Daily Archives: November 18, 2019

2019-11-18: News Headlines

Alan Macleod (2019-11-18). Media Silent as Bolivia's New Right-Wing Gov't Massacres Indigenous Protesters. mintpressnews.com 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.

Zeeshan Aleem (2019-11-18). Bolivia's Coup Is Still Happening. thenation.com Everything you wanted to know about Bolivian politics, but were afraid to ask.

RT (2019-11-18). Journalists & politicians from Morales' party threatened with sedition arrests as Bolivia purges socialist elements. rt.com The interim government of Bolivia has tasked a special prosecutor with rooting out "subversives" in former President Evo Morales' party, and dissident journalists have also been threatened with arrest, local media reports. | A "special apparatus of the Prosecutor's Office" has been created to root out "subversion and sedition" in Morales' MAS (Movement to Socialism) party, Minister of Government Arturo Murillo announced on Sunday. He warned any leaders who might be harboring disloyalty to the new right-wing government that he already had a list of the names of "subversives," accusing them of stirring up violen…

Sam Ordóñez (2019-11-18). Support the resistance to the coup in Bolivia. workers.org 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

Sam Ordóñez (2019-11-18). Un analisis: Solidaridad con la resistencia en Bolivia. workers.org 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

RT (2019-11-18). 'Censored because they gave me platform': Ecuador's ex-leader Correa slams sudden move to cut off RT Spanish in his country. rt.com Former leader of Ecuador Rafael Correa believes his country's national broadcaster suddenly cut its distribution of RT Spanish simply because the channel gave him a platform to air views critical of Lenin Moreno's government. | "I am very sorry, I feel bad, because I think the National Telecommunications Corporation has cut off RT's broadcast because of me," Correa, who hosts a weekly political talk show on the channel, said. | In this particular case it looks like RT is being censored simply because they offered me a platform for my program. | Correa's comments come days after Ecuador's National Telecommunica…

Alan Macleod (2019-11-18). Another Failed US-Backed Coup Attempt in Venezuela Goes Unnoticed. mintpressnews.com 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.

teleSUR (2019-11-18). Dictatorship is Preparing for a State of Siege: Evo Morales. telesurenglish.net 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…

Staff (2019-11-18). Anti-Indigenous Violence Escalates as Mass Protests Denounce Coup in Bolivia. truthout.org 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 — ga…

Paul Antonopoulos (2019-11-18). Bolivia's U.S.-backed Coup Government Has Given the Military a License to Kill Protestors. globalresearch.ca The de facto and unelected president of Bolivia, Jeanine àÅñez, signed a decree that exempts all military personnel from being criminally responsible, even in the cases of murder, in the midst of demonstrations against the coup d'etat that ousted …

Tatiana Cozzarelli (2019-11-18). Fight Bolivia's Coup, The Resistance: Indigenous Workers Build Self Defense Committees. globalresearch.ca After weeks of increasing right-wing protests, the Bolivian military demanded on Sunday that President Evo Morales resign. The protests had reached a fever pitch, with the police joining the side of the right-wing in the streets demanding the president's ouster….

Andrew Korybko (2019-11-18). Bolivia Faces Ethnic Cleansing, Racism and South African-Style Apartheid? globalresearch.ca Post-coup Bolivia is at risk of Croatian-style ethnic cleansing and South African-like apartheid unless the protesters succeed in putting substantial international pressure on the new "authorities" and ensuring that genuinely free and fair elections are held as soon as possible …

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

Lucas Koerner (2019-11-18). Western Media Whitewash Bolivia's Far-Right Coup. globalresearch.ca Bolivia has a new US-backed puppet leader, and the Western media can hardly conceal their adulation. | Jeanine àÅñez declared herself "interim president" in a near-empty Senate chamber on November 12, proceeding to don the presidential sash with the assistance of …

