Bolivia's Minister of Defense has resigned from government with no official explanation.
Right now, US State Dept is trying to force Bolivia to declare martial law to break the strikes against neoliberalism. Our allies within military confirmed that cabinet is split on this.
Why is the US so concerned with the internal politics of a tiny country like Bolivia? Because it shows that even if they install a puppet regime, that regime can still be overthrown if the people organize.
This is Bolivia: Day 8 of the general strike, barricades across all the highways bringing all trade and economic activity to a halt, commercial trucks backed up for miles. This continues until the neoliberal govt resigns.
Workers of every country have their Strait of Hormuz.
Bolivia's government has ordered the arrest of all the main leaders of the indigenous movements and mineworkers unions.
They're being charged for Terrorism for having organised the general strike against hunger. Strike continues regardless, now in day 7.
Our sources within the Bolivian police have confirmed that they've received orders to use live ammunition against the indigenous long march that is arriving today in the capital.
Protesters are aware and heading down regardless, to defend the country and its natural resources.
Bolivia's indigenous long march is approaching the capital.
Rural communities have been marching for 6 days through the Andes demanding the resignation of neoliberal President Rodrigo Paz due to the economic disaster caused by his free-market policies.
The US & Israeli governments have published statements condemning the general strike in Bolivia.
The working class of a tiny country can scare even the most powerful global elites. Imagine if Latin America united, or Africa, or across Asia, or globally? We outnumber them.
Why is the US preparing a military intervention against Bolivia?
1) Their humiliating defeat in Iran has shattered myth of US invincibility. They need to reassert power elsewhere.
2) Bolivia's general strike shows the rest of Latin America how to overthrow US puppet regimes.
The U.S. has an illegal torture prison in Cuba, but it constantly accuses Cuba and nations of doing exactly what it does—which is be a belligerent and violent a-hole to everyone. What's worse is media outlets shamelessly insulting everyone's intelligence by repeating these lies.
EXCLUSIVE: Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack U.S assets, according to classified intelligence shared with Axios.
The intelligence could become a pretext for U.S. military action.
https://t.co/Ybrcce7CSx
ABC accuses Cuba of opening its arms to America's enemies.
Cuba's foreign minister: the only foreign military base on this island is the one you stole.
Day 3 of Bolivia's general strike demanding the resignation of neoliberal President Rodrigo Paz.
All major highways blocked by protesters. An indigenous long march is heading to the capital, as it passes through each town and village more people join.
Day 2 of Bolivia's general strike, demanding the resignation of neoliberal President Rodrigo Paz.
Rural communities are marching on the capital, will arrive by end of the week. They say the long march is "in repudiation of the government that wants to turn us into a US colony".
Hard lesson @NickKristof will learn: Repeating lies about rapes on Oct 7, won't soften fanatical Zionist anger about his truthful reporting on Israeli rapes of Palestinians. He only discredits himself and undermines his good reporting by sticking with @gettleman's lies
A general strike is now underway in Bolivia, this time calling for the resignation of the neoliberal President Rodrigo Paz.
Causes:
- Fuel crisis
- Inflation
- Govt proposals to privatize natural resources
The neoliberal experiement is already a failure.
Exclusive: Earlier this spring, a mysterious explosion blew up a car carrying an alleged cartel operative in broad daylight, on one of Mexico’s busiest highways, just outside of its capital city.
It was a targeted assassination facilitated by CIA ops officers on the ground.
Since last year, CIA operatives inside Mexico have directly participated in deadly attacks on several, mostly mid-level cartel members—a lethal campaign that's gone largely unnoticed.
Me with @ZcohenCNN@evanperez and Mauricio Torres:
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I really enjoyed co-authoring this intro to the ICT special issue on Losurdo (links below), as well as working with all of the authors on their insightful essays. They are--or soon will be--available open access via ICT!
https://t.co/oDCC0C9uaM
https://t.co/7pxjiN8SMf
🚨🚨🚨 The Trump administration has just officially confirmed that it launched the aggression against Iran “at the request of and in the collective self-defense of its Israeli ally.”
🚨Another Video Of Israeli Settlers Harassing Palestinians Has Emerged
Israel claims sharing such videos of West Bank settlers like this constitutes antisemitism.