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sandensea

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2. No doubt about it. Very reminiscent of the violent 'Cocaine Coup' in 1980

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 10, 2019, 08:15 PM

Nov 2019

A number of Morales' relatives, as well as MAS party officeholders, were rounded up (their homes burned) and threatened with lynching until Morales resigned.

The self-proclaimed dictator of Bolivia, Luis Camacho (below), cited the late Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar, who famously kept a notebook of traitors to be killed.

He's also closely tied to local landowner Branko Marinkovic, son of Ustase (Croatian Nazi) escapees.

A dark day for Bolivia, and for the region.

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This was a US backed right wing coup.😳 dewsgirl Nov 2019 #1

No doubt about it. Very reminiscent of the violent 'Cocaine Coup' in 1980 sandensea Nov 2019 #2

I don't know why the fact that the US is involved, shocked me. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #3

Your information carries so much weight! I am so grateful to have learned the name of this man, Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #4

Looks like the scarf around the neck of the woman behind Luis Camacho isn't green by accident! Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #6

Thank you, Judi. Lopez Obrador and Pres.-elect Fernandez condemned the coup, as did Lula. sandensea Nov 2019 #7

Hadn't heard a peep concerning any of this information, yet. Thank you, so much. Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #8

Found a new (to me) bit of information you might find interesting, if you don't know, already. Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #5