Then again, he wants to remove all restrictions on growing coca leaves etc. That sounds like a real green light for increasing cocaine production in Bolivia. Not good at all.
larry On 1/7/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "The symbolic value of a Morales victory cannot be overstated in a country > where symbols represent the passions of a people mobilized to change what > they see as 500 years of state oppression. Thus the wiphala -- the checkered > rainbow flag of indigenous resistance -- flew from every Morales campaign > vehicle; technocratic economic policy proposals about how the nation should > manage its natural gas industry became symbols of Bolivian "independence" > and "self-governance"; and politicians called for the defense of Pachamama > (Mother Earth) as they pressed their home-grown solutions for this cash-poor > but resource-rich country, urging the rejection of the North American > capitalistas. > > Massive support for that rejection fueled widespread protests last summer, > when hundreds of thousands of Bolivians filled the streets of El Alto and La > Paz, blocking roads, burning tires and throwing dynamite until > then-President Carlos Mesa finally resigned -- the second president forced > out of office in as many years. So for the popular former coca growers' > union president ****to have won the presidency by an overwhelming and closely > monitored vote***** suggests the vitality of Bolivian democracy and > development > of a new Latin American consensus." > > Full story here... http://www.alternet.org/story/30457/ > > His policies and outlooks go hand in hand with what Chavez's stated > aims are. To return Latin America to Latin Americans and to resist and > reject North America styled Capitalism. > > We'll see how long it takes for the stories to start surfacing about > an American supported coup attempt to remove him from office. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191042 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
