Bolivia has approved a radical new draft constitution that will give greater power to the country’s poor and indigenous people.…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7138994.stm

Fate of Bolivia Uncertain
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia”s governing party and opposition are once again measuring their strength Wednesday, leading the nation to a dangerous …
www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7BB7006CDC
-127A-4878-AC5D-E57391011BB5%7D&language=EN

Bolivia to Boost State-run Businesses
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian Government announced on Wednesday that it will use the credits of the recently created Bank of the South to …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BEA6
6851F-131C-4C6F-8939-C972C8CF5D64%7D&language=EN

Bolivia Calls for Talks, Not Violence
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian Government urged for dialogue Wednesday to neutralize a destabilizing media offensive triggered by the…
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B8
A6453D2-7604-4021-A3C8-D0A97CFCB00D%7D

Bolivia at a New Crossroads
New Socialist Group – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Since this article was written (in early summer 2007) Bolivian politics has turned most decisively on the process of the Constituent Assembly (CA). …
www.newsocialist.org/index.php?id=1476

South American neighbours offer support to Bolivia’s Morales
Earthtimes – London,UK
Buenos Aires, Dec 12 – Nine South American countries have expressed their‘permanent solidarity with the people and government’ of Bolivia in the wake of a …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/157353.html

Elmhurst family brings Bolivian traditions to Chicago area
Chicago Suburban News – Batavia,IL,USA
Paula Berger of Elmhurst and her children, Bridget (left) and Brooke, decorate their Christmas tree with Bolivian ornaments. …
www.chicagosuburbannews.com/elmhurst/homepage/x1720559988

South American neighbours offer support to Bolivia’s Morales
By India eNews
Nine South American countries have expressed their ‘permanent solidarity with the people and government’ of Bolivia in the wake of a building political showdown over President Evo Morales’ efforts to enact a new constitution, …
www.indiaenews.com/america/20071212/85846.htm

OAS Secretary General Receives Delegation from the Government of …
By oasweb@oas.org (Department of Press and…
Following a meeting with a delegation from the Bolivian Government, OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza reiterated that the regional Organization is at their disposal for helping to resolve the political impasse that nation is …
www.oas.org/OASpage/press_releases/
press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-327/07

Bolivia assembly to vote on new constitution
Scotsman – United Kingdom By Sergio Burgoa ORURO, Bolivia (Reuters) – The assembly rewriting
Bolivia’s basic law reconvened on Saturday night to vote article by article on a draft …
news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1920532007

Bolivia’s controversial constitution
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
Bolivia ‘s ruling Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) and its allies anticipated the looming deadline for the rewriting of the country’s constitution – 14 December 2007 – by approving the new 411-article constitutional draft on 8-9 December. …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2007/12/b
olivias-controversial-constitution.html

Chavez and Morales: the corporate press speaks
By Left I on the News(Left I on the News)
After 16 tumultuous months of debate, allies of Bolivia’s leftist President Evo Morales hurriedly approved nearly all of a new constitution Sunday morning in a marathon overnight session. The proposed constitution grants more power to …
lefti.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_ar
chive.html#210091289248705255

Bolivia Rising: Civil War in Bolivia? Not Yet
By Angryindian(Angryindian)
Bolivia Rising: Civil War in Bolivia? Not Yet: “A term that anyone would think many times over before using as a possibility in any other Latin American country, is used almost by reflex in Bolivia. In the case of Bolivia, …
angryindian.blogspot.com/2007_12
_09_archive.html#5209275679926328193

Brazil seeks to lure Bolivia away from Venezuela
Reuters UK – UK
By Raymond Colitt and Guido Nejamkis BRASILIA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will promise Bolivia major new investment …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1149725520071211

Bolivia divided over autonomy plans
Financial Times – London,England,UK
Governors of five rebel departments in Bolivia are set for confrontation with the leftwing government of President Evo Morales after announcing plans …
www.ft.com/cms/s/1a78b426-a81b-11dc-9485-0000779fd2ac.html

Rio Ranchoan survives coup attempt in Bolivia
Rio Rancho Observer – Rio Rancho,NM,USA
From there, they flew to Bolivia, stopping first in La Paz and deplaning in Santa Cruz. What they didn’t realize is that while they were en route to Bolivia …
www.observer-online.com/articles/2007/12/11/news/anews4.txt

Bolivia Deputies Study Callback Poll
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian deputies began analyzing three bills Tuesday on the revocation referendum requested by President Evo Morales for …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7
BA57E1C87-F10F-4F76-BE09-D7BFB26994BC%7D

UN Declaration Becomes Law of the Land in Bolivia
Bay Area Indymedia – San Francisco,CA,USA
ORG LA PAZ, Bolivia – On Nov. 7, in the Government Palace of Bolivia and surrounded by cheering Native leaders and other representatives, President Evo …
www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/12/10/18466106.php