U.S. Ties to Bolivian Opposition “Shrouded in Secrecy”:
Who in Bolivia is receiving millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars? That is what many Latin America policy analysts in Washington want to know.
www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43922

Lula confirms ‘logistics’ support for Bolivia against armed groups:
Brazil is to provide “logistics” support to Bolivia, to dismantle armed groups in the northern province of Pando, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday. Lula, however, made it clear that Brazil will not be sending troops to its Andean neighbour.
tinyurl.com/3km2nb

Bolivia acquires Shell’s stake in pipeline company:
Bolivia’s state-run energy firm YPFB will pay Shell (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research) some $120 million for its 25 percent stake in natural gas pipeline company Transredes, which the government nationalized in June, state news agency ABI said on Wednesday.
tinyurl.com/4yn9dv

Paraguay: New Government Faces Elite Resistance:
Barely two weeks after being sworn in on Aug. 15, a coup plot to oust newly elected President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay was exposed on Sept. 2.
www.worldpress.org/Americas/3250.cfm

Latin American leftists shrug off U.S. influence:
Russian bombers swoop over the Caribbean, Bolivia and Venezuela expel American ambassadors and once-trusty Washington ally Honduras aligns with Cuba as Latin America’s left dents U.S. influence in its back yard.
www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.htm
l?id=e03e2932-5b2d-4fdf-b4db-24240a1ef2ff

Bolivia’s Morales emerges stronger from crisis
Eduardo Garcia, Wed Sep 17, 2008
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s first indigenous president, leftist Evo Morales, has deftly handled a violent political crisis and appears strengthened as he heads into talks with opposition governors who resist his socialist reforms.

Agreement between CONALCAM and COB
Agreement signed on September 17 by the organisations that make up the National Coalition for Change (indigenous, peasant, urban and social movements) and the Bolivian Workers Centre (COB). Present during the meeting were Evo Morales and a number of ministers and heads of state institutions.

The real face of the Bolivian opposition

Crisis in Bolivia
Paul Kellogg, Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Thursday Sept. 11, at least 30 people – supporters of president Evo Morales – were killed in the northern department of Pando, victims of right-wing inspired violence. “We were unarmed” said one survivor of the 1,000-strong peasant march which was the target of the attack. “They stopped us some seven kilometers before Porvenir and afterwards they attacked us when we reached the bridge, where they ambushed us and began to shoot with automatic machine-guns.” The massacre was “executed by civilian groups who’d received weapons training by the government of Leopoldo Fernández.”

Will the rose flow break against Bolivia?
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
(RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) – After a week of bloody clashes between the opponents and supporters of Bolivian President Evo Morales …
en.rian.ru/analysis/20080918/116919245.html

Insulza defends OAS role, UNASUR appoints envoy for Bolivian crisis
Xinhua – China
Insulza said on a local radio program that the UNASUR summit on easing the tension in Bolivia has agreed to include OAS as an observer in the peace talks. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/18/content_10073110.htm

The UK Guardian and Venezuela
By r.m.
How the Guardian Misrepresented Venezuela.
greenresistance.wordpress.com/2008/
09/18/the-uk-guardian-and-venezuela/

Shock Exclusive!!!! Bloomberg Venezuela Reporter Writes Trash …
By Otto Rock(Otto Rock)
Not content with financial chaos in the USA, Bloomberg today decided to make up shit about Venezuela’s currency and try to cause panic in Caracas, it seems. The story in question hit the wires at midday and came with the title …
incakolanews.blogspot.com/2008/09/
shock-exclusive-bloomberg-venezuela.html

Bolivia leader to meet opponents
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, is set to hold talks with rebel governors after they agreed to suspend violent protests that have already left several …
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/200
8/09/2008917225311613966.html

Bolivia nears the edge, Justin Vogler
By david hayes
When both Evo Morales and his adversaries cried victory in the “recall referendum” on 10 August 2008, it was widely predicted that an already critical situation in Bolivia would get worse. Two months later, with the eastern half of the …
www.opendemocracy.net/article/bolivia-nears-the-edge

Protecting Revolutionary Change in Bolivia
By Guest Author
Bolivian President Evo Morales expressed his appreciation for the meeting.“I come here to explain to the presidents of South America about a civil-regional coup d’etat that has developed in some departments [of Bolivia] in recent days, …
theactivist.org/blog/protecting-revolutionary-change-in-bolivia

Bolivia acquires Shell’s stake in pipeline company
Reuters – USA
LA PAZ, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Bolivia’s state-run energy firm YPFB will pay Shell (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) some $120 million for its 25 …
www.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUSN1729741220080917

Bolivia: Fascism Seizes Power – Morales Complains
By James Petras
If there is one lesson that Morales can learn from the peasants who have been degraded and horsewhipped in the streets of Santa Cruz, the trade unionists who have been burned out of their headquarters and homes in Pando and the street vendors who have been driven from the markets in Tarija, is that you cannot ‘make deals’ with fascists. You don’t defeat fascism through elections and concessions to their big property-owning paymasters.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20790.htm

Bush adds Bolivia to drug blacklist – Summary:
“I hereby designate Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have failed demonstrably during the previous 12 months to adhere to their obligations under international counter-narcotics agreements,” Bush said.
tinyurl.com/44nnyq

