Bolivia governor arrested on genocide charges:
Gov. Leopoldo Fernandez of Pando province is being charged with genocide in what President Evo Morales calls an ambush of his supporters last week that left at least 15 dead and 37 injured.
wiredispatch.com/news/?id=352541

South American leaders back Morales:
South American leaders at a crisis summit in Chile have issued a statement strongly supporting Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, and rejecting any break-up of Bolivian territory.
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/09/200891641749670258.html

Local Indigenous Leaders Beaten and Publicly Humiliated:
Bolivia may have its first-ever indigenous president, but racism is alive and well in this country, as demonstrated by the public humiliation of a group of around 50 indigenous mayors, town councillors and community leaders in the south-central city of Sucre.
ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42539

US withdraws Peace Corps volunteers from Bolivia;
The Peace Corps, a US government program that sends Americans to volunteer in developing countries, has temporarily halted its work in Bolivia on security concerns, it said Tuesday.
rawstory.com/news/afp/US_withdraws_Peace_Corps_volunteers_09162008.html

Ambassadors Non Grata in Bolivia, the US and Venezuela
By lgs
Recent clashes between the government and opposition groups in Bolivia left at least 30 dead, and disrupted the production and distribution of Bolivian natural gas. Though opposition to Evo Morales’ democratically-elected government is ...
http://www.theseminal.com/2008/09/16/bolivia-the-us-and-venezuela/

UNASUR declaration on Bolivia
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
The heads of state and the government of Unasur, meeting in the Palace of the Moneda, Santiago de Chile, September 15 2008, with the purpose of considering the situation in the Republic of Bolivia and remembering the tragic episodes 35 ...
http://boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/09/unasur-declaration-on-bolivia.html

Peace Corps Suspends Program in Bolivia
By PCOL
[Sept 15] Peace Corps operations in Bolivia have been temporarily suspended to ensure the safety of the Peace Corps Volunteers serving there. With growing instability in Bolivia, all Volunteers were consolidated on Sunday, September 14, ...
http://peacecorpsonline.typepad.com/peacecorpsonline/2008/09/peace-corps-suspends-program-in-bolivia.html

Bolivia May Turn to Russia for Anti-Drug Funding, La Razon Says
Bloomberg – USA
16 (Bloomberg) — Bolivia may ask Russia to help pay for its counter-narcotics program should strained relations with the US lead to a cutoff in funding, …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206010
86&sid=aprrMSBh69Ns&refer=latin_america

Bolivian governor arrested; Peace Corps evacuates
The Associated Press
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Evo Morales announced Tuesday that soldiers have arrested an opposition governor on suspicion of directing a massacre of …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hDcLNRc
4XvPkOUNwUTr-7tp2pFVgD937V8080

South American leaders hold emergency session on Bolivia
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The hastily arranged summit, held in the Chilean capital, Santiago, underscored widespread fears that political violence in Bolivia could erupt into civil …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/09/south-american.html

Right wing violence is shaking Bolivia
Socialistworker.co.uk – London,UK
Reports suggest that what is happening in eastern Bolivia amount to what Evo Morales, Bolivia’s president, has called a “civilian coup”. …
www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=15963

US withdraws Peace Corps volunteers from Bolivia
AFP
The move came after political tensions in the impoverished South American country erupted in street violence that left at least 18 dead, and with Bolivia-US …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ghpggxKnFCbZDirQUsdRhVRWozPg

Temperature rises in Bolivian dispute
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Supporters of Bolivia’s President Evo Morales protest in La Paz on Friday. (Juan Karita/Associated Press) Both sides in the turmoil splitting Bolivia were …
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/09/14/bolivia-morales.html

Bolivia strengthens relations with Russia after US fall-out
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Bolivia may look towards Russia for funding if the United States decides to withdraw its £14 million in annual aid. By Jeremy McDermott, Latin America…
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/bolivia/
2970155/Bolivia-strengthens-relations-with-Russia-after-US-fall-out.html

Bolivia’s Morales, foes close to political truce
Washington Post – United States
By Eduardo Garcia LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales is expected to sign a truce with rival governors to defuse a political crisis that has …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2008/09/16/AR2008091601187.html

