Bolivia coup led by Christian fascist paramilitary leader and millionaire–with foreign support
Max Blumenthal | mronline.org | 2019-11-19
Bolivian coup leader Luis Fernando Camacho is a far-right multi-millionaire who arose from fascist movements in the Santa Cruz region, where the US has encouraged separatism. He has courted support from Colombia, Brazil, and the Venezuelan opposition. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/19/bolivia-coup-led-by-christian-fascist-paramilitary-leader-and-millionaire-with-foreign-support/

Sweden Drops Decade-Long Case Against Julian Assange
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-19
A Swedish prosecutor dropped an investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, ending the near decade-old case that had sent the anti-secrecy campaigner into hiding in London's Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition. | RELATED: | UK Judge Denies Request to Delay Assange's Extradition Trial | Although the prosecutor's…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sweden-Drops-Decade-Long-Case-Against-Julian-Assange–20191119-0004.html

Top Bolivian coup plotters trained by US military's SOA
The Grayzone | indybay.org | 2019-11-19
Commanders of Bolivia's military and police helped plot the coup and guaranteed its success. They were previously educated for insurrection in the US government's notorious School of the Americas and FBI training programs.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/17/18828196.php

Brazil Issued Arrest Warrant for Paraguay's Ex-President
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-19
Rio de Janeiro's Seventh Federal Court on Tuesday issued a prison order for Paraguay' s former President Horacio Cartes for his involvement in a case related to the Car Wash Operation in Brazil. | RELATED: | Thousands of Paraguayans Protest for Impeaching President over Corruption | The decision was taken by Brazilian Judge Marcelo Bretas who is in charge of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Issued-Arrest-Warrant-for-Paraguays-Ex-President-20191119-0002.html

The Other Americans: Indigenous Guatemalans Mobilize to Denounce Coup in Bolivia
Jeff Abbott | progressive.org | 2019-11-19
Repression against indigenous Bolivians has spurred protests across the Americas.
progressive.org/dispatches/the-other-americans-indigenous-guatemalans-mobilize-abbott-191119/

Bernie Sanders Reiterates That There Was a Coup in Bolivia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-19
Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders again described what happened in Bolivia as coup and condemned security forces' repression against indigenous protesters. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Coup-Born Government's Witch Hunt Intensifies | "I oppose the intervention of Bolivia's security forces in the democratic process and their repression of Indigenous protesters," the legislator for Vermont posted on Twitter on Monday. | "It was the military who i…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bernie-Sanders-Reiterates-That-There-Was-a-Coup-in-Bolivia-20191119-0013.html

Bolivian UN Ambassador: Racist Elite Engineered Coup to Restore Neoliberalism
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-19
Thousands marched across Bolivia Monday to demand the resignation of Jeanine àÅñez, the right-wing senator who declared herself president of Bolivia last week after longtime socialist President Evo Morales resigned under pressure from the military. The coup d'état has thrown Bolivia into crisis, with violence across the country leaving at least 23 dead. On Friday, the military gunned down nine pro-Morales protesters outside Cochabamba, where indigenous people took to the streets again on M…
truthout.org/video/bolivian-un-ambassador-racist-elite-engineered-coup-to-restore-neoliberalism/

Bolivian Military Cracks Down on Blockade of Key Gas Plant
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-19
Bolivian police and military forces used armored vehicles, helicopters and tear gas to crack down on protesters blocking access to a major gas plant in the city of El Alto on Tuesday. | RELATED: | Bolivia's De Facto Gov't Grants Impunity to Police, Armed Forces | Helicopters flew above roads around the Senkata gas plant, operated by state-run YPFB, and a heavily-equipped police unit dispersed the crowd with tear gas and bullets, according to protesters, who added that two people…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivian-Military-Cracks-Down-on-Blockade-of-Key-Gas-Plant-20191119-0010.html

Bolivia: Coup-Born Government's Witch Hunt Intensifies
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-19
Bolivia's coup-born government on Monday intensified its attack campaign against the Movement to Socialism (MAS) supporters, who keep protesting in the streets. | RELATED: | Bolivia: More Than 68,000 Fake Twitter Accounts Supported Coup | Interior Minister Arturo Murillo announced the creation of a "special apparatus at the Prosecutor…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Coup-Born-Governments-Witch-Hunt-Intensifies-20191119-0003.html