Native News Online (2019-11-18). Brazil's Amazon Guardians Respond to Killing of Paulo Paulino. globalresearch.ca We've lost a great warrior in our fight. They murdered our friend, our brother, our tireless companion in the defence of the forest, Paulo Paulino "Lobo" Guajajara. | We're mourning and our hearts are hurting. | Lobo was killed because he …

Peter Kornbluh (2019-11-18). Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History's Verdict on Argentina's Dirty War. thenation.com Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History's Verdict on Argentina's Dirty War…

teleSUR (2019-11-18). Vast Majority of Chileans Demand a New Constitution. telesurenglish.net 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…

Do No Harm (2019-11-18). UCSF Healthcare Workers Rally For People Of Chile The people of Chile are rising up! indybay.org UCSF | Parnassus campus (513 Parnassus Ave) | San Francisco…

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar (2019-11-18). The US-Sponsored Coup that Ousted Evo Morales. Bolivia's Partnership with China in Lithium Production. globalresearch.ca Any human being who values justice and freedom would condemn the coup that ousted the Bolivian president Evo Morales on the 10th of November 2019. | Morales obtained 47.08 % of the vote to secure a fourth term as president …

The Grayzone (2019-11-18). Top Bolivian coup plotters trained by US military's SOA. indybay.org 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.

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-18). US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop. thelastamericanvagabond.com 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 …

Orinoco Tribune (2019-11-18). Self-proclaimed Guaido Congratulates the New Self-proclaimed in Bolivia: Believe It or Not. globalresearch.ca Today Wednesday, the deputy president of the National Assembly in contempt and "self-proclaimed" Juan Guaidó congratulated the president in charge — and also " self-proclaimed " — of Bolivia, Jeanine àÅñez, after the coup d'etat was consummated in that …

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

teleSUR (2019-11-18). Bolivia: More Than 68,000 Fake Twitter Accounts Supported Coup. telesurenglish.net 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…

teleSUR (2019-11-18). Thousands March in Response to Cochabamba Massacre: Bolivia. telesurenglish.net 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…

teleSUR (2019-11-18). Ecuador's Assembly Rejects President Moreno's Economic Reforms. telesurenglish.net 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…

Staff (2019-11-18). Massacre in Cochabamba: Anti-Indigenous Violence Escalates as Mass Protests Denounce Coup in Bolivia. democracynow.org 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…

Staff (2019-11-18). Headlines for November 18, 2019. democracynow.org Bolivian Military Massacres 9 People at Indigenous Pro-Morales March, Leak of Secret Iranian Documents Reveals Iranian Influence in Iraq, Former Ambassador Yovanovitch Testifies in Impeachment Hearings, Trump Ally Roger Stone Found Guilty of 7 Charges, Trump Pardons 3 Soldiers Accused or Convicted of War Crimes, Trump's Unplanned Medical Visit Sparks Questions About His Health, Tens of Thousands Mark 1-Month Anniversary of Protests in Lebanon, Police Besiege Student Protesters at Hong Kong University, Fears Mount About Possible Disappearance of Nigerian Journalist Omoyele Sowore, Prince Andrew Grilled on Friendsh…

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2019-11-18). Fueling Concerns of Approaching Catastrophic 'Tipping Point,' Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Hit Highest Level in Decade. commondreams.org "These figures confirm what we feared, namely that 2019 has been a dark year for the rainforest in Brazil." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/highest-decade-deforestation.jpg

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-11-18). 'Pinochet-Style Dictatorship': Bolivia's Coup Government Threatens to Arrest Leftist Lawmakers and Journalists. commondreams.org "Bolivia is living through a violent, regressive, completely undemocratic power grab. All governments must sever relations with this illegal regime." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/anez_bolivia_coup.jpg

Ashley Smith (2019-11-18). The Eighteenth Brumaire of Macho Camacho: Jeffery R. Webber and Forrest Hylton on the Coup in Bolivia. counterpunch.org 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…

Olivia Arigho-Stiles (2019-11-18). Protestors Massacred in Post-Coup Bolivia. counterpunch.org 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. More

Ed Sykes (2019-11-18). Brutal repression as Bolivian coup regime tries to defeat mass protests. thecanary.co 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…