South American leaders support Evo Morales amid Bolivia crisis
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
SANTIAGO: South American presidents have agreed to work urgently to prevent a political collapse in Bolivia. The Bolivian Government has said it would…
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24357240-36235,00.html

Lehman, Panama Canal, Bolivia
Latin Business Chronicle – Miami,FL,USA
The Lehman bankruptcy effect on Latin America, Panama Canal gets investment grade and Bolivia’s violent outlook. BY CHRONICLE STAFF Although Latin American …
www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=2652

Bolivia Versus the Empire
CounterPunch – Petrolia,CA,USA
After he was elected president of Bolivia in 2005, he set about in a peaceful and democratic way to liberate his country’s oppressed majority.…
www.counterpunch.org/irelan09162008.html

“Indigenists, Separatists Are Destroying Bolivia”
By Colin Brayton
These people have drafted and approved an indigenist constitution whose implementation requires nothing less than the total destruction of the State and the mestizo Bolivian nation. It is no accident, therefore, that USAID has …
tupiwire.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/indigeni
sts-separatists-are-destroying-bolivia/

Bolivia at the Abyss
By DEMarco
The Bolivian and US governments have taken turns kicking one another’s ambassadors out of the country. The Presidents of virtually every nation in South America are convening in an emergency summit in Chile on Monday morning, …
shininglight.us/archives/2008/09/bolivia_at_the_abyss.php

Signs for optimism in Bolivia (and some of alarm)
There are signs that calm & order may be returning to Bolivia after several tumultuous days. In the aftermath of more than a dozen dead, 30+ injured, and as many as 100 missing in Pando, the government is seeking to reestablish control. …
www.mcentellas.com/archives/2008/09/signs_
for_optimism_in_bolivia_and_some_of_alarm.html

Peace Corps temporarily out of Bolivia
CNN International – USA
Riot police line up to block the passage of activists Monday in the Bolivian capital of La Paz. All Peace Corps volunteers who were working there have been …
edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/16/bolivia.peace.corps/

HANDS OFF LATIN AMERICA! STOP THE COUPS IN VENEZUELA AND BOLIVIA!
By steve1917
Exactly 35 years after the CIA brought down Salvador Allende’s progressive government in Chile, violence by right-wing mobs has killed at least 30 supporters of Bolivian President Evo Morales, while journalists in Venezuela have …
nujlondoncentral.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/hands-off
-latin-america-stop-the-coups-in-venezuela-and-bolivia/

Venezuela’s Chavez to visit China later this month
By Associated Press
Chavez has repeatedly stressed Venezuela’s need to slash its reliance on the United States by seeking new markets for its oil in China and India. Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA, has boosted oil …
www.thestandard.com/news/2008/09/16/v
enezuelas-chavez-visit-china-later-month

Russian delegation visits Venezuela for partnership talks
A Russian governmental delegation has arrived in Venezuela to hold talks on bilateral cooperation. The delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin includes representatives from large Russian companies and economic-related …
www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?
yyyy=2008&mm=09&dd=16&nav_id=53512

Gold miners trust Environment (Minamb) officials will soon grant …
By noreply@blogger.com (ooooooooo)
VHeadline Venezuela News reports: Small-scale and artesanal gold miners in Las Claritas at Kilometer 88 in southeastern Bolivar State are hoping that the Environment Ministry (Minamb) will grant the final permits for Crystallex …
vheadlinevenezuelanews.blogspot.com/2008/09/
gold-miners-trust-environment-minamb.html

Bolivia Govt, Opposition to Table
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
By Mario Hubert Garrido La Paz, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government and Tarija prefect Mario Cossio, on behalf of the opposition National …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B2CE
9ECC8-6A6B-43DE-94BE-5612A5D3B2D3%7D

Dominican Government declares “firm support” for Bolivia’s Evo Morales
Dominican Today – Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
The Dominican Government “expresses its firm support” for Bolivia’s constitutional government, headed by Evo Morales, says a statement by president Leonel …
www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/9/16/29432/Dominican
-Government-declares-firm-support-for-Bolivias-Evo-Morales

Bolivia crisis worsens as emergency summit is held
Forrest Hylton: US is being shut out as South American regional body tries to solve crisis on its own view video

South American leaders back president of Bolivia
Agence France-Presse, September 16, 2008
SOUTH American presidents holding a crisis summit here over unrest in Bolivia issued a strong statement giving Bolivian President Evo Morales their support.

