No, try to be surprised. El Duderino sums up–
But WaPo reporter Pamela Constable didn´t tell you that the quoted “activist” Elena Abolnik is a fascist. She also forgot to tell you that these protesters engaged in racist verbal assualts of indigenous Bolivian dancers attending the OAS meeting.
Following his links to Down South–
An activist? Really? Well, sure, just like the KKK was (still is?) an activist organization. Ms. Abolnik is vice president of the Virginia chapter of Pro–Santa Cruz Committee, the cryptofascist organization run by wealthy landowner and arch-enemy of Evo and Bolivian law and order Branko Marinkovic. The UJC–the brownshirts of the opposition–goes hand in fist with Ms. Abolnik’s committee, a violent organization that is only happy to attack the majority indigenous population of Bolivia.
I think it is only right and proper for news media here and elsewhere to listen and report opposition viewpoints, but a simple Google search quickly turned up Ms. Abolnik’s association with the Pro–Santa Cruz Committee. Responsible journalism would, at the very least, require that this relationship be disclosed.
Carlos @ Carlos in DC has video of the anti Morales crowd intimidating indigenous Bolivian’s going to Morales apperance at the OAS meeting. His translation of some of the chanting- “Assassins, get out, fake Indigenous, sold outs, take that custom off, bastards, piece of shit, get out, Evo faggot son of a bitch, he is a faggot…”
He also observes-
The article points out the fact that Morales did not meet with any US officials, something that in my opinion makes no sense. US President elect Barack Obama should have met with Morales, or at least a member of his transitional team should have had the courtesy of approaching the democratic-elect Andean leader.
Of course one reason for the snub may be-
Obama’s Bolivia adviser Greg Craig (who also happens to represent fugative ex-Pres “Goni” wanted for genocide) just got a promotion. He is now to be tapped for White House counsel, making the likelihood of an Evo-Obama pow-wow ever so slim.
Ps. Also…well look when anyone who is involved with supporting a fascist group the US also supports in Latin America that’s one thing, then when that person gets generously quoted in the Washington Post that’s another, then…well look she is listed as working for Access National Corporation as a mortgage banker (d’oh!) in Reston Virginia and has an address in Fairfax Virginia, where she is vice president of Comite Por Santa Cruz (cue those swastika lite crosses on the logo). Reg details show Created on: 06-Dec-06 Expires on: 06-Dec-08 Last Updated on: 06-Nov-07 – One year after Evo was elected with 53.7% on December 18, 2005 (84.5% turnout!). Since of course re-approved with a whopping 67.4%, y’know elected, overwhelmingly. Makes Obama’s look like a slim win, y’know elected as in a democratic leader, like wot America claims to encourage globally…
Now excuse me while I idly speculate- Can you guess who else also has some big facilities there, it rhymes with See Aye Eh (not to mention its HQ in Langley Virginia)! Here’s one of their big office blocks @cryptome. Anyways I am being scurrilous, there is no proof she has any connection with the spooks. But she does share similar objectives and working in banking well, a lot of cash has been put into the fascist UJC. I suppose really if she isn’t she may as well apply and get paid for her far right subversion of elected governments the empire dislike. After all the commute would be easy-
Ten Percent 