Gregory Shupak (2019-11-18). Unpacking Media Propaganda About Bolivia's Election – Pro-coup editorials rely on—and misreport—questionable evidence from the dubious OAS. fair.org by Gregory Shupak | 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…

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-17). Bolivia's New US-Made Dictatorship, Netanyahu Wins As Gaza Loses & Iran's Protests Are Trump's Fault. thelastamericanvagabond.com 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 …

teleSUR (2019-11-17). Cuban Doctors Arrested, Harassed In Bolivia Return Home Safely. telesurenglish.net Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez announced Sunday the return of 207 medical personnel who were offering their services in Bolivia, among them the four doctors who were detained for allegedly "encouraging and financing" the massive protests that demand the reestablishment of the Constitutional Order in the Andean nation. | RELATED: | Cuba: Stop Harassment Against Cuban Doctors in Bolivia | "Another 207 Cuban collaborators in Bolivia are already flying back to their home…

teleSUR (2019-11-17). 'Dictatorship has Returned to Bolivia': Morales to teleSUR. telesurenglish.net The legitimiately-elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, told teleSUR on Saturday that the dictatorship has returned to the South American country, given the recent events that triggered intense repression exerted by the de-facto government chaired by Senator Jeanine àÅñez . | RELATED: | Evo Thanks Alberto Fernandez's Argentina for Its Hospitality | "The Bolivian people and the whole world know that we guarantee political stability. They said 'Evo dictatorship', now what…

teleSUR (2019-11-17). UK Hid War Crimes Committed in Afghanistan, Iraq: Investigation. telesurenglish.net The United Kingdom's government and its armed forces hid solid evidence of war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq against civilians among them children, an investigation led by the BBC and the Sunday Times revealed Sunday. | RELATED: | Chile Prosecutor To Probe 14 Policemen for Alleged Torture | The investigation found that British troops were implicated in the murders of children and the killing and torture of civilians. The soldiers' behavior during the…

teleSUR (2019-11-17). Venezuela: Maduro Denounces Bribery Attempts on Army Officers. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounced this Sunday that the country's right-wing has received more than US$400 million with the objective of buying politicians, policemen and members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force, to put them at the service of foreign nations' interests. | RELATED: | Venezuela Rejects Coup-Mongering Calls From the US | During an interview for the 'Jose Vicente Hoy' show, Maduro affirmed that despite bribes, the Venezuelan Armed Forces have remained loyal to…

Andre Vltchek (2019-11-16). Evo overthrown but Bolivian Socialism will be victorious! dissidentvoice.org 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 …

MBNJSD (2019-11-16). Why aren't Americans Rising up Like the People of Chile and Lebanon? dissidentvoice.org 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 …

United Nations (2019-11-16). Repression, use of force risk worsening Bolivia crisis: UN human rights chief. un.org 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.

teleSUR (2019-11-16). Bolivia's De Facto Gov't Grants Impunity to Security Forces. telesurenglish.net The de facto government of Bolivia issued a decree Saturday exempting Armed Forces and National Police from criminal responsibility when committing acts of repression against protesters who have taken to the streets to reject the coup d'etat. | RELATED: | Bolivia: IACHR, UN Condemn Armed Forces' Killings of Civilians | "The personnel of the Armed Forces, who participate in the operations for the restoration of order and public stability, will be exempt from criminal responsibility when, i…

teleSUR (2019-11-16). Bolivia: IACHR, UN Condemn Armed Forces' Killings of Civilians. telesurenglish.net The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned the "disproportionate use" of police-military force in the repression that took place Friday in the city of Cochabamba where nine coca growers died and dozens were injured. | RELATED: | Bolivia: 9 Corpses in 24 hours Prove Dictatorship's Violence | The IACHR expressed "concern about the actions of the armed forces in the operations carried out in Bolivia since the beginning of the week" and recalled that the "Inter-Ame…