Not content with the biggest massacre in the last 50 years, the ultra right is preparing a real genocide in Bolivia. By Hugo Moldiz
The fascist onslaught, foreseeable in the coming week, by the ultra right and their paramilitary groups, armed with automatic rifles, FALs and AKs, will be a real test of the level of consciousness and organisation of the people, the loyalty of the High Command of the Armed Forces, some of whom have tight links with the Pentagon, and the strength of the revolution.

Oppose the fascist coup in Bolivia! (Sign the petition)
Dear comrades and friends,
You will be aware of the US-backed “civic coup” underway in the Bolivia, and the threats this poses to democracy and all nations’ right to political, economic and social sovereignty.
We urge you/your organisation to sign the open petition we have initiated in support of President Evo Morales and the Bolivian people, and to circulate it widely among left and progressive individuals and activists.

BOLIVIA: the Massacre in Porvenir
Luigino Bracci Roa, with dispatches from the Bolivian agencies ABI and ERBOL
Details of El Porvenir massacre
Last Thursday, a thousand peasants marched toward Cobija to protest the violence driven by the Prefect Leopoldo Fernández, when they were ambushed on a bridge located 7 kilometers from the town of Porvenir, in the department of Pando. This was the scene of a massacre, executed by civilian groups who’d received weapons training by the government of Leopoldo Fernández.

Violent groups take over human rights organisation in Bolivia: assault and sacking of CEJIS in Santa Cruz
Last afternoon, on September 9th a group of approximately 50 vandals entered by force, completely sacked and set on fire the offices of the Center for Juridical Studies and Social Investigation (CEJIS) in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Eastern Bolivia.

South American leaders support Morales in Bolivia unrest
Petroleumworld.com – Caracas,Venezuela
Brazil’s state-run Petrobras said Monday it has given the go-ahead for plans to contract 10 floating, production, storage and offloading vessels to begin …
www.petroleumworld.com/story08091610.htm

The United States of America in its dying spasms … what sort of…
Nor should we fail here and now to mention the success of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Honduras, following Cuba, in at least a partial secession from the Empire. The threatening credit blizzard is the symptom of the sort …
vheadlinevenezuelanews.blogspot.com/2008/
09/united-states-of-america-in-its-dying.html

UNASUR supports Bolivia’s Morales
Radio Netherlands – Netherlands
The leaders of most South American countries have expressed their support for Bolivian President Evo Morales. They met in Chili for an emergency summit of …
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/
5965765/UNASUR-supports-Bolivias-Morales

Crisis in Bolivia
By mpkellogg(mpkellogg)
By Saturday, the Bolivian armed forces had pushed aside the separatist forces in Cobija, capital of Pando Department, and Fernández had fled apparently to Brazil. But the situation remains extremely tense. …
www.poleconanalysis.org/2008/09/crisis-in-bolivia.html

S. American heads support Bolivia
By saeeda
She read a nine-point statement on Chilean TV that calls for the support of human rights and democracy and the preservation of Bolivia’s territorial integrity. The statement condemns any attempts to overthrow the government.…
rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_wire/~3/393895021/

South American leaders back president of Bolivia
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
The statement agreed by Morales and the presidents of Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , Paraguay , Uruguay and Venezuela also rejected any break-up of Bolivia ‘s territory. The nine presidents in the Chilean capital …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/09/
leaders-back-embattled-president.html

World Digest Bolivian unrest called attempted coup
Seattle Times – United States
South American presidents met Monday hoping to prevent a political collapse in Bolivia, where the government planned to charge a rebellious eastern governor …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/
nationworld/2008182203_wdig16.html

At summit, Latin American leaders discuss unrest in Bolivia
MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA
BY LIZA GROSS AND GIDEON LONG South American leaders gathered here in an emergency summit designed to stop political violence in Bolivia seemed inclined to …
www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/688000.html

