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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:23 AM Nov 2019

U.S. orders family members of government employees to leave Bolivia

Source: Reuters

NOVEMBER 12, 2019 / 8:33 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday ordered family members of U.S. government employees to leave Bolivia due to civil unrest in the South American country, the State Department said in a statement.

The department also warned American citizens against traveling to Bolivia and said the U.S. government had limited ability to provide emergency services after a disputed election sparked protests that led Evo Morales to resign as president and flee the country.


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U.S. orders family members of government employees to leave Bolivia (Original Post) Judi Lynn Nov 2019 OP
What is the US of A upto burrowowl Nov 2019 #1
Something about claiming "irregularities" in the election Merlot Nov 2019 #2
its another coup where a left leaning government has been forced out by a right leaning government, yaesu Nov 2019 #4
Gas sandensea Nov 2019 #5
Yup! All of the above and the usual! burrowowl Nov 2019 #6
I think Russia is at work there as well. olddad65 Nov 2019 #3

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
4. its another coup where a left leaning government has been forced out by a right leaning government,
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 09:56 AM
Nov 2019

the Plan Progress for Bolivia–National Convergence. You can bet that the corporatist repukes are involved.

sandensea

(21,530 posts)
5. Gas
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:50 PM
Nov 2019

And I don't mean the kind Cheeto regales the Oval Office with after eating a taco bowl.

Since 2000, Bolivia has grown to be Latin America's 3rd largest natural gas producer (next to Mexico and Argentina).

But because of their modest domestic needs, Bolivia is by far the region's largest gas exporter (mostly to neighboring Argentina).

Bolivia also has colossal lithium reserves - as yet mostly untapped.

Morales nationalized many of these resources, and in the case of lithium had plans to industrialize the resource (rather than merely exporting the raw product).

He also revitalized YPFB (their state energy firm) - which Big Awl wants privatized, and at fire sale prices.

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