This weekend at least two dozen people were killed in Bolivia as the right wing political parties, aligned with white separatist "civic groups" and, apparently, the US State Department, sought violent "autonomy" from the first indigenous president in the country's history. Today, leaders of every South American country will meet in Chile to demand an end to the crisis. Significantly, the forum is hosted by the Union of South American Nations rather than, say, the OAS, because nobody wanted the Bush Administration down there messing everything up. You can keep up with all the hope and horror:
- The Democracy Center is churning out excellent and comprehensive analysis.
- Abiding in Bolivia and Inca Kola News are keeping up with the latest news like champs.
- Machetera continues to translate the Bolivian accounts for an English-language audience.