South American leaders back Bolivia’s Morales
International Herald Tribune – France
By Pav Jordan Reuters SANTIAGO: South American leaders told Bolivia’s rebel governors to cease violent protests and strongly backed leftist President Evo …
www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/09/
16/america/OUKWD-UK-BOLIVIA.php

South American leaders support Morales in Bolivia unrest
AFP
SANTIAGO (AFP) — South American presidents holding a crisis summit here over unrest in Bolivia issued a strong statement giving Bolivian President Evo …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j56L-OPrluDuzSW9Fhk-WEJ16JtQ

South American Leaders Back Morales, Plan Bolivia Unrest Probe
Bloomberg – USA
16 (Bloomberg) — South American presidents declared support for Bolivia’s leader Evo Morales and announced plans to investigate unrest in his country that …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206010
86&sid=a.fAJYF3TsXM&refer=latin_america

South American leaders back Bolivia’s Morales
Reuters UK – UK
By Pav Jordan SANTIAGO, Sept 16 (Reuters) – South American leaders told Bolivia’s rebel governors to cease violent protests and strongly backed leftist …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1633229820080916

UPDATE 4-South American leaders back Bolivia’s Morales
Reuters UK – UK
At least 16 people died in Bolivia in the past week as supporters of Morales clashed with rightist opponents angered at his attempts to give Indians more …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1551848020080916

Crisis Subsides in Bolivia but Tensions Persist
AS/COA Online – New York,NY,USA
Following violent protests in Bolivia in recent days, South American leaders met in Chile Monday in an effort to help restore calm. …
www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=1246

South American leaders hold emergency session on Bolivia
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The talks in Chile aim to foster peace in Bolivia, which has been racked by political violence. By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer…
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/
la-fg-bolivia16-2008sep16,0,1445392.story

Bolivia: Governor Accused of Genocide
New York Times – United States
By SIMON ROMERO With South American leaders convened in Chile to discuss Bolivia’s political turmoil, Attorney General Mario Uribe of Bolivia said Monday …
www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/world/americas/
16briefs-GOVERNORACCU_BRF.html?ref=world

S. American leaders to discuss Bolivia
TVNZ – New Zealand
Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Chile for an emergency summit with eight other South American leaders aimed at helping end the political turmoil …
tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411366/2077761

Emergency summit on Bolivia unrest begins
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
An emergency summit of South American presidents considering deadly unrest in Bolivia has got underway in the Santiago palace of Chilean President Michelle …
www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/s
tory.aspx?id=NEWEN20080065532
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Leaders gather for Bolivia summit
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
South American leaders have begun an emergency summit in Chile in an attempt to resolve the political turmoil in Bolivia that has left at least 18 people …
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/
2008/09/2008915221133326282.html

Leaders debate Bolivia turmoil
By expressyoureself
Last week Bolivia accused the US of supporting the opposition and expelled its ambassador. Venezuela followed suit to show solidarity and Honduras has refused to accept the credentials of a new US envoy. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez …
expressyoureself.wordpress.com/2008/
09/16/leaders-debate-bolivia-turmoil/

South American presidents meet to discuss Bolivia
SANTIAGO, Chile — South American presidents met urgently Monday hoping to prevent a political collapse in Bolivia, where the government planned to charge a rebellious eastern governor with genocide for allegedly ordering the …
www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080915/lt-bolivia-crisis

Bolivia at the abyss: A special report
By Bob Morris
(I’m taking the liberty of reprinting this lengthy report from the excellent Democracy Center in Bolivia reporting on the very real possibility of civil war there foisted by the right against the leftist government. …
polizeros.com/2008/09/15/bolivia-at-the-abyss-a-special-report/

Venezuela’s Chavez Lowers Tone of Andean Skirmish
By VenWorld
President Chavez has sought to “lower the tone” of a dispute between the US and Venezuela that began when that country joined Bolivia in expelling its US ambassador due to secret meetings between the Bush envoy and violent opposition …
vionews.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/venez
uelas-chavez-lowers-tone-of-andean-skirmish/

