*Could not agree more, that the US should stop its intervention but I would not characterize Bolivia's as a anti-imperialist ( one would have to be against capitalism) or against neo-liberal policies, in fact the MAS government which is supposed to be socialist is far from it.* * * *Also I would ask them to stop taking US aid, arms and stop receiving training from them and Colombia and kick out the US and capitalist companies making a buck off Bolivia's workers.* * * *Cort*
US Grant military and police aid to Bolivia, All Programs, 2008-2013 *Aid Program**2008**2009**2010**2011**2012**2013*Program Total*International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=International_Narcotics_Control_and_Law_Enforcement&country=Bolivia> *25,423,000<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=International_Narcotics_Control_and_Law_Enforcement&country=Bolivia&year=2008> 21,884,000<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=International_Narcotics_Control_and_Law_Enforcement&country=Bolivia&year=2009> 15,800,000<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=International_Narcotics_Control_and_Law_Enforcement&country=Bolivia&year=2010> 10,800,000<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=International_Narcotics_Control_and_Law_Enforcement&country=Bolivia&year=2011> 4,413,000<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=International_Narcotics_Control_and_Law_Enforcement&country=Bolivia&year=2012> *4,401,556**82,721,556**Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=Section_1004_Counter-Drug_Assistance&country=Bolivia> *1,414,000<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=Section_1004_Counter-Drug_Assistance&country=Bolivia&year=2008> 431,000<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=Section_1004_Counter-Drug_Assistance&country=Bolivia&year=2009> 2,300,000<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=Section_1004_Counter-Drug_Assistance&country=Bolivia&year=2010> 3,000,000850,000*850,000**8,845,000**International Military Education and Training*179,000224,950366,000198,000230,000200,000*1,397,950**Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies*331,90099,69075,60044,600*44,600**44,600** 640,990**NADR - Conventional Weapons Destruction*425,000*425,000**Service Academies*71,854*71,854**71,854**71,854**287,416**Aviation Leadership Program*37,176*37,176**Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=Counter-Terrorism_Fellowship_Program&country=Bolivia> *34,513<http://justf.org/Program_Detail?program=Counter-Terrorism_Fellowship_Program&country=Bolivia&year=2008> *34,513**TOTAL**27,844,589**22,639,640**18,613,454**14,114,454**5,609,454** 5,568,010**94,389,601* All amounts in U.S. dollars. *Numbers in italics* are estimates, usually based on the closest year for which data are available. US Grant economic and social aid to Bolivia, All Programs, 2008-2013 *Aid Program**2008**2009**2010**2011**2012**2013*Program Total*Development Assistance*26,618,00042,880,00035,248,00010,350,0006,500,0007,515,000* 129,111,000**Child Survival and Health*16,936,00016,836,00016,910,000 16,367,00014,100,0009,500,000*90,649,000**Economic Support Fund*16,862,000* 16,862,000**PL 480 `Food for Peace`*8,985,000*8,985,000**Peace Corps** 2,888,000**2,888,000**5,776,000**Defense Department Humanitarian Assistance* 1,999,200468,750*2,467,950**International Narcotics Control Economic Aid* 534,000316,000600,000*598,444**2,048,444**TOTAL**74,822,200**63,388,750** 52,158,000**26,717,000**21,200,000**17,613,444**255,899,394* All amounts in U.S. dollars. *Numbers in italics* are estimates, usually based on the closest year for which data are available. US All Grant Aid to Bolivia, All Programs, 2008-2013 *2008**2009**2010**2011**2012**2013*TOTAL*TOTAL**102,666,789**86,028,390** 70,771,454**40,831,454**26,809,454**23,181,454**350,288,995* US Military and Police Trainees from Bolivia, All Programs, 2008-2013 *Aid Program**2008**2009**2010**2011*Program Total*Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Center_for_Hemispheric_Defense_Studies&country=Bolivia> *224<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Center_for_Hemispheric_Defense_Studies&country=Bolivia&year=2008> 19<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Center_for_Hemispheric_Defense_Studies&country=Bolivia&year=2009> 20<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Center_for_Hemispheric_Defense_Studies&country=Bolivia&year=2010> 8*271**Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Section_1004_Counter-Drug_Assistance&country=Bolivia> *65<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Section_1004_Counter-Drug_Assistance&country=Bolivia&year=2008> 28<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Section_1004_Counter-Drug_Assistance&country=Bolivia&year=2009> 11<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Section_1004_Counter-Drug_Assistance&country=Bolivia&year=2010> 13*117**International Military Education and Training<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=International_Military_Education_and_Training&country=Bolivia> *6<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=International_Military_Education_and_Training&country=Bolivia&year=2008> 