New on Narco News Issue #6 Now On-Line http://www.narconews.com/ Conflict-of-Interest at AP Bolivia Bureau Bolivia AP Correspondent Peter McFarren Violates the APME Code of Ethics McFarren Uses AP to Defend the Banzer Regime as He Lobbies Bolivian Congress for a $78 Million Dollar Water Export Project Correspondent Insists that AP "Knows All About" his Lobbying Activities A Symptom of Deteriorating Standards at AP and Among US Media Correspondents in Latin America Special to The Narco News Bulletin Part I in a series By Al Giordano October 6, 2000 http://www.narconews.com/mcfarrenstory1.html "In this poorest of South American nations, where the "water wars" of last April have now exploded into full scale insurrection throughout Bolivia, Peter McFarren is covering events for the Associated Press (AP) that, through his unethical activity, he helped to provoke. "AP's Bolivia correspondent, instead of covering today's historic news events, is covering them up. "The Narco News Bulletin has learned that on September 14, 2000, just days before recent protests exploded into nationwide road blockades - by social movements that have now united and paralyzed the country - Peter McFarren made a presentation in the hall of the federal Senate. "There, McFarren lobbied the Bolivian Senate as a representative of the "Corporaci�n Boliviana de Recursos Hidricos, S.A." or COBOREH, the Bolivian Hydro-Resources Corporation. "McFarren offered a slide show for government officials, urging them to support the $78 million dollar private industry plan. COBOREH seeks permission to export 3,000 liters-per-second of Bolivian water to mulitinational copper mining companies in neighboring Chile..." Full Report at: http://www.narconews.com/mcfarrenstory1.html Stay Tuned for Next Message on what YOU can do about this abuse of journalistic power. Al Giordano Publisher The Narco News Bulletin http://www.narconews.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