Protests in Chile continue in opposition to promises of new Constitution
wsws.org | 2019-11-19
The proposal for a referendum is an effort by the political establishment to channel protests behind Chilean capitalism without making any real concessions on social questions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/19/chil-n19.html

The OAS Lied to the Public About the Bolivian Election and Coup
Mark Weisbrot | commondreams.org | 2019-11-19
Supporters of Evo Morales demonstrate in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on Monday. (Photo: RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/evo.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/19/oas-lied-public-about-bolivian-election-and-coup?cd-origin=rss

Half of American Men Still Can't Handle the Prospect of a Woman in the White House
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2019-11-19
In 2019, just 49% of American men say they are comfortable with a woman president, according to a new poll on attitudes toward gender and power by consulting firm Kantar Public and Women Political Leaders, an Iceland-based nonprofit coalition of female politicians. | The poll surveyed 22,000 people ages 18 to 64 across eleven countries (Brazil, Canada, China, France…
truthdig.com/articles/half-of-american-men-still-cant-handle-the-prospect-of-a-woman-in-the-white-house/

With national strike set for November 21, political crisis intensifies in Colombia
wsws.org | 2019-11-19
In response to the looming strike, the Duque administration has begun to prepare a brutal crackdown by the military and police.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/19/colo-n19.html

Bolivia Proves that Latin America Cannot Exit the American Empire
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-19
UPDATE: Racist statements come out of the mouth of Bolivia's self-declared president | Jeanine Anez, one of the Bolivian Spanish elite, has declared herself the President of Bolivia. She is one of the elite allied with Washington who accused Evo …
globalresearch.ca/bolivia-proves-latin-america-cannot-exit-american-empire/5695205

China, USA and the Geopolitics of Lithium
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-19
The Battle for Lithium: Washington wants to counter China influence in controlling key strategic lithium reserves. Some geological estimates rank Bolivia's lithium reserves as the world's largest.
globalresearch.ca/china-usa-geopolitics-lithium/5695377

Inferno and the plan of the Coup d'Etat in Bolivia
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-11-19
Each night there are vigils, fires, an unwavering decision: the historic, Aymara, ancient, and more recent memory of the 2003 uprising where sixty people were killed. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/19/inferno-and-the-plan-of-the-coup-detat-in-bolivia/

De Facto Government issues decree granting impunity to Bolivian Police and Armed Forces
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-11-19
After the coup d'état forged against former president Evo Morales, the self-proclaimed interim president Jeanine Añez returned the favour to the Armed Forces with a decree that allows them to repress regardless of whether that action violates the law. She also made available the entire state apparatus in case it is "required". | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/18/de-facto-government-issues-decree-granting-impunity-to-bolivian-police-and-armed-forces/

FRSO leader speaks in Texas on Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-19
Arlington, TX — On November 13, the University of Texas at Arlington Progressive Student Union (PSU) hosted a national leader of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Tom Burke, who gave an eyewitness report on Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution. | Cassandra Swartz, with the Dallas Anti-War Committee, opened the event by talking about how anti-war activism is more necessary than ever, due to the horrific military coup in Bolivia against indigenous President Evo Morales. | Burke went in depth about his experiences in Venezuela to a crowd of 25 people. Burke dispelled myths about Venezuelan shortages, tal…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/11/18/frso-leader-speaks-texas-venezuela-s-bolivarian-revolution

The Many Lies and Untruths We're Being Told About the Bolivian Coup
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-19
Corporate media would have us believe that Evo Morales was a dictator in the making. The facts on the ground tell a very different story.
truthdig.com/articles/the-many-lies-and-untruths-were-being-told-about-the-bolivian-coup/

The clear U.S. role in Bolivia's tragic hard-right coup
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-11-19
With the backing of the U.S. government, a highly sophisticated and well-resourced coup has succeeded in overthrowing Bolivia's legitimate and democratically elected president Evo Morales. This massive blow against democracy and social progress comes after more than a decade of U.S. intervention aimed at destabilising Bolivia and overthrowing its successful socialist government. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/18/the-clear-u-s-role-in-bolivias-tragic-hard-right-coup/