6<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=International_Military_Education_and_Training&country=Bolivia&year=2008> 9<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=International_Military_Education_and_Training&country=Bolivia&year=2009> 23<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=International_Military_Education_and_Training&country=Bolivia&year=2010> 18*82**Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Counter-Terrorism_Fellowship_Program&country=Bolivia> *4<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Counter-Terrorism_Fellowship_Program&country=Bolivia&year=2008> *4**Aviation Leadership Program<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Aviation_Leadership_Program&country=Bolivia> *3<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Aviation_Leadership_Program&country=Bolivia&year=2008> *3**Service Academies<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Service_Academies&country=Bolivia> *1<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Service_Academies&country=Bolivia&year=2010> *1**International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=International_Narcotics_Control_and_Law_Enforcement&country=Bolivia> *1<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=International_Narcotics_Control_and_Law_Enforcement&country=Bolivia&year=2008> *1**Global Peace Operations Initiative<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Global_Peace_Operations_Initiative&country=Bolivia> *<http://justf.org/Training_Detail?program=Global_Peace_Operations_Initiative&country=Bolivia&year=2010> *0**TOTAL**329**56**55**39**479* US Arms and Equipment Sold to Bolivia, All Programs, 2008-2013 *Program**2008**2009**2010**2011*Program Total*Direct Commercial Sales<http://justf.org/Sales_Detail?program=Direct_Commercial_Sales&country=Bolivia> *8,175,121<http://justf.org/Sales_Detail?program=Direct_Commercial_Sales&country=Bolivia&year=2008> 233,858<http://justf.org/Sales_Detail?program=Direct_Commercial_Sales&country=Bolivia&year=2009> 4,522,160<http://justf.org/Sales_Detail?program=Direct_Commercial_Sales&country=Bolivia&year=2010> 15,434,597<http://justf.org/Sales_Detail?program=Direct_Commercial_Sales&country=Bolivia&year=2011> *28,365,736**Foreign Military Sales<http://justf.org/Sales_Detail?program=Foreign_Military_Sales&country=Bolivia> *222,000<http://justf.org/Sales_Detail?program=Foreign_Military_Sales&country=Bolivia&year=2008> 163,000<http://justf.org/Sales_Detail?program=Foreign_Military_Sales&country=Bolivia&year=2010> *385,000**TOTAL**8,397,121**233,858**4,685,160**15,434,597**28,750,736* All amounts in U.S. dollars. Deployments and Operations in Bolivia, All Programs, 2008-2013 *Program**2008*Program Total*Humanitarian and Civic Assistance<http://justf.org/Deployment_Detail?program=Humanitarian_and_Civic_Assistance&country=Bolivia> *55,000<http://justf.org/Deployment_Detail?program=Humanitarian_and_Civic_Assistance&country=Bolivia&year=2008> *55,000**TOTAL**55,000**55,000* All amounts in U.S. dollars. On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Romi Elnagar <bluesapphir...@yahoo.com>wrote: > ** > > > > > Bolivia slams US over 'irrefutable evidence' of meddling > > Bolivia's President Evo Morales (AFP Photo / Lluis Gene) > Bolivia has concrete evidence that the US is plotting to destabilize > the Latin American nation, Minister Juan Ramon Quintana said. Proof of > US harassment of the Bolivian government will be handed over to > President Obama, he added. > The Bolivian government isscrupulously following US activity in Bolivia, > Minister for the Bolivian Presidency Quintana said in a press conference > There is so much evidence to hand over to the President of the USA to say > to > him: Stop harassing the Bolivian government, stop politically cornering > and ambushing us! Quintana stressed. He added that investigations into > drug-trafficking and human rights abuses would reveal a permanent battle > waged by the US to impede progress in Bolivia. > In the offensive against the government there are no visible subjects > What were seeing are the political machinations of the US Embassy, which > seeks to damage the image of the Bolivian government, Quintana said. > The country's US ambassador was ejected in 2008 after being accused of > plotting against the Bolivian government by President Evo Morales. The > US quickly followed suit, removing its Bolivian ambassador. > A > charge daffaires now heads the American Embassy in La Paz; both nations > signed a deal in 2011 that would pave the way for the reinstatement of > the ambassadors. However, diplomatic relations between the two countries > have yet to be normalized. > Larry Mermmot, the US diplomatic > representative in La Paz, said that he was confident that 2013 would see > the ambassadors restored in both countries. > A significant bone of contention in these tensions is drug-trafficking in > Bolivia. A damning > report released by the American government last year ranking Bolivia, > along with Venezuela and Burma, as failing demonstrably during the > previous 