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Znet Article Hacher: The Vandalism of the Bolivian Media

Znet Article, February, 20 2003 Sebastian Hacher
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[translated by Justin Podur] On Friday afternoon President Sanchez de Losada met with the directors of the media, in his office, to ratify his denunciation of the ‘effort to destabilize democracy’. He spoke of an attempt on his li...

Znet Article Novelli: Privatizing EMCALI

Znet Article, February, 20 2003 Mario Novelli
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Internationalists and activists will remember with pride the heroic 36- day occupation carried out by public service workers in Cali, Colombia against the privatisation of EMCALI. One year after the agreement signed by the Colombian government and...

Znet Article Hacher: Gringo Go Home

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 Sebastian Hacher
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[translated by Justin Podur] At this time the count is 21 dead in the past two days and hundreds of wounded and arrested all over the country.  All day, workers, campesinos, and youth mobilized in La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz.  In...

Znet Article Hylton: Working-Class Revolt In Bolivia

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Forrest Hylton
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Dual power has come to Bolivia most suddenly: not, as expected, in the form of a coordinated uprising of coca growers, highland Aymara peasants, and Quechua speaking peasants under the direction of Evo Morales, Felipe Quispe, and the Joint Chiefs ...

Znet Article Adamovsky: Another Forum is Possible

Znet Article, February, 06 2003 Ezequiel Adamovsky
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Another Forum is Possible

Znet Article Hacher: Bolivia: Eradicate Coca-Cola

Znet Article, February, 05 2003 Sebastian Hacher
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Carrying with him only a bag of coca to ¨pijcear¨(chew) for energy during his way, and a sling with which to defend himself, Javier, a 50 year old campesino (peasant) from "The Chapare" a rural region in Bolivia, left his home in the early morning...

Znet Article Galeano: Priceless Values

Znet Article, February, 04 2003 Eduardo Galeano
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Translated by Simon Helweg-Larsen Recently, in many countries at once, numerous popular demonstrations have been staged against the warring vocation of the Masters of the Planet. In the streets of many cities, these demonstrations give testimon...

Znet Article Hylton: The Weight Of Forgetting

Znet Article, February, 03 2003 Forrest Hylton
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Though they are usually the first to speak in the name of tradition, Conservatives tend to ignore history when evaluating the present, and if anything has been missing in current debates about violence, democracy, human rights, and authoritarianis...

Znet Article Roy: Confronting Empire

Znet Article, January, 28 2003 Arundhati Roy
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I've been asked to speak about "How to confront Empire?" It's a huge question, and I have no easy answers. When we speak of confronting "Empire," we need to identify what "Empire" means. Does it mean the U.S. Government (and its European satelli...

Znet Article Support collective: Bolivian Dialogue: What Is The Goverment Offering?

Znet Article, January, 28 2003 Mobilization Support collective
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Translated by Forrest Hylton After 13 days of social conflict, a dialogue between the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the People and President Sánchez de Loazada began. Nine are dead, dozens have been wounded and hundreds detained; that is the sum of s...

Znet Article Hylton: Left Turns In South America

Znet Article, January, 27 2003 Forrest Hylton
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"Instead of imitating Álvaro Uribe, Sánchez de Lozada should learn from Lula." Evo Morales Excepting Colombia, as "traditional" political parties and national economies disintegrate, South America has moved swiftly left i...

Znet Article Support collective: 5,000 Parents Of Conscripted Soldiers March In Bolivia

Znet Article, January, 25 2003 Mobilization Support collective
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Translated by Forrest Hylton “I don’t want my son to become colonel or general after he’s dead. I want him with me now.” Mother of Conscripted Soldier There are four outstanding facts of the last two days, January...

Znet Article Tair: none

Znet Article, January, 23 2003 Suzanne abu Tair
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Translated by Forrest Hylton Two complaints have made it clear how the military, as well as the judicial and the executive, violate the human rights not only of people participating in the blockade but of their own troops. On January 20, the Pr...

Znet Article Support collective: Bolivian Opposition Blockades Intensify Despite Repression

Znet Article, January, 22 2003 Mobilization Support collective
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Asies_bolivia@yahoo.com Bulletin #1 January 20, 2003 Translated by Forrest Hylton On Sunday, January 19, the seventh day of mobilizations and blockades in Bolivia, a Joint Chiefs of Staff of the People was established in the city of Cochabamb...

Znet Article Feder: AP's One Sided Venezuela Coverage

Znet Article, December, 20 2002 Dan Feder
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The statement seemed clear enough. After a total of 25 hours of negotiations that framed this past weekend, the Organization of American States - representing 34 governments - released a much-awaited declaration on the crisis in Venezuela. The OAS...

Znet Article Dieterich: Why are the coup plotters so impatient?

Znet Article, December, 09 2002 Hans Dieterich
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[translated by narconews.com] The constitutional government of Hugo Chávez faces its fourth assault in eight months. The April 11th coup d’etat launched a chain of mob acts that were repeated under the banner of “civic” o...

Znet Article Corn: Kissinger's Back...

Znet Article, December, 01 2002 David Corn
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Asking Henry Kissinger to investigate government malfeasance or nonfeasance is akin to asking Slobodan Milosevic to investigate war crimes. Pretty damn akin, since Kissinger has been accused, with cause, of engaging in war crimes of his own. Moreo...

Znet Article Campbell: Edge of a Volcano

Znet Article, December, 01 2002 Duncan Campbell
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There can be few more spectacular sights in Latin America than El Reventador, the volcano that has been erupting so furiously over the past few weeks that it has cast its dust over the streets of Quito 60 miles away. Now the capital of Ecuador is ...

Znet Article Morales: From Coca To Congress

Znet Article, November, 11 2002 Evo Morales
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Being the centre of attention does not come easy for Evo Morales. The day before our Buenos Aires interview he had smiled awkwardly as hundreds of poor Bolivian immigrants crowded around him for autographs. On the morning of our meeting he had bee...

Znet Article Vltchek: Western Terror: From Potosi To Baghdad

Znet Article, November, 05 2002 Andre Vltchek
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The North American empire is admired by some, condemned by others, but feared by all. There are those, including the British Prime Minister, who see it as the mighty defender of the civilized world’s values. For many people, it is the worl...

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