What the Frack? New Mexico Wants to Recycle Radioactive Wastewater
Frances Madeson | progressive.org | 2019-11-19
The state's famous green chiles may be hot for a whole new reason.
progressive.org/dispatches/what-the-frack-new-mexico-recycle-radioactive-wastewater-madeson-191119/

Chile: Human Rights Violations May Lead to Piñera's Impeachment
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-19
Eleven opposition lawmakers on Tuesday filed a "constitutional accusation" against Chile's President Sebastian Piñera for his responsibility in hundreds of human rights violations recorded since October 14. | RELATED: | Vast Majority of Chileans Demand a New Constitution | "He is responsible for brutal human rights violations… His decisions…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Human-Rights-Violations-May-Lead-to-Pineras-Impeachment-20191119-0005.html

After Week of Violence and Unrest, Warren Criticized for Conciliatory Remarks on Post-Coup Bolivia
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-19
"Maybe it's just me, but if you're going to call yourself a progressive who stands up for the little guy you might want to start calling a right wing coup that's resulted in the curbing of democratic freedoms and onslaught of violence… well, a right wing coup." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/warren-bolivia.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/19/after-week-violence-and-unrest-warren-criticized-conciliatory-remarks-post-coup?cd-origin=rss

Bolivian U.N. Ambassador: "Racist Elite" Engineered Coup to Restore Neoliberalism in Bolivia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-19
Thousands marched across Bolivia Monday to demand the resignation of Jeanine àÅñez, the right-wing senator who declared herself president of Bolivia last week after longtime socialist President Evo Morales resigned under pressure from the military. The coup d'état has thrown Bolivia into crisis, with violence across the country leaving at least 23 dead. On Friday, the military gunned down nine pro-Morales protesters outside Cochabamba, where indigenous people took to the streets again on Monday. Thousands more marched to the presidential palace in La Paz. The wave of protests are condemning the spike in ant…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/19/bolivia_un_ambassador_sacha_llorenti_coup

Protestors Massacred in Post-Coup Bolivia
Olivia Arigho-Stiles | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-18
Eight are dead and hundreds injured in a week of bloodshed after Bolivia's former President Evo Morales was forced to resign from power last Sunday. | In this slim window of time, an interim unelected president has been installed, anti-coup protesters have been shot dead by the police and hundreds of foreign citizens have been expelled from the country, including over 700 Cuban doctors and Venezuelan diplomats. In total, 24 have died in a month of protest and turmoil.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/18/protestors-massacred-in-post-coup-bolivia/

Support the resistance to the coup in Bolivia
Sam Ordóñez | workers.org | 2019-11-18
Nov. 15 — On Nov. 10, Evo Morales, president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, resigned, along with the vice president and the majority of his cabinet. This happened after the national police abandoned their defense of the elected government and joined right-wing protests, and the Armed Forces announced on . . . | Continue reading Support the resistance to the coup in Bolivia at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/11/44451/

Dictatorship is Preparing for a State of Siege: Evo Morales
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-18
The Bolivian President in exile, Evo Morales, said on Monday that the de facto government established in his nation is preparing for a state of siege to contain the protests against the coup. | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors Arrested, Harassed In Bolivia Return Home Safely | "After massacreing 24 indigenous people, they now preparing for a State of Siege. It would be the confirmation that instead of respecting democracy, they installed a dictatorship," the Bolivian leader said via his Tw…
telesurenglish.net/news/Dictatorship-is-Preparing-for-a-State-of-Siege-Evo-Morales-20191118-0002.html

Media Silent as Bolivia's New Right-Wing Gov't Massacres Indigenous Protesters
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-18
Both the corporate media and human rights groups have been silent as journalists and indigenous protesters have been targeted as Bolivia's self-declared right-wing government uses violence to secure its tenuous hold on power.
mintpressnews.com/media-silent-bolivia-massacre-indigenous-protesters/262858/

Brutal repression as Bolivian coup regime tries to defeat mass protests
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-11-18
For almost 14 years, Bolivia's government has been an example of how democratic socialism can be successful. For that reason, the US and its local allies have conspired to…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/11/18/brutal-repression-as-bolivian-coup-regime-tries-to-defeat-mass-protests/

