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Bolivia prohibits free entry of American citizens

2:11 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Controversia · 1 Comment

2 Jan 2007

If there were any doubt as to what the Latin American left thinks of the U.S., here’s another telling piece of evidence: Bolivia has decided to prohibit the free entry of American citizens into the country and require a visa for any U.S. visitors:

The government of President Evo Morales approved a decree Monday requiring U.S. citizens to obtain visas to enter Bolivia. Morales said the decree “a matter of reciprocity.” The U.S. government requires Bolivians to obtain visas to enter the United States.

Evo Morales in Cuba to Celebrate Fidel’s Birthday

3:00 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Controversia|Cuba · Comments Off

1 Dec 2006

Fidel Castro may not be coming out in public to celebrate his 80th or the historic 50th anniversary of the Granma, but other Latin American world leaders are coming out. Bolivia’s President Evo Morales arrived in Cuba today.

We express gratitude for solidarity from the Cuban to Bolivian people as well as Fidel Castro s friendship,” said the South American statesman.

“This year,” stated Morales, “the country has made two changes, one was nationalization of hydrocarbons and the other the land law, although there are still a lot of things to do, among them, the laws of pensions and mining.” Morales arrived in Cuba from Nigeria, where he participated in the South-South Summit in which “colonized countries met to free not only peoples, but also natural resources.” The Bolivian president was welcomed by the island s Vice President Carlos Lage Davila and other top leaders and diplomatic staff from Cuba and Bolivia.

Now all we’re missing is Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, who will be remaining in his home country for the presidential elections.

Via / La Prensa Latina

U.S. Government: Evo same threat level as Bin Laden

5:04 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Controversia|Politics · 1 Comment

6 Oct 2006

According to CBS’s 60 Minutes, Bolivian president Evo Morales is as much of threat to the U.S. as Osama Bin Laden, if we are going by whose name is on the list of passengers prohibited from boarding a plane to the U.S.:

Among the 44,000 names on the list are foreign leaders like Morales, who don’t seem all that dangerous. But there are also names of people who are already in custody or in prison, like Saddam Hussein, and even dead people. Among the dead are the majority of the 19 Al Qaeda members who participated in the September 11th attacks.

However, the list doesn’t consider the names of the most dangerous terrorists, and as CBS points out, the names of the suspects who were planning a terrorist attack on British airlines this summer are not on the list.

According to Bolivian newspaper La Razón, a member of Morales’ party and parliament member is quoted as saying that the list “reflects the intellectual mediocrity that the U.S. political class has always had.”

The 60 Minutes piece about the botched “no-fly” list will air this Sunday.

Via / El Semanal Digital and La Razón

Chavez Not the Only South American in Town With Something to Say

22 Sep 2006

With Hugo Chavez continuing his stand up act in Harlem (where he was welcomed warmly) and getting heat from Democratics and Republicans alike for calling it as he sees it, other South American leaders critical of U.S. policy in the region have gotten lost in the shuffle. Amy Goodmann and Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now! conduct an extensive interview with Bolivian President Evo Morales . In the interview Evo distances himself from the comments made by Chavez calling President Bush “the devil” but says that the U.S. needs to get out of Iraq and defend the environment, specifically by fighting global warming. The interview also highlights Evo’s political career and the changes he’s made in Bolivia since soming into office.

You can hear the entire interview on Democracy Now!’s website

Image Via / Telegraph

Latino Leaders Represent at the United Nations

11:21 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Latin America|Politics · Comments Off

20 Sep 2006

The U.S. media has been paying special attention to the United Nations General Assembly meeting going down here in NYC. Most of the focus has been on the verbal sparring between Iran’s Ahmadinejad and U.S. President Bush (who still can’t pronounce “nuclear”). Latin American leaders also represented however and had plenty to say. Among them Bolivian President Evo Morales who…:

…used a coca leaf as a prop during his speech which harshly criticized the “war on drugs” led by the U.S. “I invite the government of the United States to form a real alliance to combat drug trafficking and not just have excuses and pretexts to dominate us” said Morales who also spoke against neoliberal economic policies.

Our amigos over at The Latin Americanist have done a great job breaking down what some other Latino leaders said including outgoing Mexican pres Vicente Fox.