Monday, September 15 & Friday, September 12 editions of the …
On the Monday, September 15, 2008 edition of the VHeadline Venezuela Newshour, broadcast on the American Voice Radio Network (AVRN), Crystallex International investor Glenn Clark was anchorman John Sanchez’ guest to discuss developments …
vheadlinevenezuelanews.blogspot.com/2008/09/
monday-september-15-friday-september-12.html

Diplomat: Venezuela expects US trade won’t suffer
By Associated Press
Venezuela expects trade with the US to be unscathed despite diplomatic tensions that led to the expulsions of both countries’ ambassadors, Venezuela’s ex-envoy in Washington said Monday. The diplomat Bernardo Alvarez said commercial …
www.thestandard.com/news/2008/09/15/
diplomat-venezuela-expects-us-trade-wont-suffer

Forget Wall Street…think about Venezuela and Bolivia
By Decorina(Decorina)
Both Venezuela and Bolivia are declaring the US is conspiring with rightwing elements trying to overthrow their governments. They are not alone. Argentina, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Paraguay have all lined up in …
decorina.blogspot.com/2008/09/forget-
wall-streetthink-about-venezuela.html

Bolivia: Fascist right launches ‘civic coup’ by Federico Fuentes & Stuart Munckton
Dandelion Salad Posted with permission from Green Left Weekly by Federico Fuentes & Stuart Munckton 13 September 2008 “[Today] a civil-prefectural coup against the unity of the country and democracy has been initiated”, Bolivian minister of government Alfredo Rada declared on September 9, as a growing wave of violence by small gangs of fascist youth engulfed the city of […]
feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DandelionSalad/~3/392771007/

Peru’s Alan Garcia not authorized to attend Bolivia support …
Living in Peru – Lima,Peru
José Antonio García Belaunde (right), Peru’s minister of foreign affairs arrived to Santiago de Chile this morning after President Michelle Bachelet called …
www.livinginperu.com/news/7392

South American presidents meet to discuss Bolivia
The Associated Press
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — South American presidents met urgently Monday hoping to prevent a political collapse in Bolivia, where the government planned to …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hDcLNR
c4XvPkOUNwUTr-7tp2pFVgD937E4200

Leaders debate Bolivia turmoil
Focus News – Sofia,Bulgaria
An emergency summit of South American leaders has opened in Chile to address deepening tensions in Bolivia. In the last week, at least 30 people have been …
www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n152877

Bolivian leader accuses rebel governors of mounting a ‘coup’
AFP
SANTIAGO (AFP) — Street violence which erupted in Bolivia last week, killing at least 18 people, was the result of a “coup” by rebel governors,…
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hAMtUoGGDlQW99kQfmeiW2FDUdZg

US Asked to Disclose Who It is Funding in Bolivia
ShortNews.com – Regensburg,Germany
The Center for Economic and Policy Research has called on the US to disclose its funding and support of groups in Bolivia where violent right wing groups …
www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=73405

Bolivia’s president calls unrest an attempted coup
The Associated Press
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — South America’s presidents converged on Chile for an emergency summit Monday aimed at preventing the collapse of Bolivia, …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gB6QeZ-y
__9Aq4-690G5hZ2Xb4KgD937B0R80

Regional Leaders Meet Over Bolivian Crisis
Post Chronicle – USA
by Pav Jordan Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Chile on Monday for an emergency summit of South American leaders aimed at helping end the political …
www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212172210.shtml

Latin American presidents meet to mediate in Bolivian crisis
Xinhua – China
During the summit, the presidents will discuss a document which proposes to
send a mission to mediate in Bolivia’s parties of the conflict. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/16/content_10024551.htm

Chávez Denounces Bolivian Commander’s Inaction and Asks Bolivian… Center for Research on Globalization – Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Fulfill the obligation that the Bolivian constitution gives you! Do it! And to the Chief Military Commander of Bolivia, I say: we’re not in Latin America of …
www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10230

South American Summit Aims to Boost Bolivia President (Update2)
Bloomberg – USA
15 (Bloomberg) — South American presidents gathered in Santiago in a show of support for Bolivia’s leader Evo Morales after opponents and supporters of his …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2060
1086&sid=aTQ6hl4rVKoY&refer=latin_america