Un analisis: Solidaridad con la resistencia en Bolivia
Sam Ordóñez | workers.org | 2019-11-18
15 de noviembre — El día 10 de noviembre renunció Evo Morales, presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, junto con el vicepresidente y la mayoría de su gabinete. Vino después de que la policía nacional abonó su cargo y se unió a las protestas de la derecha, y las Fuerzas . . . | Continue reading Un analisis: Solidaridad con la resistencia en Bolivia at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/11/44448/

Venezuelans Protest Bolivia Coup After Diplomatic Break
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-18
The de facto government in La Paz has broken relations with Caracas and recognised Guaido.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14725

Another Failed US-Backed Coup Attempt in Venezuela Goes Unnoticed
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-18
Despite heavy backing from US officials, the coup attempt fell completely flat as Venezuela's armed forces failed to defect to Juan Guaidó's side and few opposition protesters trickled into the streets.
mintpressnews.com/juan-guidos-latest-coup-attempt-venezuela-ends-was-a-massive-flop/262870/

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Macho Camacho: Jeffery R. Webber and Forrest Hylton on the Coup in Bolivia
Ashley Smith | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-18
The stakes in labelling what happened in Bolivia a coup are nothing less than political legitimacy. Former presidents Dilma Rousseff and Luis Ignacio da Silva in Brazil; former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and president-elect Alberto Fernández in Argentina; and the governments of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico and Tabaré Vásquez in Uruguay labelled it a coup, while the governments of Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, to name only some of the countries in the US orbit, refused to do so. Brazil, perhaps the least legitimate government in the hemisphere today, was the first country to recognize…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/18/the-eighteenth-brumaire-of-macho-camacho-jeffery-r-webber-and-forrest-hylton-on-the-coup-in-bolivia/

Ecuador's Assembly Rejects President Moreno's Economic Reforms
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-18
Ecuador's Assembly rejected Sunday a package of tax and monetary reforms presented by President Lenín Moreno, in a new blow to his attempts of obtaining fresh resources and reduce the bulky fiscal deficit. | RELATED: | Ecuador: 'Russia Today' Taken Off The Air by State Company | "With 70 affirmative votes, the National Assembly has decided to deny and file the…
telesurenglish.net/news/ecuador-assembly-rejects-president-moreno-economic-reforms–20191117-0013.html

Unpacking Media Propaganda About Bolivia's Election – Pro-coup editorials rely on–and misreport–questionable evidence from the dubious OAS
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-11-18
To endorse the coup in Bolivia, numerous editorials in major US media outlets paint President Evo Morales as undemocratic. Exhibit A in their case is the Organization of American States' (OAS) claims that there was fraud in the October 20 Bolivian election in which Morales was elected for a fourth term. They also argue that he should not have been allowed to run again in the first place. | The New York Times' editorial ( 11/11/19) accused Morales of "brazenly abusing the power and institutions put in his care by the electorate."
fair.org/home/unpacking-media-propaganda-about-bolivias-election/

Bolivia's Coup Government Threatens to Arrest Leftist Lawmakers and Journalists
Common Dreams | theantimedia.com | 2019-11-18
"Bolivia is living through a violent, regressive, completely undemocratic power grab. All governments must sever relations with this illegal regime."

Bolivia's Coup Government Threatens to Arrest Leftist Lawmakers and Journalists

Bolivia: More Than 68,000 Fake Twitter Accounts Supported Coup
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-18
More than 68,000 fake Twitter accounts were created to support the coup d'état in Bolivia, revealed a recent study by Julián Macías Tovar, head of social networks for the Spanish party Podemos. | RELATED: | Thousands March in Response to Cochabamba Massacre: Bolivia | The specialist found that these false accounts used several labels to try to legitimize…
telesurenglish.net/news/more-than-68000-fake-twitter-accounts-supported-coup-in-bolivia-20191118-0008.html

Thousands March in Response to Cochabamba Massacre: Bolivia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-18
The Bolivian security forces set up road blocks across Cochabamba today as mass demonstrations are taking place against the brutal attacks carried out against the people last week. | RELATED: | Dictatorship is Preparing for a State of Siege: Evo Morales | Three marches have entered the city of Cochabamba already, as they chant for justice and the end of this de facto government that is led by the self-declared president Jeanine Anez. | Last Friday, the Bolivian security forces att…
telesurenglish.net/news/Thousands-March-in-Response-to-Cochabamba-Massacre-Bolivia-20191118-0004.html

