Category Archives: All About Evo

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo’s guardian spirit

Who else would it be but Tupac Katari?BTW, on a related uppity-natives note, I couldn’t resist this shot either–taken from a social movement march in Tarija:The oppo prefects may want to rethink their whole “autonomy” schtick, because according to ABI, … Continue reading

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The Massacre of Pando

Video in Spanish. Essential documentary about how the fascists of the Bolivian opposition tried–and FAILED–to oust Evo through violence in September (on the 11th, no less. What timing!) Shows the direct involvement of prefectural officials of Pando in the murders … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Shiny happy leaders shaking hands

Chavecito welcomes Manuel Zelaya of Honduras aboard the ALBA train, while Evo gets caught in the middle of things. He seems to have a habit of doing that:But who am I kidding? I just like to post pictures with cute … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo again? Yup…

Why not? He’s worthy. Ahem–make that WAY WORTHY.And look! He’s back in his cute, cozy striped sweater, that famous fashion statement:This time, he accessorizes it with a floral garland…and the kind of cowboy hat all the good guys wear. Perfect … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: La Paz is literate

And Evo saw fit to proclaim it loud and clear:His suit speaks for itself, too:I read one smart goodlooking between the lines!

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F.U. DEA, CIA, FBI…

El Ecuadorable, as usual, ain’t mincin’ no words… The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, assured on Saturday that his country will absolutely not lose anything with the departure of the US military from the anti-drug airbase at Manta.In his weekly … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Caracas erupts!

Street-level reaction as Venesat-1 (Simón Bolívar) is launched. Here’s what the people are saying: Maylin de Bigot: I think this is a scientific and technological advance for our country. It’s an achievement that puts us in the technological vanguard, an … Continue reading

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There goes the neighborhood

Literally:Story by ABI, via Aporrea: The destruction of at least 150 homes intended for poor people, in the municipality of Warnes, was ordered by Gabriel Camacho Cuéllar and his lawyer, Otto Richter, with the sole objective of preventing the devaluation … Continue reading

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Simon Bolivar is everywhere…

…including ORBIT: Haz click en cualquier video para verlo Puedes ver otros en radiomundial.com.ve A Chinese “Long March” rocket carries Venesat-1, better known as Simón Bolívar, into space. Also cool: Evo was a special guest at Chavecito’s launch party.One small … Continue reading

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Evo to oppos: Y’all can suck my oil valve, too!

Oh my. It looks like Bolivia could soon have oilwells in a part of the country OTHER than the opposition-dominated lowland regions known as the Media Luna. You know what this means, don’t you? Today, President Evo Morales gave the … Continue reading

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