Anti-government protesters arrested in Bolivia
Radio Netherlands – Netherlands
The governor of the Bolivian province of Pando has confirmed that at least six people accused of organising violent protests against the country’s President …
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/5965
209/Antigovernment-protesters-arrested-in-Bolivia

S. American leaders meet to resolve Bolivia crisis
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
By Pav Jordan SANTIAGO, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Chile on Monday for an emergency summit with eight other South…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15518480.htm

Bolivian general sat on his hands
By machetera
On Sunday, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, denounced the inaction of the Commander in Chief of the Bolivian Armed Forces, General Luis Trigo, in retaking the Department (Province) of Pando, …
machetera.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/
bolivian-general-sat-on-his-hands/

Bolivia: Despite Deal, Chaos Continues
By Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief
Despite the deal announced on Sunday between the Bolivian government headed by President Evo Morales and members of the opposition who oppose the former’s plan to amend the country’s constitution, unrest continued in Bolivia’s oil-rich …
poligazette.com/2008/09/15/bolivia-despite-deal-chaos-continues/

Compromise in Bolivia?
Things are, it seems, returning to calm in Bolivia. Evo has made remarkable overtures for compromise—and so far it seems like the opposition prefects are willing to negotiate as well. A tentative agreement between Evo’s government & the …
www.mcentellas.com/archives/2008/09/compromise_in_bolivia.html

Bolivia’s president calls unrest an attempted coup
SANTIAGO, Chile — South America’s presidents converged on Chile for an emergency summit Monday aimed at preventing the collapse of Bolivia, whose leftist president has lost control of about half the country and said bloody unrest there …
www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080915/bolivia-crisis

Violent groups take over human rights organisation in Bolivia …
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
This work has implied a permanent risk on the personnel and offices of CEJIS, threatened by the sectors of power that have historically controlled the region of Eastern Bolivia, who now feel menaced by the advance of the rights of the …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/09/viole
nt-groups-take-over-human-rights.html

15 September, 2008

LatAm leaders to meet over Bolivia crisis
By Erwin C.(Taylor Kirk)
Regional leaders throughout the region have expressed their solidarity with Bolivia; in anticipation of the meeting, the USAN emitted a statement backing the Morales administration:. Leaders of countries across South America have …
ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com/2008/09/l
atam-leaders-to-meet-over-bolivia.html

Bolivia and the Echoes of Allende
Morales Confronts the Insurrection
By ROGER BURBACH
Morales faces a powerful economic and political elite aligned with the United States that is bent on reversing the limited reforms he has been able to implement during his nearly three years in power.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20763.htm

30 killed in Bolivia violence:
Army took control of Cobija, the capital of the northern Bolivian state of Pando, after at least 30 people died in clashes between rival groups, EFE reported Monday quoting state television.
story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/
2411cd3571b4f088/id/406492/cs/1/

Bolivia: Soldiers hunt rebel governor:
SOLDIERS were hunting a rebel governor in Bolivia today as President Evo Morales struggled to assert his authority over opposition regions amid worsening unrest.
www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0
,21985,24346652-5005961,00.html

Bolivia talks resume after US ambassador expelled:
Goldberg told reporters in La Paz that President Evo Morales had “not correctly evaluated” the retaliation Washington would give to a decision declaring him persona non grata.
nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5015230/
ambassador-warns-consequences-bolivia/

Nicaragua’s Ortega says he won’t meet with Bush in solidarity with Bolivia:
During his announcement Saturday, Ortega also accused Washington of trying to foment a coup against Morales.
www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/
wire/sns-ap-nicaragua-us,0,7576228.story

South American Summit Aims to Boost Embattled Bolivia President
Bloomberg – USA
15 (Bloomberg) — South American heads of state are gathering for an emergency meeting to boost support for embattled Bolivian President Evo Morales after …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206
01086&sid=arYGvUcfMlj8&refer=latin_america

Morales warns on Bolivian violence
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
LA PAZ: President Evo Morales struggled to assert control over Bolivia yesterday as right-wing demonstrators set fire to a town hall and blockaded highways …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,24350615-2703,00.html

