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Headlines : International

Summary:

The U.S. Government is very unpopular in South America due to its history of exploitation, backing oppressors and fighting mass movements. Interestingly, the U.S. seems to be taking a more ‘pragmatic’ approach to the current Bolivan developments.

According to the U.S. Government they just want to be sure Morales will govern democratically. But what if Boliva’s democracy decides to challenge capitalist profits? Will the U.S. still respect that democracy? Will they favor the Chilean-Allende-Pinochet Option? Will they favor a more subtle economic subversion of Morales (i.e. boss lockout in Chavez’ Venezuela)? Will they use their immense influence in an effort to turn Morales into another Lula?

We’ll see how long the U.S. Government can bite its tongue about Morales.

[Posted By ShadowUnit]

By Scott Miller
Republished from The Washington File, a product of the U.S. Dept. of Defense

State Department Says New Government's Policies Will Shape Bilateral Ties

Washington — The United States congratulated the Bolivian people and their apparent president-elect following Bolivia’s December 18 national elections, and U.S. officials indicated that the future of the U.S.-Bolivian relationship will be shaped by the policies adopted by the new government.

“We congratulate the Bolivian people for conducting peaceful elections and demonstrating their commitment to democracy and the constitutional process,” a State Department official said in a December 19 interview with the Washington File. “While official results have not yet been released, we congratulate Evo Morales on his apparent victory.”

Unofficial results show that Morales won as much as 52 percent of the vote in the recent elections, and his party — Movement Toward Socialism, or MAS — also won almost half the seats in Bolivia’s Senate as well as up to half the seats in the lower house of Congress.

Morales has pledged to nationalize Bolivia’s hydrocarbons industry and his statements, often critical of the United States, have prompted speculation about the future of the U.S.-Bolivian relationship.

During the Washington File interview, the State Department official noted that the United States has had good relations with Bolivia in the past and is “prepared to work to build the same relationship with the…

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U.S. "Congratulates" Bolivia's President

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