Oh great Bolivia got the hee-larious State Department treatment this week, too. According to some guy who emailed us BoRev's Andean Region Correspondent, there are many things terribly wrong with this human rights country report as well!
- After a year of bloody and racist violence against Indigenous Bolivians, the State Department only manages to cite a couple of attacks, and even then "balances" the stories with tales of much smaller-scale violence from "pro-government" groups. It came from all sides!
- Opposition politicians of (American) Indian ancestry are described as "indigenous." Evo, on the other hand, merely "considered himself indigenous" in 2009, which is sort of hilarious.
- The is no mention of the UJC or other organized hate groups, and their many clear and documented ties with opposition leaders don't garner a mention.
- Most State Department sources are "non-government organizations" ("Freedom House," "Reporters Without Borders", etc. ) that are actually government spin-offs, so basically they're just quoting themselves.
- The report half-praises Bolivia's attempt to extradite former president /noted Indian killer Sanchez de Lozada "from the country to which he fled," without actually noting what country that is. [Hint: He sits on the board of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington.]
Thanks, Email guy, for your valuable research! Why don't you consider yourself Indigenous for the weekend, k?
Comments (7)
Apropos Leon Panetta:
Ha-ha linky
Looks like Argentina got him to apologize for something stoopid he said.
Posted by QueenBina
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March 1, 2009 1:39 AM
Posted on March 1, 2009 01:39
@otto: LOL! And the US economy isn't tanking either.
Posted by Utpal
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February 28, 2009 11:02 PM
Posted on February 28, 2009 23:02
I consider the State Dept totally fucking stupid.
Posted by QueenBina
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February 28, 2009 10:25 PM
Posted on February 28, 2009 22:25
This part is just plain nasty: "Evo, on the other hand, merely "considered himself indigenous" in 2009"
The racist stench from this report is pretty foul.
Posted by ceti_alpha
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February 28, 2009 9:23 PM
Posted on February 28, 2009 21:23
I understand that Leon Panetta considers himself a non-asshole.
Hey, there's always a debate going on round DC, no?
Posted by otto
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February 28, 2009 8:08 PM
Posted on February 28, 2009 20:08
"The(re) is no mention of the UJC or other organized hate groups...".
That's because they were being funded and organized right out of the U.S. Embassy.
Which is why that guy who "considers himself indigenous" threw the jerkwad U.S. ambassador (and the DEA) out of the country.
Posted by PeacePatriot
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February 28, 2009 4:38 PM
Posted on February 28, 2009 16:38
LOL! I consider myself Indian (the other kind) for the weekend :)
Posted by Utpal
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February 28, 2009 1:28 PM
Posted on February 28, 2009 13:28