WSWS (2019-11-16). Morales' MAS in talks with Bolivia coup regime on how to quell unrest. wsws.org The agreement to enter discussions came as masses of workers and peasants continue to stream into La Paz demanding the downfall of the self-proclaimed "interim president."

teleSUR (2019-11-16). Venezuela Rejects Coup-Mongering Calls From the US. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan government rejected Saturday a statement from United States Vice President Mike Pence, who called on the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to carry out a coup d'etat in the country. | RELATED: | 'The March Against Fascism' To Defend Venezuela and Latin America | 'We urge the Venezuelan military to join the Venezuelan people, not a despot. The Venezuelan army should be a force of good, the…

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

Eds. (2019-11-16). Communiqué of the Movement to Socialism (MAS-IPSP). mronline.org 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

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

Elise Swain (2019-11-15). The Coup That Ousted Bolivia's Evo Morales Is Another Setback for Latin American Socialism. theintercept.com A socialist president from Bolivia is sent into exile as another member of the Latin American left is freed from prison in Brazil.

2019-11-18: Social Media Postees

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Fight Bolivia's Coup, The Resistance: Indigenous Workers Build Self Defense Committees
Tatiana Cozzarelli | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-18
After weeks of increasing right-wing protests, the Bolivian military demanded on Sunday that President Evo Morales resign. The protests had reached a fever pitch, with the police joining the side of the right-wing in the streets demanding the president's ouster….
globalresearch.ca/indigenous-workers-build-self-defense-committees-fight-bolivia-coup/5695207

Bolivia's U.S.-backed Coup Government Has Given the Military a License to Kill Protestors
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-18
The de facto and unelected president of Bolivia, Jeanine àÅñez, signed a decree that exempts all military personnel from being criminally responsible, even in the cases of murder, in the midst of demonstrations against the coup d'etat that ousted …
globalresearch.ca/bolivia-us-backed-coup-government-given-military-license-kill-protestors/5695284

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/

Bolivia Faces Ethnic Cleansing, Racism and South African-Style Apartheid?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-18
Post-coup Bolivia is at risk of Croatian-style ethnic cleansing and South African-like apartheid unless the protesters succeed in putting substantial international pressure on the new "authorities" and ensuring that genuinely free and fair elections are held as soon as possible …
globalresearch.ca/bolivia-faces-ethnic-cleansing-racism-and-south-african-style-apartheid/5695262

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

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

Anti-Indigenous Violence Escalates as Mass Protests Denounce Coup in Bolivia
Staff | truthout.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 — ga…
truthout.org/video/anti-indigenous-violence-escalates-as-mass-protests-denounce-coup-in-bolivia/

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/

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/

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/

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/

Western Media Whitewash Bolivia's Far-Right Coup
Lucas Koerner | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-18
Bolivia has a new US-backed puppet leader, and the Western media can hardly conceal their adulation. | Jeanine àÅñez declared herself "interim president" in a near-empty Senate chamber on November 12, proceeding to don the presidential sash with the assistance of …
globalresearch.ca/western-media-whitewash-bolivia-far-right-coup/5695244

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/

Brazil's Amazon Guardians Respond to Killing of Paulo Paulino
Native News Online | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-18
We've lost a great warrior in our fight. They murdered our friend, our brother, our tireless companion in the defence of the forest, Paulo Paulino "Lobo" Guajajara. | We're mourning and our hearts are hurting. | Lobo was killed because he …
globalresearch.ca/amazon-guardians-respond-killing-paulo-paulino/5695293

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

UCSF Healthcare Workers Rally For People Of Chile The people of Chile are rising up!
Do No Harm | indybay.org | 2019-11-18
UCSF | Parnassus campus (513 Parnassus Ave) | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/17/18828170.php

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

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/

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
by Gregory Shupak | 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…
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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

The US-Sponsored Coup that Ousted Evo Morales. Bolivia's Partnership with China in Lithium Production
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-18
Any human being who values justice and freedom would condemn the coup that ousted the Bolivian president Evo Morales on the 10th of November 2019. | Morales obtained 47.08 % of the vote to secure a fourth term as president …
globalresearch.ca/coup-ousted-morales/5695281