Via / The Latin Americanist

Evo ‘s U.S. Trip Skips the White House

1:21 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Politics · Comments Off

14 Sep 2006

Bolivian president Evo Morales started a three country tour earlier this week. One stop on his tour includes the United Nations in New Yok City. Absent from the tour is a stop at the White House. It’s not that Evo doesn’t want to pay a visit to U.S. President Bush, it’s that he wasn’t invited. Had he been invited Evo said he would:

…tell President Bush “some truths about human rights, (and) about social and economic problems.”

If I were Evo I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for that invite from President Bush.

Via / The Latin Americanist

Evo: Catholic education to remain in schools

2:40 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Education|Religion · Comments Off

2 Aug 2006

Bolivian leader Evo Morales announced earlier in his presidency the possibility of eliminating Roman Catholic teachings from the core curriculum in the country’s education system. Now, he’s backing away from that proposal, according to AP:

President Evo Morales has backed off a proposal to remove Roman Catholic instruction from Bolivia’s schools, easing a dispute with church officials over his plan to place greater emphasis on Indian faiths.

Morales, an Aymara Indian and the Andean nation’s first indigenous president, had earlier accused the Catholic hierarchy of behaving as if they were “in the times of the Inquisition.” But the leftist leader made peace with church officials late Sunday in a conference with Cardinal Julio Terrazas in the highland city of Cochabamba.

“The government and the Catholic church agree to preserve the course on religion, respecting the existing religious diversity in the country,” said a joint statement from Morales and Terrazas released Monday.

Surprisingly, according to AP, the initial proposal to secularize education in Bolivia has cost him the support of citizens, as an overwhelming 83% of Bolivians say they support the Catholic church.

Via / Seattle Post Intelligencer

The Latino Left

8:54 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Latin America|Politics · Comments Off

1 Aug 2006

evo%20fidel%20hugo.jpg With word that Cuba’s Fidel Castro has stepped down for now, yesterday’s New York Times Opinion column titled What’s Left of the Latin Left seems oh so timely (perhaps even suspiciously so). According to the article the so called left in Latin America is looking more and center. According to the article:

This is hardly what the left used to be in Latin America. In fact, Latin America has never been more centrist and pragmatic. The only voters who have chosen radicals live in perpetually ill-governed nations where the mainstream has failed them.

So does Castro stepping down represent the decline of leftist politics in Latin America? Is Chavez the next Castro or does he lack the historical context to be that?

Via / The New York Times (Registration required)
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VLMIL Candidate #12: Evo Morales

8:51 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Politics|Polls2006|VivirLatino · 1 Comment

25 Jul 2006

Evo%20Morales.jpg Name: Juan Evo Morales Ayma (Aima)
Age: 46
Occupation: President of Bolivia
Place of Residence: La Paz
Bio:
Juan Evo Morales Aima was born October 26, 1959 in the community of Isallavi, Orinoco, Oruro to Aymara parents Dionisio Morales Choque and Maria Mamani. From a young age Evo worked with his family as a farmer. After a high school trip to the Presidential Palace in La Paz, Evo told his classmates, “One day I will be president and you will be my ministers”. After serving in a military, growing coca , Evo became a union leader. It was here when he became a coca activist, and was even nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in both 1995 and 1996. From here Evo earned a seat in the Bolivian Congress. In January 2002, Morales was removed from his seat in Congress, because of a charge of terrorism related to anti-eradication riots in Sacaba that month in which four coca farmers, three military soldiers and a police officer were killed. The U.S. was accused of being behind his expulsion. From here he ran for President. In 2002 he came in second place. In 2005 he won.

Evo Says U.S. is Sending Hidden Troops to Bolivia

12:08 pm By Maegan La Mala · Bolivia|Venezuela · Comments Off

26 Jun 2006

In a speech last week, Bolivian President Evo Morales accused the United States of sending military in disguise into the South American country. Morales claimed:

But I also have the right to complain because U.S. soldiers disguised as students and tourists are entering the country.

Morales did not offer any evidence but said he would do so in the near future. Not surprisingly, the U.S. denies the claim(even if it were true, does anyone think the U.S. would admit it?).
Some say that Morales is trying to smokescreen the fact that Venezuelan troops are currently in Bolivia. Whatever the truth is, I’m sure the fact that Evo Morales is saying things like in Quechua like “Qausachun coca (Long live coca!)” and “wanuchun yanquis (die Yankees!” sure is not going to win him any fans in the current (or any) administration.

Via / Yahoo! News

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