Will diplomacy work in Bolivia?
guardian.co.uk – UK
Latin leaders meet today in an attempt to avert civil war in Bolivia. But does Unasul have the stomach for the job? The crisis in Bolivia could be the first …
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/15/bolivia.usa

Bolivia needs no foreign help, says Minister
El Universal – Venezuela
Politics Bolivian Defense Minister Walker San Miguel replied to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez by saying that his country does not need foreign …
english.eluniversal.com/2008/09/15/en_pol_
esp_bolivia-needs-no-for_15A1987853.shtml

South American Summit Aims to Boost Bolivia President (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
They’ll be joined by Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary- General of the Organization of American States, who said he was ``profoundly worried’’ about Bolivia. …
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20601086&sid=aH.jtyV3.kuo&refer=latin_america

Bolivia’s president calls unrest an attempted coup
The Associated Press
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Bolivia’s Evo Morales says he will explain to fellow South American presidents at an emergency summit in Chile why the unrest in his …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gB6QeZ
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Bolivia talks end with signs of hope
International Herald Tribune – France
AP LA PAZ, Bolivia: Bolivian officials and representatives of its rebellious provinces said Monday that they made major advances toward restoring peace in …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/15/news/LT-Bolivia-Protests.php

BOLIVIA: The Massacre in Porvenir
Center for Research on Globalization – Montreal,Quebec,Canada Prefect Fernández had insisted that what took place on Thursday had to do with an armed confrontation “initiated” by the national Bolivian government. …
www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10213

16 killed in clashes in Bolivia
Mangalorean.com – Mangalore,India
La Paz, Sep 15 (DPA) The Bolivian government confirmed Sunday at least 16 deaths in clashes in the Amazonian province of Pando as the army attempted to …
mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=93160

Morales Struggles to Keep Control in Bolivia
LA PAZ, Bolivia | President Evo Morales struggled to assert control over a badly fractured Bolivia on Sunday as protesters set fire to a town hall and blockaded highways in opposition-controlled provinces, impeding gasoline and food …
www.theledger.com/article/20080914/news/809140366

What’s Happening in Bolivia and Venezuela?
By cnulan(cnulan)
The gravest challenge to Morales’ nearly three years as Bolivia’s first indigenous president stems from his struggle with the four eastern lowland provinces where the country’s natural gas riches are concentrated and where his …
subrealism.blogspot.com/2008/09/bolivia-venezuela-and-msm.html

Bolivia crisis summit for Latin American leaders
guardian.co.uk – UK
Latin American leaders are to gather in Chile today in an attempt to end a political crisis in Bolivia that has seen more than a dozen people killed.…
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/15/bolivia.chile

Bolivia’s New Bloom: High hopes for new Indigenous president
The Women’s International Perspective – Monterey,CA,USA
Casimira Rodriguez, Bolivia’s Minister for Justice, former head of the domestic workers’ union A sudden burst of energy has overtaken the poorest country in …
thewip.net/portal/2008/09/bolivias_new_bloom_high_hopes.html

Bolivia: Martial Law Imposed after Deaths in the Amazon
The Bolivian government declared martial law in the northern province of Pando after as many as 15 indigenous supporters of President Evo Morales were killed by rightwing protesters near the town of Cobija. (Image: anti-government protesters)
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Bolivia govt., rivals seek to defuse crisis
B92 – Serbia
LA PAZ — Bolivia’s government and rightist rivals sought to defuse a deep political crisis on Sunday, Reuters reported. This came after deadly protests …
www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?
yyyy=2008&mm=09&dd=15&nav_id=53481

Talks aim to end Bolivia unrest
AFP –
LA PAZ (AFP) — Talks aimed at settling a long-running conflict in Bolivia between President Evo Morales and rebel governors that blew up into deadly unrest …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iVaqTaJ9W5kRG3rth654TGci11rg

Bolivia gov’t, rivals say talks pact imminent
Reuters UK – UK
By Eduardo Garcia and Simon Gardner LA PAZ, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Bolivia’s government and rightist rivals said on Monday they had nearly agreed on a…
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1547991920080915