US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-18
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/18/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/us-says-israeli-settlements-are-legal-23-killed-in-bolivia-as-violent-coup-ignored-venezuela-flop/

Bolivia's Coup Is Still Happening
Zeeshan Aleem | thenation.com | 2019-11-18
Everything you wanted to know about Bolivian politics, but were afraid to ask.
thenation.com/article/bolivia-coup-morales/

Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History's Verdict on Argentina's Dirty War
Peter Kornbluh | thenation.com | 2019-11-18
Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History's Verdict on Argentina's Dirty War…
thenation.com/article/argentina-dirty-wars/

Vast Majority of Chileans Demand a New Constitution
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-18
A poll by Pulso Ciudadano this Monday revealed that 81 percent of Chileans will vote for a new Constitution in the referendum announced for April 2020. | RELATED: | Chile's Communists on New Constitution: Don't Forget the People | The study indicates that only 8.2% of those consulted were opposed to a new Constitution, while 6.3 percent did not know what to answer, which dem…
telesurenglish.net/news/Vast-Majority-of-Chileans-Demand-a-New-Constitution-20191118-0007.html

Massacre in Cochabamba: Anti-Indigenous Violence Escalates as Mass Protests Denounce Coup in Bolivia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-18
In Bolivia, at least 23 people have died amid escalating violence since President Evo Morales, the country's first indigenous president, resigned at the demand of the military last week. Growing unrest quickly turned to violent chaos on Friday outside Cochabamba when military forces opened fire on indigenous pro-Morales demonstrators, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 100. The violence began soon after thousands of protesters — many indigenous coca leaf growers — gathered for a peaceful march in the town of Sacaba and then attempted to cross a military checkpoint into Cochabamba. Ami…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/18/bolivia_cochabamba_massacre_anti_indigenous_violence

Bolivia's New US-Made Dictatorship, Netanyahu Wins As Gaza Loses & Iran's Protests Are Trump's Fault
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-17
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/bolivias-new-us-made-dictatorship-netanyahu-wins-as-gaza-loses-irans-protests-are-trumps-fault/

Why aren't Americans Rising up Like the People of Chile and Lebanon?
MBNJSD | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-16
The waves of protests breaking out in country after country around the world beg the question: Why aren't Americans rising up in peaceful protest like our neighbors? We live at the very heart of this neoliberal system that is force-feeding the systemic injustice and inequality of 19th century laissez-faire capitalism to the people of the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/why-arent-americans-rising-up-like-the-people-of-chile-and-lebanon/

Repression, use of force risk worsening Bolivia crisis: UN human rights chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-16
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is urging authorities in Bolivia to ensure security forces comply with international standards on the use of force following the deaths of at least five protestors on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1051531

Communiqué of the Movement to Socialism (MAS-IPSP)
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-11-16
The Bolivian people are living through terrible moments, with police officers and motorcyclists storm the streets and the military high command deciding to attack the citizens as a means of pacification, including preventing prominent people, religious leaders and political leaders from finding constitutional and democratic solutions to the crisis we are facing. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/16/communique-of-the-movement-to-socialism-mas-ipsp/

OAS involvement in Bolivia precipitated the coup
Kevin Cashman | mronline.org | 2019-11-16
Let's put an end to this nonesense that's peddled by MSM. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/16/oas-involvement-in-bolivia-precipitated-the-coup/

Evo overthrown but Bolivian Socialism will be victorious!
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-16
EVO YES, battered with graffitti . They pledged to do it, and they did — Bolivian feudal lords, mass media magnates and other treasonous "elites" — they overthrew the government, broke hope and interrupted an extremely successful socialist process in what was once one of the poorest countries in South America. One day they will …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/evo-overthrown-but-bolivian-socialism-will-be-victorious/

Bolivia: Security forces open fire on protesters in Cochabamba
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-16
Bolivian elections Reposted from People's DispatchIssue 1246 Bolivia 2019 coup in Bolivia Movement Towards Socialism (MAS)November 16, 2019Bolivian security f…
greenleft.org.au/content/bolivia-security-forces-open-fire-protesters-cochabamba