12 months to adhere to their obligations under international > counternarcotics agreements." > President Morales denied the > findings, accusing the US of hypocrisy and calling the illicit drugs > trade with Latin America the US best business. > > > A thorn in the US side > Bolivia has been a thorn in the US side because of its anti-neoliberal > and > anti-imperialist policies, pioneered by President Evo Morales; the US > also could not permit challenges to its policies in the heart of Latin > America, Minister Quintana said in an interview with state radio station > El Pueblo. > What we have been fighting since 2006 and what we will continue to fight > is a war against Bolivian progress, he said, adding that the political > objective of the US was to dismantle the process of rebellion by any > means necessary. > Bolivia is currently led by Evo Morales, the countrys first indigenous > leader, who is a close ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and > Ecuadorian > President Rafael Correa. The three leaders are known for their > anti-American rhetoric, and have often been critical of what they > criticize as the US overstepping its authority in Latin America. > Ecuadorian President Correa spoke out over the weekend, voicing concerns > of a > possible CIA plot to remove him in the run-up to governmental elections > in February. He cited a report written by a Chilean journalist, which > described an alleged US plot to destabilize the region. > > Bolivia's President Evo Morales (AFP Photo / Lluis Gene) > Bolivia has concrete evidence that the US is plotting to destabilize > the Latin American nation, Minister Juan Ramon Quintana said. Proof of > US harassment of the Bolivian government will be handed over to > President Obama, he added. > The Bolivian government isscrupulously following US activity in Bolivia, > Minister for the Bolivian Presidency Quintana said in a press conference > There is so much evidence to hand over to the President of the USA to say > to > him: Stop harassing the Bolivian government, stop politically cornering > and ambushing us! Quintana stressed. He added that investigations into > drug-trafficking and human rights abuses would reveal a permanent battle > waged by the US to impede progress in Bolivia. > In the offensive against the government there are no visible subjects > What were seeing are the political machinations of the US Embassy, which > seeks to damage the image of the Bolivian government, Quintana said. > The country's US ambassador was ejected in 2008 after being accused of > plotting against the Bolivian government by President Evo Morales. The > US quickly followed suit, removing its Bolivian ambassador. > A > charge daffaires now heads the American Embassy in La Paz; both nations > signed a deal in 2011 that would pave the way for the reinstatement of > the ambassadors. However, diplomatic relations between the two countries > have yet to be normalized. > Larry Mermmot, the US diplomatic > representative in La Paz, said that he was confident that 2013 would see > the ambassadors restored in both countries. > A significant bone of contention in these tensions is drug-trafficking in > Bolivia. A damning > report released by the American government last year ranking Bolivia, > along with Venezuela and Burma, as failing demonstrably during the > previous 12 months to adhere to their obligations under international > counternarcotics agreements." > President Morales denied the > findings, accusing the US of hypocrisy and calling the illicit drugs > trade with Latin America the US best business. > > > A thorn in the US side > Bolivia has been a thorn in the US side because of its anti-neoliberal > and > anti-imperialist policies, pioneered by President Evo Morales; the US > also could not permit challenges to its policies in the heart of Latin > America, Minister Quintana said in an interview with state radio station > El Pueblo. > What we have been fighting since 2006 and what we will continue to fight > is a war against Bolivian progress, he said, adding that the political > objective of the US was to dismantle the process of rebellion by any > means necessary. > Bolivia is currently led by Evo Morales, the countrys first indigenous > leader, who is a close ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and > Ecuadorian > President Rafael Correa. The three leaders are known for their > anti-American rhetoric, and have often been critical of what they > criticize as the US overstepping its authority in Latin America. > Ecuadorian President Correa spoke out over the weekend, voicing concerns > of a > possible CIA plot to remove him in the run-up to governmental elections > in February. He cited a report written by a Chilean journalist, which > described an alleged US plot to destabilize the region. > > http://rt.com/news/morales-us-plot-bolivia-483/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- *A means can be justified only by its end. But the end in its turn needs to be justified. (Also quoted as "The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.") 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