30 killed in Bolivia violence
Hindustan Times – India
Army took control of Cobija, the capital of the northern Bolivian state of Pando, after at least 30 people died in clashes between rival groups, …
www.hindustantimes.com/redir.aspx?ID=
b4e99a32-6968-43fb-8701-5e9bad3f8956

Fatal violence puts Bolivia in wide disarray
Seattle Times – United States
President Evo Morales is facing the most acute crisis of his presidency as deaths from violence in rebellious northern Bolivia increased. …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nation
world/2008180061_bolivia15.html

Confronting Right Wing Rebellion, Bolivian President Evo Morales …
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
As Bolivia teeters on the brink of civil war, President Evo Morales staunchly maintains his commitment to constructing a popular democracy by working within the state institutions that brought him to power. The show down with the right …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/09/
confronting-right-wing-rebellion.html

Bolivia:
By Duane Campbell(Duane Campbell)
Bolivia, where President Evo Morales has accused right- wing opponents of trying to topple him, but diplomacy may not be enough to avert more deadly protests. Regional leaders will gather in the Chilean capital …
antiracismdsa.blogspot.com/2008/09/bolivia.html

Latin American leaders gather in Chile to end Bolivian crisis
Neftegaz.RU – Moscow,Russia
The violence capped nearly three weeks of roadblocks in Bolivia’s energy-rich south-east, an estimated 30 people have died since Thursday.…
english.neftegaz.ru/lenta/show/82739/

Bolivian Talks Aim to Forestall a Violent Split
Wall Street Journal – USA
By JOHN LYONS SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — Bolivian President Evo Morales agreed to negotiations meant to end a clash with opposition-led provinces after…
online.wsj.com/article/SB12214354521
3434145.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Bolivia at the Abyss: A Special Report
The Democracy Center – Cochabamba,Cochabamba,Bolivia
Argentine President has compared the threat in Bolivia to the bloody coup in Chile 35 years ago this week. Our special report is below, embedded with links …
www.democracyctr.org/blog/2008
/09/bolivia-at-abyss-special-report.html

US Sees `Weakness` In Expulsion Of Ambassadors From Venezuela, Bolivia
CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM – Jackson Heights,NY,USA
15, 2008: The Bush administration has labeled as `weakness,` the expulsion by the Presidents of both Venezuela and Bolivia of its ambassadors. …
www.caribbeanworldnews.com/middle_top_news_detail.php?mid=1411

Bolivia government and rivals seek to defuse crisis
Focus News – Sofia,Bulgaria
Bolivia’s government and rightist rivals sought to defuse a deep political crisis on Sunday after deadly protests prompted martial law in a restive northern …
www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n152790

A Crisis Highlights Divisions in Bolivia
New York Times – United States
Luis Trigo, the top commander of the armed forces, bristled at an assertion last week by President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, Mr. Morales’s top ally,…
www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/world/americas/15bolivia.html?hp

Venezuelan president urges Bolivian counterpart to fight on
Xinhua – China
14 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales on Sunday to hold on to the fight, while condemning the coup in …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/15/content_10004350.htm

The Threat of a Military Coup in Bolivia? by Jorge Martin
Dandelion Salad by Jorge Martin Global Research, September 13, 2008 Paramilitary forces occupy government buildings The situation in Bolivia remains one of confrontation between the oligarchy, backed by U.S. imperialism on the one side, and the masses who support the Evo Morales government on the other. Tuesday, September 9th, marked a high point in the reactionary […]
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UPDATE 1-S. American leaders hope diplomacy can save Bolivia
Reuters UK – UK
By Monica Vargas SANTIAGO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – South American presidents are racing to prevent a deeper political crisis in Bolivia, where President Evo …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1445720620080915

Honduras in diplomatic snub to U.S. over Bolivia 12 Sep 2008
Honduras, a former U.S. ally in Central America now run by a leftist government, told a U.S. envoy not to present his credentials as ambassador on Friday in a diplomatic snub in support of Bolivia. Bolivia and anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are in a fight with Washington over what they see as is U.S. support for violent protests against Bolivian President Evo Morales.
uk.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUKN1240144420080912