Morales: US has ‘no moral authority’ to blacklist Bolivian anti-drug efforts:
Morales sees pure politics in the U.S. decision to place Bolivia on an anti-narcotics blacklist, the latest turn in a diplomatic feud.
tinyurl.com/3wkugc

Russian Government Condemns “Outside Interference” In Bolivia:
“We consider unacceptable the attempts to threaten its territorial integrity, as well as any form of outside interference in the affairs of this sovereign Latin American nation,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.
tinyurl.com/4wvjxr

Rebel Bolivian governor in genocide arrest:
Leopoldo Fernandez, the governor of the easternmost Pando province, is being held on suspicion of ordering an attack upon a pro-Evo Morales demonstration that killed 15 and wounded 37.
tinyurl.com/4qwkjc

Morales and Bolivian opposition scheduled talks for this :
Bolivian President Evo Morales and the governors who led a violent rebellion against his administration’s reforms agreed on Tuesday on a road map to end the confrontation. Once all governors sign the round of negotiations is scheduled to begin Thursday.
www.mercopress.com/vernoticia.do?id=14568&formato=HTML

U.S. plans evacuation flights from Bolivia:
The State Department is organizing at least two evacuation flights for Americans who want to leave Bolivia amid widespread and worsening political unrest there.
tinyurl.com/3vbwbp

Lula confirms ‘logistics’ support for Bolivia against armed groups
Earthtimes (press release) – London,UK
Brasilia – Brazil is to provide “logistics” support to Bolivia, to
dismantle armed groups in the northern province of Pando, Brazilian
President Luiz Inacio …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/232591,lula-confirms-
logistics-support-for-bolivia-against-armed-groups.html

Bolivia opposition agrees to talk
Tehran Times – Iran
Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition governors from rich eastern regions have agreed on steps to resolve the country’s political crisis. …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=178181

Gas Underlies the Bolivian Crisis
www.truthout.org/article/gas-underlies-bolivian-crisis
Laurent Tourneux, Liberation: “Between the energy interests of some and others’ opposition to the ‘Yankee’ enemy, Bolivia enjoys the ‘unanimous’ support of Latin American countries.”

Bolivia regains full control of natural gas lines
guardian.co.uk – UK
LA PAZ, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Bolivia’s government said on Wednesday it had recovered full control of the country’s network of natural gas pipelines after …
www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7805567

The Machine Gun and The Meeting Table: Bolivian Crisis in a New …
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
On Monday, September 15, Bolivian president Evo Morales arrived in Santiago, Chile for an emergency meeting of Latin American leaders that convened to seek a resolution to the recent conflict in Bolivia. Upon his arrival, Morales said, …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/09/
machine-gun-and-meeting-table-bolivian.html

Bolivia: Pando’s Prefect under arrest
By Claudia
If this is the case, political dialogue in Bolivia will begin in Cochabamba on Thursday. It will be about all the subjects which have caused the confrontation between the Government and the oposition. Catholic Church, several European …
blogfreeworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/
17/bolivia-pandos-prefect-under-arrest/

Travelers in Bolivia face protests, blockades and… parties?
By starlagurl
Travelers in Bolivia and nearby Peru, are facing highway blockades due to protests and demonstrations against Bolivian President Evo Morales’ attempt at changing the constitution. The US is organizing two evacuation flights to Peru for …
blog.travelpod.com/2008/09/17/travelers-in
-bolivia-face-protests-blockades-and-parties/

Bolivia’s Morales emerges stronger from crisis
Reuters – USA
By Eduardo Garcia – analysis LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s first indigenous president, leftist Evo Morales, has deftly handled a violent political crisis and …
www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSN1750728820080917

Bolivia’s Morales Eyes Accord with Opponents Following Violence
findingDulcinea – New York,New York,USA
by Josh Katz Bolivian President Evo Morales has arrested a rightist governor, but appears to be forging an agreement with his opponents after a week of …
www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/September-08/ Bolivia
-s-Morales-Eyes-Accord-with-Opponents-Following-Violence.html

HOV Belgium takes an initiative for united action to defend …
Thirty people attended an emergency meeting called by the Hands Off Venezuela campaign in Brussels to defend the revolutions in Bolivia and Venezuela.
www.handsoffvenezuela.org/belgium_initiative_for_united_action.htm

Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay and Argentina: threatened by one and …
www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context
=viewArticle&code=20080916&articleId=10241

Venezuela’s Chavez revels in Lehman collapse
Reuters – USA
CARACAS, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took a swipe at Lehman Brothers on Tuesday, chuckling over the firm’s collapse and dismissing …
www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1629259920080916

Bolivia Versus the Empire
Morales Sí, Secession No
By Patrick Irelan
Evo Morales is a patient man. 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. That majority includes indigenous South American Indians, who make up over 55 percent of the population, plus a large proportion of the country’s mestizos, who constitute a total of 30 percent of the population. Morales himself is an Aymara Indian, the first indigenous president in the history of Bolivia. The remaining 15 percent of the population is as white as the faces you recently saw at the Republican National Convention.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20783.htm

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