Journalists & politicians from Morales' party threatened with sedition arrests as Bolivia purges socialist elements
rt.com | 2019-11-18
The interim government of Bolivia has tasked a special prosecutor with rooting out "subversives" in former President Evo Morales' party, and dissident journalists have also been threatened with arrest, local media reports. | A "special apparatus of the Prosecutor's Office" has been created to root out "subversion and sedition" in Morales' MAS (Movement to Socialism) party, Minister of Government Arturo Murillo announced on Sunday. He warned any leaders who might be harboring disloyalty to the new right-wing government that he already had a list of the names of "subversives," accusing them of stirring up violen…
rt.com/news/473735-bolivia-crackdown-socialists-journalists-sedition/

Self-proclaimed Guaido Congratulates the New Self-proclaimed in Bolivia: Believe It or Not
Orinoco Tribune | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-18
Today Wednesday, the deputy president of the National Assembly in contempt and "self-proclaimed" Juan Guaidó congratulated the president in charge — and also " self-proclaimed " — of Bolivia, Jeanine àÅñez, after the coup d'etat was consummated in that …
globalresearch.ca/guaido-congratulates-new-self-proclaimed-bolivia/5695231

Top Bolivian coup plotters trained by US military's SOA
The Grayzone | indybay.org | 2019-11-18
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

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 …
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'Censored because they gave me platform': Ecuador's ex-leader Correa slams sudden move to cut off RT Spanish in his country
rt.com | 2019-11-18
Former leader of Ecuador Rafael Correa believes his country's national broadcaster suddenly cut its distribution of RT Spanish simply because the channel gave him a platform to air views critical of Lenin Moreno's government. | "I am very sorry, I feel bad, because I think the National Telecommunications Corporation has cut off RT's broadcast because of me," Correa, who hosts a weekly political talk show on the channel, said. | In this particular case it looks like RT is being censored simply because they offered me a platform for my program. | Correa's comments come days after Ecuador's National Telecommunica…
rt.com/news/473734-correa-moreno-rt-spanish/

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

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

Fueling Concerns of Approaching Catastrophic 'Tipping Point,' Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Hit Highest Level in Decade
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-18
"These figures confirm what we feared, namely that 2019 has been a dark year for the rainforest in Brazil." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/highest-decade-deforestation.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/18/fueling-concerns-approaching-catastrophic-tipping-point-deforestation-brazilian?cd-origin=rss

'Pinochet-Style Dictatorship': Bolivia's Coup Government Threatens to Arrest Leftist Lawmakers and Journalists
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-18
"Bolivia is living through a violent, regressive, completely undemocratic power grab. All governments must sever relations with this illegal regime." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/anez_bolivia_coup.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/18/pinochet-style-dictatorship-bolivias-coup-government-threatens-arrest-leftist?cd-origin=rss

Cuban Doctors Arrested, Harassed In Bolivia Return Home Safely
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-17
Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez announced Sunday the return of 207 medical personnel who were offering their services in Bolivia, among them the four doctors who were detained for allegedly "encouraging and financing" the massive protests that demand the reestablishment of the Constitutional Order in the Andean nation. | RELATED: | Cuba: Stop Harassment Against Cuban Doctors in Bolivia | "Another 207 Cuban collaborators in Bolivia are already flying back to their home…
telesurenglish.net/news/announced-the-return-of-cuban-doctors-arrested-in-bolivia–20191117-0009.html

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 …
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'Dictatorship has Returned to Bolivia': Morales to teleSUR
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-17
The legitimiately-elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, told teleSUR on Saturday that the dictatorship has returned to the South American country, given the recent events that triggered intense repression exerted by the de-facto government chaired by Senator Jeanine àÅñez . | RELATED: | Evo Thanks Alberto Fernandez's Argentina for Its Hospitality | "The Bolivian people and the whole world know that we guarantee political stability. They said 'Evo dictatorship', now what…
telesurenglish.net/news/Dictatorship-has-Returned-to-Bolivia-Morales-to-teleSUR–20191117-0002.html

