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Great diary, and excellent news on Morales's victory. Let's hope this signals a turn for Bolivia. We should all be paying attention to South America over the next year, for signs of U.S. interference. Frankly, I'm not ready to rest easy on this, as the U.S. has a long and sad history of supporting military coups and dictators in South America. Unfortunately, neither the media nor the American public tend to pay much attention to events in South America, and I doubt if even a military coup will rouse much interest. It will be up to the blogosphere to focus on this issue, if the U.S. does try to oust Morales through military means.
by byoungbl (byoungbl at mindspring.com) on Mon Dec 19th, 2005 at 05:13:41 AM EST
I think for once it is unlikely. Bush is becoming so unpopular, no one will buy it.
by melvin on Wed Dec 21st, 2005 at 08:05:45 PM EST
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Well, here's the thing...as cynical as this may sound, I frankly believe that the U.S. could support a military coup against Morales without the American media even covering the issue, or the American people noticing what had happened in Bolivia. Yeah, I hope I'm wrong, but I think American apathy and ignorance knows no bounds.
by byoungbl (byoungbl at mindspring.com) on Fri Dec 23rd, 2005 at 07:04:57 AM EST
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