News - September 5 - 11, 2010 - Bolivia Democratica

Escambray, September 07, 2010 --The first Iranian ambassador in Bolivia, Alireza Ghezili, presented credentials in a ceremony that consolidates the diplomatic bilateral relations.

Iran's 1st envoy to Bolivia meets Morales

Press TV, September 07, 2010 -- Iran's first Ambassador to Bolivia, Ali Reza Qezili (L), met with Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday.

Bolivia boasts record drug seizures

Latin News Daily, September 07, 2010 -- On 6 September the chief anti-drugs minister, Felipe Cáceres, announced that the amount of cocaine seized by antidrugs force, Felcn so far this year (21.7t) had already surpassed last year's total, of 18t.

Ex-Bolivian president to appeal defamation sentencing, attorney says

CNN, September 6, 2010 -- Former Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga will appeal his prison sentence of nearly three years for defaming a bank, his attorney said Sunday.

Bolivia: Morales faces new challenges

LINK: International Journal of Socialist Renewal, September 05, 2010 -- Following the political and social transformations undertaken over the past five years by the Evo Morales government with the huge, active support of Bolivia’s popular sectors that have mobilised around their demands since 2000, the political map has radically changed.

Bolivia: Behind the MAS crisis'

LINK: International Journal of Socialist Renewal, September 05, 2010 -- Many analysts have rushed to give their opinions regarding the "crisis of the MAS" and its consequences. Yet, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS the party of President Evo Morales) has always been in crisis if by crisis we mean internal disputes for power and the existence of personal interests.

Iran's First Ambassador Assumes Functions

Los Tiempos, September, 07, 2010 -- The new diplomat, who was escorted by the Colorados, the presidential guard, met with the president for more than 15 minutes in a private act, and left without making any statement to reporters.

Former Presidents Denounce Lack of Legal Security in the Country

El Diario, September 07, 2010 -- After the reversal of Fancesa's private actions and the sentence against the former Chief of Podemos, former presidents Jorge Quiroga Ramírez (2001-2002) and Carlos Mesa Gisbert (2003-2005) reported yesterday that in Bolivia there is no legal security and announced that they will go to international forums to raise awareness that the country is in a dangerous process of "judicializing" politics.

Iran's Ambassador Presents Credentials

El Diario, September 07, 2010 -- The new Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Alireza Ghezili, presented his credentials to State President, Evo Morales. Negotiations between the two countries are challenged by opposition groups because they realize that these are "Dangerous Liaisons" because of Iranian policies at the international level.

Former Presidents Claim Evo Eradicates the Right to Dissent

La Razon, September 07, 2010 -- In separate statements, three former presidents warned yesterday that the government of President Evo Morales submitted to justice and now a political plan has been sparked for the eradication of dissident voices. Jorge Quiroga (2001-2002), Carlos Mesa (2003-2005) and Eduardo Rodríguez (2005-2006) came out to make statements after judge René Delgado sentenced Quiroga to two years and eight months in prison for having uttered libel, slander and defamation against the Union Bank on March 6, 2009.

Caranavi: Bullets Fired from Side of the Police

Los Tiempos, September 07, 2010 -- Based on the first ballistics report, prosecutor Luis Mamani, who forms part of the commission investigating the Caranavi case, reiterated that the shots that killed the students Mario Fidel Hernani and David Callisaya Mamani came from the police and the sizes correspond to regulatory use weapons.

Ballistics report Caranavi case has ratified both the minority report of the commission of government of the House, as well as the reports of Human Rights and the Public Defender: the police shot to kill.

USAID's Bolivia Mission Gets a New Director.

Media Newswire, September 08, 2010 -- Wayne R. Nilsestuen has been sworn in as the Director for U.S. Agency for International Development's Mission in Bolivia. He brings over 30 years of development experience, having worked in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In addition to his service to USAID, Mr. Nilsestuen was a Peace Corps volunteer for two years in Sierra Leone, West Africa where he started a vocational agricultural program at a secondary school for boys.

First Iranian ambassador presents credentials to Bolivian President Morales

MercoPress, September 08, 2010 -- At a ceremony in Government House, Palacio Quemado, specially prepared for the occasion Ambassador Alizera Ghezli presented his credentials to President Morales. The Iranian embassy in La Paz was opened in 2008 but until now was headed by a Chargé Des Affairs Masoud Edrisi.

New World Resource Corp.: Lithium Brine Drilling Commences at Pastos Grandes Salar

Trading Markets, September 08, 2010 -- New World Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE: NW | PowerRating)(FRANKFURT:NWU) ("New World" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of a minimum 1,500 metre drill program on its 99% owned Pastos Grandes lithium brine project in southwestern Bolivia. The program is designed to test the depth of the salar and sample the various aquifers at depth.

Franklin and YAMINEX Establish Joint-Venture

Wall Street Journal: Market Watch, September 08, 2010 -- Franklin Mining, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: FMNJ) (FRANKFURT: FMJ) Chairman William A. Petty is pleased to announce the establishment of a Joint-Venture with Yacimientos Mineros en Explotascion Ltda (YAMINEX) of La Paz, Bolivia. YAMINEX has 15 years experience in warehousing and shipping minerals.

Total, BG Group To Produce Gas At Bolivia's Itau Field In 2011

Wall Street Journal, September 08, 2010 -- France's Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) and BG Group (BRGYY, BG.LN) of the U.K. will start producing natural gas from the Itau field in Bolivia early next year, according to Bolivia's state oil company YPFB.

Green Beret behind the capture of Che Guevara

The Age (Australia), September 8, 2010 -- MAJOR Ralph ''Pappy'' Shelton, a United States special forces officer who trained the Bolivian troops who captured Che Guevara in 1967, has died in hospital in Sweetwater, Tennessee. He was 80.

Garcia Linera Accuses Tuto of State Terrorism

El Potosí, September 11, 2010 -- Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera yesterday accused former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, of financing terrorism, accusing the Union Bank as a "place to launder drug money" without providing further evidence that support these "reckless" accusations.

Anti-Racism Law Passed

Los Tiempos, September 10, 2010 -- The House of Representatives approved last night (in its general concept), the draft Law against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination.

The purpose of the rule, not yet enacted, is to eliminate all forms of discrimination. It is hoped for, however, that this Act shall not constitute an instrument for the legal persecution of opponents.

Bolivia Exceeds Annual Goal of Destroying Illegal Coca Plantation

Opinión, September 11, 2010 -- The Bolivian military and police forces have destroyed 5,024 hectares of illegal coca plantations this year to date, surpassing the annual target established by the drug law for this operation, said an official source.

Democratic Voice: September 25, 2010

The cynicism of the FARC: You cannot sit down and talk, let alone negotiate as if nothing happened, while hundreds of people remain without freedom at the hands of these people, and while hundreds have died and are dying because they are determined to take up and use weapons.