Let the people do what they want, you get Woodstock. Let the government do 
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(And the would be killers released by the right wing provincial government
of Santa Cruz. SR)

Gunning for Morales, literally

Machetera
June 21, 2008 ·

If you read the Reuters or even the Al Jazeera account of the arrests of the
would-be assassins of Evo Morales, you'd think, ah, well, someone hauling a
gun around, that probably happens all the time in Bolivia, big deal. Maybe
those Morales people are paranoid.

There's a little more to it than that. And yes, it involves the Nazis from
the Santa Cruz Youth Union. Let's see what Telesur reported.

Bolivian Government Denounces Assassination Attempt Against President Evo
Morales

(Two men arrested carrying a rifle with a telescopic sight were later
liberated by authorities in Santa Cruz.)

Translation: Machetera

Those close to the arrest of two members of the ultra-rightwing Santa Cruz
Youth Union (UJC), detained this Thursday in the El Trompillo airport in
Santa Cruz for carrying a firearm, have concluded that they meant to kill
President Evo Morales.

This was the denunciation made on Friday by the Vice Minister of the Office
of Governmental Coordination with Social Movements, Sacha Llorenti, who
explained that those arrested were caught with a rifle with a telescopic
sight and 300 shells, in a place where minutes later the Bolivian president
arrived for an event in the town of Bicito in Santa Cruz.

Llorenti explained that "apparently these people were to go to the "Center"
cinema, which is the highest in the area, with a roof that offers a
panoramic view of the El Trompillo airport."

"What we're talking about is a situation of extreme danger for the President
of the Republic, all of which indicates that this was an assassination
attempt," said Llorenti.

The Vice Minister pointed out that one of the detainees went by the name of
Junior Vaca, and along with his companion, was set free by the Santa Cruz
Public Minister, after special forces had detained them.

"The most striking thing, and one that we still have not received an answer
about, is that they were turned over to the Santa Cruz prosecutor and
immediately set free," he said, with regret.

"We believe that this is a very serious act that must be completely
investigated, " he insisted.

Violence Preceded the Arrests

According to the story of the presidential delegate in Santa Cruz, Gabriela
Montaño, before the two men were arrested, a dozen members of their shock
troops were protesting at El Trompillo against the arrival of the head of
state.

The ultra-rightwing protesters chanted and threw firecrackers. Furthermore,
according to the Bolivian Information Agency (ABI), pictures were taken of
members of the shock troops, carrying weapons.

Destabilization Plan

This Thursday, the government minister Alfredo Rada denounced the existence
of a destabilization plan organized by the departmental authorities of the
"Media Luna," who during recent months have promoted illegal and
unconstitutional autonomy referendums.

Rada said that the opposition is trying to create social conflict and
violence in the country through strikes and mobilizations in certain
regions.

As an example, he said that certain groups were trying, in a violent way, to
impede the arrival of President Evo Morales in different parts of the
territory, such as occurred last May when far-right groups attacked
campesinos in Sucre, stripping them, forcing them to their knees, and
shouting slogans against the President.

He said that this Friday the details of this "destabilization plan being put
together by the 'Media Luna,'" specifically by the prefects of Beni (North),
Ernesto Suárez; Pando (North), Leopoldo Fernández; Tarija (South), Mario
Cossío; and Santa Cruz (South), Rubén Costas, along with other opposition
and civic leaders, would be announced.

However, he offered that "it is a plan that begins and escalates through
civic strikes," such as that which took place this Thursday in Cobija
(Pando) where opposition groups mobilized for a demonstration called by the
Civic Committee.

Machetera is a member of Tlaxcala, the network of translators for linguistic
diversity. This translation may be reprinted as long as the content remains
unaltered, and the source, author, and translator are cited.

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