UK Hid War Crimes Committed in Afghanistan, Iraq: Investigation
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-17
The United Kingdom's government and its armed forces hid solid evidence of war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq against civilians among them children, an investigation led by the BBC and the Sunday Times revealed Sunday. | RELATED: | Chile Prosecutor To Probe 14 Policemen for Alleged Torture | The investigation found that British troops were implicated in the murders of children and the killing and torture of civilians. The soldiers' behavior during the…
telesurenglish.net/news/UK-Hid-Torture-of-Civilians-in-Afghanistan-Iraq-Wars-Investigation-20191117-0007.html

Venezuela: Maduro Denounces Bribery Attempts on Army Officers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-17
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounced this Sunday that the country's right-wing has received more than US$400 million with the objective of buying politicians, policemen and members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force, to put them at the service of foreign nations' interests. | RELATED: | Venezuela Rejects Coup-Mongering Calls From the US | During an interview for the 'Jose Vicente Hoy' show, Maduro affirmed that despite bribes, the Venezuelan Armed Forces have remained loyal to…
telesurenglish.net/news/nicolas-maduro-denounces-attempted-bribery-on-military-officers-20191117-0004.html

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/

Bolivia's De Facto Gov't Grants Impunity to Security Forces
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-16
The de facto government of Bolivia issued a decree Saturday exempting Armed Forces and National Police from criminal responsibility when committing acts of repression against protesters who have taken to the streets to reject the coup d'etat. | RELATED: | Bolivia: IACHR, UN Condemn Armed Forces' Killings of Civilians | "The personnel of the Armed Forces, who participate in the operations for the restoration of order and public stability, will be exempt from criminal responsibility when, i…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-De-Facto-Govt-Grants-Impunity-to-Police-Armed-Forces-20191116-0009.html

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.
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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/

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/

Morales' MAS in talks with Bolivia coup regime on how to quell unrest
wsws.org | 2019-11-16
The agreement to enter discussions came as masses of workers and peasants continue to stream into La Paz demanding the downfall of the self-proclaimed "interim president."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/16/boli-n16.html

Bolivia: IACHR, UN Condemn Armed Forces' Killings of Civilians
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-16
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned the "disproportionate use" of police-military force in the repression that took place Friday in the city of Cochabamba where nine coca growers died and dozens were injured. | RELATED: | Bolivia: 9 Corpses in 24 hours Prove Dictatorship's Violence | The IACHR expressed "concern about the actions of the armed forces in the operations carried out in Bolivia since the beginning of the week" and recalled that the "Inter-Ame…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Iachr-and-Un-Condemn-Deaths-by-Armed-Forces-20191116-0007.html

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/

Venezuela Rejects Coup-Mongering Calls From the US
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-16
The Venezuelan government rejected Saturday a statement from United States Vice President Mike Pence, who called on the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to carry out a coup d'etat in the country. | RELATED: | 'The March Against Fascism' To Defend Venezuela and Latin America | 'We urge the Venezuelan military to join the Venezuelan people, not a despot. The Venezuelan army should be a force of good, the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Rejects-Calls-From-the-US-to-Coup-DEtat.-20191116-0010.html

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

Bolivia does not exist
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-11-15
On November 10, Bolivia's President Evo Morales Ayma was removed from office. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/15/bolivia-does-not-exist/

Mass protests in Chile slam growing inequality
Deirdre Griswold | workers.org | 2019-11-15
Mass protest, Santiago, Nov. 8. (Photo: Telesur) Beginning in mid-October, and continuing every Friday since then, hundreds of thousands of Chileans have been demonstrating against government neoliberal policies that have transformed their country into one of the most economically unequal in Latin America. The protests, initiated by youth over increases . . . | Continue reading Mass protests in Chile slam growing inequality at Workers.org
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