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| Bolivian Leader Warns U.S. on Free Trade |
| 2003-10-31 |
| I guess he doesn’t want any: If Latin American opponents of Washington’s free trade policies join forces, they could deal the United States a blow as serious as its loss in the Vietnam War, Bolivian opposition leader Evo Morales said Thursday. Geezz, can’t we just get over Vietnam already? "Urgent action is important," Morales told leaders of social movements from across the Americas at a gathering here attended by President Fidel Castro. Morales called on the leaders to come together in regional unity and "create people power." "Very soon we could celebrate in Latin America another Vietnam for the United States," Morales said. Morales, a former presidential candidate and now a congressman, is considered a top leader of regional opposition to free-trade policies that have expanded across Latin America in recent years. The leader of Bolivia’s Indian coca-leaf farmers was at the forefront of protests that toppled President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada in mid-October after the president promoted a plan to export Bolivia’s natural gas. Ahhhh, a light dawns. He’s the head of the coke lobby. Morales on Wednesday repeated his earlier calls for an "alternative summit" by Castro and presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil when heads of state from Spanish- and Portuguese speaking nations gather in Bolivia in mid-November for the annual Ibero-American Summit. That should be a fun meeting. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #9 One word - Asia. |
| Posted by: Greg 2003-10-31 4:12:03 PM |
| #8 You know, natural gas and oil don't taste very good. Wonder what a total technological boycott of the "SA Four" would do? One of the problems that collectivization caused was a rapid decrease in production, especially in the food sector. If people get hungry enough, they'll start eating leftist leaders. (Wonder if Kimmie is aware of that???) |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-10-31 1:53:39 PM |
| #7 What is their planned threat, ship us more wetbacks? Seriously, it does appear that Latin America is on some sort of collision course with the abyss, and this will mean no end of problems for us. |
| Posted by: Hiryu 2003-10-31 12:58:44 PM |
| #6 How do we convince these knuckleheads that Marxism and unfree trade leads to poverty? I say let them do whatever they want. It's tiring to hear all these South/Central American Third World cesspools playing the Blame the Yanqui game. If they think their lefty policies are going to save their asses, hey, go ahead and try 'em out. When everything goes all to hell, they can try fixing that THEMSELVES, too. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-31 12:52:19 PM |
| #5 Ginsberg, Rumsfeld, Gingrich and many otherspoint out that we have done a poor job of selling America in the Arab World. That sentiment goes for South America as well. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-31 12:17:12 PM |
| #4 ... and Noam Chomsky fought his way through the crowd to firmly attach his lips to Evo's ass. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-10-31 11:56:52 AM |
| #3 And what's going to happen once Castro dies? And prosperity comes to Cuba? Oh, geez, w/all his thugs are we going to have to invade there, too? |
| Posted by: Anonymous-not above 2003-10-31 11:17:20 AM |
| #2 It's good to have some variety. Now, people only have to pass half of all crap legislation "For The Children". The other half can be passed to prevent "Another Vietnam". |
| Posted by: BH 2003-10-31 10:32:59 AM |
| #1 How do we convince these knuckleheads that Marxism and unfree trade leads to poverty? Their poverty, not US poverty. The US won't even notice this if they were able to institute it. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-10-31 10:32:54 AM |