Category Archives: All About Evo

Evo: No amnesty for terrorists

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Delegates from Unasur have arrived in Pando, Bolivia, to investigate the massacre of the campesinos at Porvenir. Commission chief Rodolfo Mattarollo, from Argentina, has sought (and received) permission from Evo to meet with the former prefect of Pando, Leopoldo Fernández, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo’s moment of triumph

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Do I ever wish I could have been in Bolivia this week–it was intense. El Duderino was actually there, and it sounds like he had a blast. While he didn’t get close enough to shoot some really clear pix of … Continue reading →

It’s official…

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…the constitutional referendum in Bolivia is ON, babies! It’s slated for January 25. Heeeeere’s Evo: Alas, Evo won’t be allowed to run more than two terms, meaning that after 2014, he’s outta there. On the other hand, there’s probably nothing … Continue reading →

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They call this “progress”?

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Just another proud moment in Latin American progress: the death of Che Guevara. No, US interference wasn’t behind that one, either.Will someone kindly inform John Podesta that his think tank has run out of gas? The Center for American Progress … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo’s not exaggerating…

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…his member really IS this big!

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Bolivian police chief confirms Porvenir massacre was an ambush

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

For certain stupid CSMonitor writers and anyone else who doesn’t really get what’s going on in Bolivia, a little primer: The Departmental Police Chief of Pando, Col. Silvio Magarzo, confirmed before a special commission on Tuesday that the campesinos who … Continue reading →

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In which Bina pwns another hapless crapagandist

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Sabina Becker

OMG, now we know one more publication that’s either staffed entirely by CIA plants, or else it’s too fucking cheap to hire even one teeny tiny factchecker. Yes, folks, it’s the Christian Science Monitor, and look how they’ve butchered Bolivia! … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A four-way dimplefest

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

It was all smiles for Chavecito, Evo, Lula and El Ecuadorable at a recent summit in Manaus, Brazil. The great news from this one? The Bank of the South, Bancosur, will open in December, and will probably provide a huge … Continue reading →

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Ooooo, this is a juicy one

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Hmmm, whatever could this mean? At least 26 barrels of chemical agents were stolen from a military airplane on September 5 by groups of violent “civics” and vandals apparently promoted by the Prefecture of Pando. The departmental chief of police, … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Adolfo Gilly places Bolivian racism in a nutshell

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“In that domination, being a full citizen means being white or an assimilated mestizo. To become a citizen, an Indian must stop being Indian and see themselves and be seen as being white; break from their concrete historical community, that … Continue reading →

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